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How Instagram and Facebook are intentionally designed to mimic addictive painkillers

Plus: Zuck’s Georgetown speech, Microsoft’s upgrade plans, and William Shatner’s trip to space.

The company publicly claims its AI is amazing at removing harmful content, but internal documents suggest they know the algorithm is ineffective.

A photographer set out to capture the misinformation producers in a small town in Macedonia. He wound up revealing uncomfortable truths about his own profession.

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen will soon give evidence to a parliamentary committee.

Frances Haugen said Facebook researched youth addiction, yet did not act, in order to save profits.

Influencers react to Monday's social media outage.

The latest hearing on Instagram and teen mental health was the depressing work of a legislature that can’t legislate.

Twitter's latest test to change its core experience makes photos and videos fill a mobile screen.

The secret design tools which Social Media apps are using to create addiction

Social media apps are 'deliberately' addictive to users

Before there was Big Tech, there were auto companies that prioritized profits over safety—until a leaked memo made it clear regulation was the only cure.

Analysis: Whistleblower Frances Haugen says the software that decides what we see in our social feeds is hurting us all. But reforming it won’t be easy.

The social media behemoth outlines plans to bring speedy internet access to hard-to-reach places.

Facebook's global head of safety, Antigone Davis, testifies to the US Senate, about child protection.

Facebook has apologised after it stopped working for users around the world for several hours.

The company rejects claims, made by an ex-employee to US Congress, that its products harm children.

Government regulation will never fix everything wrong with online discourse. The industry needs to develop professional norms—just as journalism once did.

“Rags-to-Riches” is just one of the challenges that YouTubers undertake in their constant battle with the algorithm for viewers' attention.