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New research finds a link between use of the social network and lower levels of well-being. By Tom…
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No Job Interview? Perhaps It’s Your Facebook Profile Photo
New research from Belgium finds many potential employers check them out — and draw conclusions about you. Job-hunters may want…
Facebook Isn’t Telling You How Much It Really Knows About You
The site shows users how Facebook categorizes them. It doesn’t reveal the data it is buying about their…
Facebook, Firecrackers, and War: The Story of Afghanistan’s New Year’s Babies
How were thousands of Afghan refugees all born on January 1st? The answer lies at the intersection of warfare and the digital age.
Meet the Professor Calling Out the Fake and Misleading News Sites Clogging Your Facebook Feed
She’s doing the Lord’s work — or Mark Zuckerberg’s, depending on whom you ask.
Facebook Says It Will Stop Allowing Advertisers to Exclude Users by Race—in a Few Months
Facebook says it will build a system to prevent advertisers from buying credit, housing, or employment ads that…
Your Friends’ Unhinged Political Facebook Rants May Actually Make a Difference in the Election
That’s both a good and bad thing. By Jared Keller (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Have you ever compulsively…
Facebook Is Letting Advertisers Exclude Users by Race
Facebook’s system allows advertisers to exclude black, Hispanic, and other “ethnic affinities” from seeing ads. By Julia Angwin…
Facebook Will Now Start Showing You Gorier Images
Here’s why that’s a good thing. By Jared Keller (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) In early September, Aftenposten, the…
The Secret Lives of Women Online
Private Facebook groups are a new way for women to find sanctuary online, but the consequences of honesty…