The world’s largest social network has more than 2 billion daily users, and is expanding rapidly around the world. Led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook undergirds much of the world’s communication online, both through its flagship app and its subsidiaries Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus. Despite huge financial success, Facebook is also confronted with questions about data privacy, hate speech on the platform, and concerns that frequent social media use can lead to unhappiness. The Verge publishes a nightly newsletter about Facebook and democracy, subscribe here.
Facebook’s community feature is getting Reels — the pivot to video never sleeps — letting people create and post Meta’s version of TikToks straight to a Group. It’s also testing new admin features that are supposed to help keep members engaged with the group (and, of course, with Facebook).
The journalists behind a controversial series of stories tell us they haven’t been hoaxed. We’re not so sure
The company’s long-time COO announced she’d be stepping down from her position earlier this year, and Friday is her last day as an employee. She is, however, still on the board.
In June, she told The Verge that she “wanted to make more room in my life to do philanthropy.” You can find the full interview below.
Forbes has done a deep-dive into the sometimes explicit and disturbing Facebook and Instagram ads for erotic fiction apps, and the connections those companies have to ByteDance and Tencent.
The piece also looks into how Meta’s failing to uphold its guidelines. Some of the examples in the report are very disturbing, and it’s hard to believe they were ever allowed to run.
Facebook is figuring out what a new generation wants from social media
