Mark Zuckerberg and his Ray-Ban entourage have their day in court
Mark Zuckerberg and his Ray-Ban entourage have their day in court Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg entered a downtown Los Angeles courthouse in largely the same way as all the attorneys, reporters, and advocates who’d come to watch his landmark trial testimony, but with one notable difference: he was flanked by an entourage that appeared to […]
Social media on trial: tech giants face lawsuits over addiction, safety, and mental health
Social media on trial: tech giants face lawsuits over addiction, safety, and mental health A set of bellwether cases alleging that social media platforms harmed teens’ safety and mental health is going to trial this year, putting executives like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the stand to answer questions about what they’ve done or not […]
Mark Zuckerberg is taking the stand as social media goes on trial
Mark Zuckerberg is taking the stand as social media goes on trial Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Lori Schott didn’t care what it took to haul her way from her small town in Eastern Colorado to show up to a Los Angeles courtroom where Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is […]
4chan’s creator says ‘Epstein had nothing to do’ with creating infamous far-right board /pol/
4chan's creator says 'Epstein had nothing to do' with creating infamous far-right board /pol/ The close timing of Jeffrey Epstein coming into contact with 4chan founder Chris ‘moot’ Poole and the launch of the “politically incorrect” message board /pol/ that became a breeding ground for QAnon and the white supremacist alt-right movement was coincidental, says […]
Can Democrats post their way to midterm victories?
Can Democrats post their way to midterm victories? US Vice President Kamala Harris during a Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myers-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. The Biden administration advanced a plan to limit oil drilling and infrastructure across more of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, a bid […]
What’s in the Epstein files? For Tiktokers, a content gold mine
What's in the Epstein files? For Tiktokers, a content gold mine On TikTok, creators are combing through the Epstein files for views and clout. | Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images “where are you? Are you ok , I loved the torture video,” reads one email, allegedly sent by Jeffrey Epstein in 2009. The […]
Jeffrey Epstein might not have created /pol/, but he helped carry out its mission
Jeffrey Epstein might not have created /pol/, but he helped carry out its mission The Epstein files have revealed more about the pedophile’s relationship to 4Chan. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images On October 24th, 2011, Jeffrey Epstein was emailing back and forth with Boris Nikolic, a biotech venture capitalist who would […]
Instagram and X have an impossible deepfake detection deadline
Instagram and X have an impossible deepfake detection deadline Just fix everything by next week, no pressure. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The best methods we currently have for detecting and labelling deepfakes online are about to get a stress test. India announced mandates on Tuesday that require social media platforms […]
TikTok launches Local Feeds in the US
TikTok launches Local Feeds in the US TikTok announced on Wednesday that it’s launching “Local Feeds,” an opt-in feature that uses precise GPS location data to create a feed of localized content, similar to the “Nearby Feeds” that launched in the UK and Europe in December. This is the first new feature introduced for US […]
New Mexico goes to trial to accuse Meta of facilitating child predators
New Mexico goes to trial to accuse Meta of facilitating child predators Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images At the center of a consequential case about social media liability is a key question: did Meta lie or mislead the public about the safety of its platform, while knowing something very […]