The IRS Is No Match for Facebook

Paul Kiel / ProPublica Jan 27, 2020 A rare trial could cost the social behemoth billions, but onerous budget cuts have hamstrung the agency's ability to bring its case. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Facebook’s Authoritarian Money Grab

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Jun 21, 2019 The tech behemoth’s bid to create its own pseudocurrency à la China’s WeChat is likely to flop, but we can't afford to write it off. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Mauled by American Meritocracy

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Jun 12, 2019 “Tiger mom” Amy Chua has landed her a daughter a clerkship under Brett Kavanaugh. It’s only surprising if you haven’t been paying attention. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Facebook Bombshell Reignites Calls for Zuckerberg’s Resignation

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Dec 19, 2018 Critics demand swift action after The New York Times exposes the social network's potentially illegal data sharing with fellow tech giants. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sheryl Sandberg Needs to Log Off

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Dec 4, 2018 A damning new investigation finds the Facebook COO has more in common with right-wing cranks like Laura Loomer than we might like to think. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Break Up Facebook (and Amazon and Google and Apple)

Robert Reich / Truthdig Nov 22, 2018 A damning New York Times report on the social media giant only reinforces the need to resurrect sweeping antitrust laws. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Facebook Blasted for Promoting Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Nov 16, 2018 Color of Change's Rashad Robinson says the social media network has violated "its most fundamental mission of building human connection." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Facebook’s New Transparency Rules Are Being Dodged With Ease

Jeremy B. Merrill / ProPublica Nov 1, 2018 A new investigation finds a range of industries were able to successfully mask their sponsorship of political ads on the social network. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Tim Cook’s Call for New Privacy Law Isn’t What It Seems

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Oct 24, 2018 During a conference in Brussels, the Apple exec inveighs against the "data-industrial complex." Just don't confuse him with Ralph Nader. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Facebook, Twitter Vow to Combat Foreign Intrusion

MARY CLARE JALONICK and BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated Press Sep 5, 2018 Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey tell a Senate panel that their platforms plan to use new technologies to combat abuses ahead of the November midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Apple Co-Founder Closes Facebook Account

The Associated Press Apr 9, 2018 Steve Wozniak says he doesn't believe that the social media giant can fix its privacy issues and doesn't think it is going to change its policies "for decades." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Bankruptcy of the American Left

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 5, 2018 As long as liberals allow themselves to be divided by identity politics and the culture wars, they will be under the heel of a rapacious corporate capitalism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )