Op-Ed Columnist Will Mark Zuckerberg ‘Like’ This Column? Oops! Facebook admits it created a democracy-crushing Frankenstein monster that it can’t control. By MAUREEN DOWD
Contributing Op-Ed Writer Facebook’s Ad Scandal Isn’t a ‘Fail,’ It’s a Feature The fact that “Jew haters” can be targeted isn’t surprising if you understand how the business model works. By ZEYNEP TUFEKCI
Facebook Drops Stock Move That Would Have Solidified Zuckerberg’s Control The social network’s board withdrew a stock reclassification proposal after a shareholder suit that would have put Mr. Zuckerberg in a courtroom. By MIKE ISAAC
Editorial Facebook’s Belated Awakening As social media companies wield greater power in the political system, more safeguards are needed. By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
State of the Art On Russian Meddling, Mark Zuckerberg Follows a Familiar Playbook Mr. Zuckerberg’s modus operandi as a leader is to fix things long after they have broken, rather than to prevent problems in the first place. By FARHAD MANJOO
Bits Farhad’s and Mike’s Week in Tech: A Very Bad Week for Digital Giants Apple’s Watch has a bug, Facebook might be undermining democracy, and Amazon is telling us how to make bombs. Tech news is weird right now. By FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC
Trump Dismisses ‘Russia Hoax’ as Facebook Turns Over Ads Tied to Campaign The president asserts that the “Fake News Media” had the most sway in the 2016 election, and he again denies any Russian role in the campaign. By EILEEN SULLIVAN
World Leaders Urge Big Tech to Police Terrorist Content Meeting at the U.N., the officials challenged Silicon Valley to keep terrorists from recruiting on the internet. The companies said they were trying. By SOMINI SENGUPTA
The Shift Facebook’s Frankenstein Moment A series of scandals have opened up the possibility that the company may have created something it can’t fully control. By KEVIN ROOSE
Facebook to Turn Over Russian-Linked Ads to Congress The company said it would turn over 3,000 ads linked to Russia to Congress after growing scrutiny about its role in last November’s presidential election. By SCOTT SHANE and MIKE ISAAC
Internet Giants Face New Political Resistance in Washington Facebook, Google and Amazon are coming under increasing pressure by regulators concerned about their growing power. By CECILIA KANG
Facebook, After ‘Fail’ Over Ads Targeting Racists, Makes Changes Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, promised “more human review and oversight” to make sure offensive terms aren’t used to target ads. By SAPNA MAHESHWARI and MIKE ISAAC
Why The Times Covers Its Own Industry “Rolling Stone influenced a generation. That it can no longer survive on its own suggests that something about our culture has been lost.” By SYDNEY EMBER
Facebook Faces a New World as Officials Rein In a Wild Web The web is not as open as it once was, with nation-states exerting their power over the internet. Facebook and other tech companies are dealing with the consequences.
TimesVideo How Facebook Is Changing Your Internet Behind the scenes, Facebook is involved in high-stakes diplomatic battles across the globe that have begun fragmenting the internet itself. By JONAH M. KESSEL and PAUL MOZUR
Mediator Facebook Knows More About Russia’s Election Meddling. Shouldn’t We? The social media giant owes it to its users to let them know if they interacted with what amounts to a digital spy. And that’s just the start. By JIM RUTENBERG
Bits Farhad’s and Mike’s Week in Tech: New iPhones and Facebook Ads Two Times tech reporters discuss the week’s events and developments in Silicon Valley, including a certain Apple iPhone event. By FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC
Google and Facebook Face Criticism for Ads Targeting Racist Sentiments Both companies said they would change how their ad systems worked in response to two separate news reports exposing the issues. By SAPNA MAHESHWARI and ALEXANDRA STEVENSON
Mystery of Russian Fake on Facebook Solved, by a Brazilian The Times concluded that “Melvin Redick” on Facebook was a fake American created by Russia as part of its propaganda campaign. But where did the man’s photos come from? By SCOTT SHANE
Critic's Notebook The Silent Film Returns — on Social Media Though we may still pop headphones in to watch a YouTube rant, social media has cultivated its own mute visual culture. By AMANDA HESS
Op-Ed Columnist Will Mark Zuckerberg ‘Like’ This Column? Oops! Facebook admits it created a democracy-crushing Frankenstein monster that it can’t control. By MAUREEN DOWD
Contributing Op-Ed Writer Facebook’s Ad Scandal Isn’t a ‘Fail,’ It’s a Feature The fact that “Jew haters” can be targeted isn’t surprising if you understand how the business model works. By ZEYNEP TUFEKCI
Facebook Drops Stock Move That Would Have Solidified Zuckerberg’s Control The social network’s board withdrew a stock reclassification proposal after a shareholder suit that would have put Mr. Zuckerberg in a courtroom. By MIKE ISAAC
Editorial Facebook’s Belated Awakening As social media companies wield greater power in the political system, more safeguards are needed. By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
State of the Art On Russian Meddling, Mark Zuckerberg Follows a Familiar Playbook Mr. Zuckerberg’s modus operandi as a leader is to fix things long after they have broken, rather than to prevent problems in the first place. By FARHAD MANJOO
Bits Farhad’s and Mike’s Week in Tech: A Very Bad Week for Digital Giants Apple’s Watch has a bug, Facebook might be undermining democracy, and Amazon is telling us how to make bombs. Tech news is weird right now. By FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC
Trump Dismisses ‘Russia Hoax’ as Facebook Turns Over Ads Tied to Campaign The president asserts that the “Fake News Media” had the most sway in the 2016 election, and he again denies any Russian role in the campaign. By EILEEN SULLIVAN
World Leaders Urge Big Tech to Police Terrorist Content Meeting at the U.N., the officials challenged Silicon Valley to keep terrorists from recruiting on the internet. The companies said they were trying. By SOMINI SENGUPTA
The Shift Facebook’s Frankenstein Moment A series of scandals have opened up the possibility that the company may have created something it can’t fully control. By KEVIN ROOSE
Facebook to Turn Over Russian-Linked Ads to Congress The company said it would turn over 3,000 ads linked to Russia to Congress after growing scrutiny about its role in last November’s presidential election. By SCOTT SHANE and MIKE ISAAC
Internet Giants Face New Political Resistance in Washington Facebook, Google and Amazon are coming under increasing pressure by regulators concerned about their growing power. By CECILIA KANG
Facebook, After ‘Fail’ Over Ads Targeting Racists, Makes Changes Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, promised “more human review and oversight” to make sure offensive terms aren’t used to target ads. By SAPNA MAHESHWARI and MIKE ISAAC
Why The Times Covers Its Own Industry “Rolling Stone influenced a generation. That it can no longer survive on its own suggests that something about our culture has been lost.” By SYDNEY EMBER
Facebook Faces a New World as Officials Rein In a Wild Web The web is not as open as it once was, with nation-states exerting their power over the internet. Facebook and other tech companies are dealing with the consequences.
TimesVideo How Facebook Is Changing Your Internet Behind the scenes, Facebook is involved in high-stakes diplomatic battles across the globe that have begun fragmenting the internet itself. By JONAH M. KESSEL and PAUL MOZUR
Mediator Facebook Knows More About Russia’s Election Meddling. Shouldn’t We? The social media giant owes it to its users to let them know if they interacted with what amounts to a digital spy. And that’s just the start. By JIM RUTENBERG
Bits Farhad’s and Mike’s Week in Tech: New iPhones and Facebook Ads Two Times tech reporters discuss the week’s events and developments in Silicon Valley, including a certain Apple iPhone event. By FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC
Google and Facebook Face Criticism for Ads Targeting Racist Sentiments Both companies said they would change how their ad systems worked in response to two separate news reports exposing the issues. By SAPNA MAHESHWARI and ALEXANDRA STEVENSON
Mystery of Russian Fake on Facebook Solved, by a Brazilian The Times concluded that “Melvin Redick” on Facebook was a fake American created by Russia as part of its propaganda campaign. But where did the man’s photos come from? By SCOTT SHANE
Critic's Notebook The Silent Film Returns — on Social Media Though we may still pop headphones in to watch a YouTube rant, social media has cultivated its own mute visual culture. By AMANDA HESS