Social information processing

Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Oct. 28, 2021

‘I hold Facebook directly responsible for my father’s murder’: Lawsuit alleges platform fueled violence in Ethiopia

Conflict & Justice

Abrham Meareg, an Ethiopian researcher, said his father was killed last year after being targeted on social media. The lawsuit comes amid growing criticism that Facebook and other social media giants are not doing enough to stop hate speech and inciting language from spreading online across Africa.

Mark Zuckerberg stands in front of a blue backdrop and speaks on climate misinformation using his hands

Major environmental groups join Facebook ad boycott to protest climate misinformation

Climate Change
Facebook logo with the Russian flag

Britain asks Facebook for information about suspected Russian influence in Brexit

Global Politics

In new memoir, former Facebook employee questions role of social media

Arts, Culture & Media

New kids book from Daily Show writer looks at children and blogs

Arts, Culture & Media

VIDEO: Google’s goggles? Search giant unveils Project Glass effort to mainstream augmented reality

Environment

Google’s making waves in the tech space with its unveiling of Project Glass, an effort to build augmented reality glasses, voice controlled, that could allow people to get more information about the world they’re seeing in front of them.

Connecticut Senator discusses opposition to employers requesting social passwords

Environment

In recent days, media attention has been focused on companies that are asking prospective employees to provide login information for Facebook and Twitter accounts. Now a U.S. senator is promising action if it’s not determined to be illegal.

Facebook’s suicide prevention efforts draw mixed review

Environment

In December, Facebook rolled out new tools it said should help with suicide prevention. One psychiatrist, however, while lauding the effort, says the initiative needs some tweaks.

Top 10 in ’11: The stories you clicked on the most from PRI.org

From American Democracy, to UFO controversies, from Arab Spring to African farm land, the most clicked on stories of 2011 on PRI.org touch on most of the major themes in the news in the past year.

Doctors embrace online health forums

Health & Medicine

Patients with life-threatening diseases are finding communities online. But what happens when people take their health information into their own hands online?