Tag: Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Twitter CEO Mark Dorsey, right, have taken opposing approaches to how their respective companies will handle political advertisements.

Twitter’s political advertising ban puts ball in Facebook’s court

Melissa Quinn · November 2, 2019 4:00 am

Magazine - Features

The social media panic

Robby Soave · November 1, 2019 3:00 am

FILE - In this April 10, 2018, file photo Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg looks down as a break is called during his testimony before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington. Twitter's ban on political advertising is ratcheting up the pressure on Facebook and Zuckerberg to follow suit. Zuckerberg doubled down on Facebookâs approach in a call with analysts Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, he reiterated Facebookâs stance that âpolitical speech is important." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beltway Confidential

Aaron Sorkin’s New York Times op-ed complaining about Facebook fact-checks contained multiple factual errors

Becket Adams · October 31, 2019 8:23 pm

A CNN investigation of President Trump's Twitter feed found 358 misspellings.

‘Bad move’: Trump campaign says it weighed $10M ad buy before Twitter ban

Steven Nelson · October 31, 2019 7:30 pm

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., leaves a meeting with members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Zuckerberg in April announced the formation of an advocacy group, Fwd.us, to push for more visas for skilled immigrant workers. He pressed that cause yesterday in a meeting with Senator Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Facebook’s impossible task

Timothy P. Carney · October 31, 2019 1:37 pm

‘Millions of pieces of misinformation’: Clinton condemns Facebook’s decision not to fact-check political advertisements

Madison Dibble · October 30, 2019 5:03 pm

Beltway Confidential

Monopoly? Regulate Facebook, but don’t break it up

Jason Orestes · October 29, 2019 6:46 pm

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 9, 2018, to meet with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Facebook employees oppose company’s political ad policy

Melissa Quinn · October 28, 2019 8:19 pm

Facebook takes down ad falsely claiming Lindsey Graham supports Green New Deal

Melissa Quinn · October 28, 2019 6:20 pm

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, on Facebookâs impact on the financial services and housing sectors.

Facebook launches news feature

Melissa Quinn · October 25, 2019 3:13 pm

Pollster Ed Goaes said that President Trump has "weaponized" Twitter.

Washington Secrets

Facebook, Twitter, and Trump blamed for political division and ‘bad behavior’

Paul Bedard · October 24, 2019 4:39 pm

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, on Facebookâs impact on the financial services and housing sectors.

Mark Zuckerberg says he ‘definitely’ considers himself a capitalist

Zach Halaschak · October 23, 2019 11:50 pm