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  1. the discourse
    What Mark Zuckerberg Gets Right About Fact-Checking and Content ModerationEven if he’s acting for the wrong reasons.
    By Ross Barkan
  2. screen time
    Meta’s Big Bet on BotsMeta says to expect AI “profiles” on Facebook and Instagram.
    By John Herrman
  3. screen time
    Democrats Are Massively Outspending Republicans on Social MediaIt’s not even close — $182 million to just $45 million, according to one new estimate.
    By John Herrman
  4. screen time
    Get Ready for a Lot More Bots on Social MediaWhy Meta is filling our feeds with bots.
    By John Herrman
  5. hobbies
    A non-poisonous black snake, Dolichophis Jugularis is seen
    A Crisis for American Venomous-Snake OwnersOne nasty bite took out a well-known snake owner. Now it’s a problem.
    By Matt Stieb
  6. screen time
    The Internet’s Biggest MysteryHow many regular users do the likes of Facebook, Youtube, and Netflix even have anymore?
    By John Herrman
  7. screen time
    The Secret Weakness of TikTok’s All-Powerful AlgorithmThe social-media giant is paying a price for its own mythmaking.
    By John Herrman
  8. screen time
    Meta’s AI Needs to Speak With YouThe company is putting chatbots everywhere so you don’t go anywhere.
    By John Herrman
  9. screen time
    How Meta Is Monetizing the Decline of FacebookHave you heard about WhatsApp’s aggressive new ad strategy?
    By John Herrman
  10. screen time
    Why Wartime Social Media Is Hellish and DisorientingThe Israel-Hamas war shows how platforms like Twitter are moving further downstream from reality.
    By John Herrman
  11. screen time
    Why Mark Zuckerberg Can’t Quit TwitterHe once tried to buy it. Now he’s creating a knockoff — and talking about a cage fight with Elon Musk.
    By John Herrman
  12. screen time
    The News Went ViralThe media bet its future on Facebook. Did it learn from that mistake?
    By John Herrman
  13. screen time
    Why Every App Now Feels Like TikTok, But WorseAlgorithmic videos are killing social media.
    By John Herrman
  14. life in pixels
    Who Is Still Inside the Metaverse?Searching for friends in Mark Zuckerberg’s deserted fantasyland.
    By Paul Murray
  15. silicon valley
    10,000 People at Meta Will Lose Their JobsAfter Meta lost $700 billion in market cap last year, Mark Zuckerberg announced a mass layoff to make sure this is its “Year of Efficiency.”
    By Matt Stieb
  16. politics
    Tate-PilledWhat a generation of boys have found in Andrew Tate’s extreme male gospel.
    By Lisa Miller
  17. screen time
    A TikTok Ban Would Make for an Incredibly Strange Day on the InternetWhile it might not be the most probable course of events, it definitely could happen.
    By John Herrman
  18. early and often
    Trump Can Post on Facebook and Instagram Again (If He Feels Like It)Meta has restored Trump’s accounts, but for now you’ll only find him sharing dubious polls and trashing Rihanna on Truth Social.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. on with kara swisher
    Kara Swisher on Mark Zuckerberg’s Never-ending Trump ProblemShe reflects on more than 15 years of covering Facebook and why bringing back Trump is a lose-lose.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  20. screen time
    How Much Does Unbanning Trump Really Matter?On the internet, you can never really go back home.
    By John Herrman
  21. tremendous content
    Trump and Truth Social Should Just Break Up AlreadyHe reportedly wants out of his contract with Truth Social, but instead of making a clean break, he’s asking for an open relationship with other sites.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. early and often
    Trump to Facebook: I Haven’t Changed, But Take Me Back AnywayFacebook deemed Trump a “risk to public safety.” Now he says the platform should unban him because “they need us more than we need them.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. screen time
    Elon Musk and the Sad Mod Theory of Social-Media CEOsYou may technically run the place, but most of your users just see you as a glorified moderator.
    By John Herrman
  24. facebook
    The E.U.’s Judgment Against Meta Could Be a Big DealThe company was fined over $400 million for violating users’ privacy in a decision with far-reaching implications.
    By Matt Stieb
  25. screen time
    It’s Official: Meta Is a DisasterThe dismal quarterly results make it clear that the company formerly known as Facebook is an absolute and total mess.
    By John Herrman
  26. screen time
    Why Your Boss’s Boss Wants You in the MetaverseUnderstanding the metaverse as a set of software tools that you might be told to use isn’t exciting — but at least it makes sense.
    By John Herrman
  27. screen time
    TikTok Is the New King of Social Media. Now What?The video-sharing service faces perils old and new.
    By John Herrman
  28. histories
    Quartz Tried Everything in 10 YearsThe media company that tried literally everything.
    By Choire Sicha
  29. ukraine
    Facebook Is Now Allowing Itself to Be WeaponizedMeta’s decision to explicitly allow violent rhetoric against Russian soldiers and Vladimir Putin raises some very uncomfortable questions.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  30. russia
    Russia Puts Up an Information Iron CurtainPutin’s Kremlin banned Twitter and Facebook and effectively criminalized critical journalism, prompting an exodus of foreign press.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. mark zuckerberg
    Zuckerberg Has Burned $500 Billion Turning Facebook to MetaThe social-media Goliath has fallen out of the top-ten largest companies in the world by market capitalization.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  32. 2022 midterms
    Peter Thiel to Leave Meta Board to Focus on Giving Republicans MoneyThe conservative billionaire is pivoting to become a benefactor for Trump supporters he used to employ.
    By Matt Stieb
  33. the internet
    Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Has a Groping ProblemThe virtual-reality platform has implemented a four-foot personal barrier between avatars because of the behavior of some obnoxious users.
    By Matt Stieb
  34. business
    Mark Zuckerberg’s Disaster Is Taking Silicon Valley With ItHundreds of billions of dollars disappeared overnight, and it may get worse.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  35. silicon valley
    The Worst Day of Mark Zuckerberg’s ReignFacebook lost nearly $200 billion in value because while his head was in the metaverse, his company was being eaten alive in the real world.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  36. the money game
    The Future of the Internet May Be Happening in Miami. So Where’s Facebook?NFT-mad Art Basel in Miami has become a frenzied search for the digital future. Just don’t mention Mark Zuckerberg.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  37. pivot
    Super-Apps Are InevitableGet ready for the first $10 trillion tech company.
    By Scott Galloway
  38. better know a billionaire
    7 Weird and Utterly Fascinating Facts About Mark ZuckerbergSome things to know as Zuckerberg launches us into the metaverse — from his affinity for spear throwing to the time he used a “laser gun” on a goat.
    By Eve Peyser
  39. just asking questions
    Why Facebook’s Metaverse Is Dead on ArrivalScott Galloway thinks Mark Zuckerberg is exactly the wrong person to build an alternate reality.
    By James D. Walsh
  40. the facebook papers
    Planet FacebookThe Facebook Papers reveal the absurdity of allowing a single company to run the world’s social media.
    By Navneet Alang
  41. facebook
    Zuckerberg Pivots to Creators and Renames Facebook MetaWere your predictions correct?
    By Choire Sicha
  42. big tech
    Inside Jedi Blue, Facebook’s Shady Deal With GoogleBehind a geeky code name lies a sinister plot.
    By Jacob Silverman
  43. facebook
    What Is Being Leaked in the Facebook Papers?A guide to the newly reported revelations from a trove of internal company documents shared by a company whistleblower.
    By Chas Danner
  44. the facebook papers
    The Facebook Leaks Have Caught the FTC’s AttentionThe agency is reportedly investigating whether leaked files prove Mark Zuckerberg & Co. misled consumers.
    By Benjamin Hart
  45. the facebook papers
    ‘The Problem Is Him’Kara Swisher on Mark Zuckerberg’s crisis and ours.
    By James D. Walsh
  46. pivot
    Why Zuckerberg’s Days As CEO May Be NumberedAs damning information about the company keeps trickling out, something has to give.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  47. the facebook papers
    No Amount of Whistleblowing Can Fix FacebookWe know the problem with Facebook. The real question is what to do about it.
    By Jacob Silverman
  48. the facebook papers
    Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Pivot Facebook Back to the YoungsZuck called the Facebook Papers “a false picture of our company” and said the social-media giant was “retooling” to attract Gen Z.
    By Matt Stieb
  49. pivot
    Facebook May Be Mendacious, But It’s Not StupidA company name change could serve Mark Zuckerberg’s interests well.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  50. facebook
    The Next Facebook Will Be an Endless Prison for Humanity. I Can’t Wait.Building the future one headset and wallet at a time.
    By Choire Sicha
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