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Social media platforms have been implicated in conflicts of all scales, from urban gun violence to the storming of the US Capitol building on January 6 and civil war in South Sudan. Scientifically, it is difficult to tell how much social media can be blamed for one-off incidents.

In the three weeks since war began between Israel and Hamas, social media has been taken over with images and stories of attacks, many of which proved false.

The Meta CEO says pessimists may be right about new ideas, but asks, “Is that the most productive way to view the world?”

Meta Platforms released its Q3 earnings late Wednesday, and Wall Street is selling the news. Notably, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company sees AI as its key focus area for 2024, after having previously touting 2023 as the "year of efficiency."

The propensity of prosecutors to jump to conclusions before all the evidence is in is very destructive—and nothing new.

The @eye.on.palestine account unavailable to view after ‘signs of compromise’ were detected

Are social media platforms punishing supporters of the Palestinian cause? That's what many Instagram, Facebook and TikTok users think, claiming that the platforms limit the visibility of their posts. The digital giants defend themselves against any bias, citing technical problems to justify the phenomenon known as "shadowbanning". FRANCE 24's Dalia…

Social media giant reports strong financials, driven by increased user engagement and ad impressions.

MIT professor behind influential letter says unchecked development is allowing a few AI firms to jeopardise society’s future