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Facebook Is STILL ‘Fact Checking’ Christian Satire Article After Saying It Was A ‘Mistake’
Facebook is still using its "Related Articles" fact check feature to warn readers away from a satirical Babylon Bee article,…
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Facebook hits 1 billion users in a single day for first time
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time, a billion people used Facebook in a single day on Monday. CEO Mark Zuckerberg marked…
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Boston sunset sparks social media frenzy
Bostonians took to Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat to share their photos of Monday's magnificent sunset just west of Boston. What…
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Words of wisdom from 2016 commencement addresses
As graduation season comes to a close, we bring you some highlights of a few of our favorite commencement addresses of 2016:…
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Dozens in Russia imprisoned for social media likes, reposts
TVER, Russia (AP) — Anastasia Bubeyeva shows a screenshot on her computer of a picture of a toothpaste tube with the words: "…
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WATCH: Braceras talks Zuckerberg meeting at Facebook on WGBH’s ‘Greater Boston’
NewBostonPost Editor Jennifer C. Braceras stopped by WGBH's "Greater Boston" Monday evening to discuss last week's…
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Facebook drops news outlet input for ‘trending topics’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facebook says it is dropping its reliance on news outlets to help determine what gets posted as a "…
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Facebook, bias, and transparency: My trip to Silicon Valley
On Wednesday, I was honored to be included among a small group of conservative leaders and journalists who met with Mark Zuckerberg,…
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Social media giants face French lawsuit threats over ‘hate’ posts
PARIS (CNSNews.com) – Social media giants Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are facing threats of legal action here after three non-governmental organizations…
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Zuckerberg’s conservative battle: Where there’s smoke, there’s fire
Mark Zuckerberg and his massive social-media site Facebook have come under strong criticism for allegedly suppressing stories of interest for conservative…
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Senate GOP presses Facebook over links to conservative stories
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Tuesday demanded an explanation from Facebook after reports that former company staffers excluded links to conservative political…
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Facebook reportedly suppressed news from conservative sites
It's only fitting that Twitter should have listed "Former Facebook Workers" as trending, because Facebook initially did not.…
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Americans’ trust in news media sinks to rival Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trust in the news media is being eroded by perceptions of inaccuracy and bias, fueled in part by Americans'…
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Greater Boston’s 7 most ingenious inventions
When you think tech innovation and invention, Silicon Valley and the City by the Bay may be the first cities that come…
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So long social media: The kids are opting out of the online public square
When my digital media students are sitting, waiting for class to start and staring at their phones, they are not checking Facebook.…
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West Point cadets fight ISIS with Facebook
WEST POINT – Last fall, 16 West Point cadets — none of them Muslim — signed up for an elective on counterterrorism and created a…
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Obama takes State of Union speech to YouTube, Snapchat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wired up, and ready to go. President Barack Obama is trying to offset dwindling viewership of the State of the…
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Wheaton prof faces termination after ‘same God’ comment
(RNS) — A Christian professor who wrote on Facebook that Christians and Muslims "worship the same God" may be losing her…
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How Snapchat is scooping ‘The Boys on the Bus’
In 1973, Rolling Stone writer Timothy Crouse published The Boys on the Bus, a visceral account of journalists reporting on Richard Nixon&…
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‘Prayer shaming’ debate flares after California massacre
Immediately after the mass shooting Wednesday that claimed the lives of 14 people in San Bernardino, California, Twitter and Facebook initially exploded…
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AP Source: Woman in shooting pledged allegiance to ISIS
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The woman who helped her husband kill 14 people at a holiday banquet for his county co-workers…
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Facebook’s Zuckerberg, now a father, will give away most of his money
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Talk about birth announcements: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife say they'll devote nearly all their…
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The NewBostonPost Holiday Photo Contest is here!
Are you ready for the holidays? Share your photos with us – it could be delicious food or home decorations, Christmas trees or…
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Pre-trip precautions to minimize confusion, maximize communication
Embracing the manifold educational opportunities of travel, Mike and Trish Rockett have taught their children how to explore the world. This fall,…
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Fiorina takes fire for citing abortion video
Out of all the presidential hopefuls showcased at last week's Republican debate, former Hewlett-Packard leader Carly Fiorina delivered the…
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Harvard student loses Facebook gig for app that shows flaws
BOSTON (AP) — A Harvard University student says he lost his internship at Facebook after he launched a browser application that exploited privacy…
