Chilled speech isn't like chilled vodka; it sends people out the door quicker than you might think. [UPDATE: Reynolds has been un-suspended.]
Here's how to find out how the social-media giant classifies your politics for advertisers. And how to change its obvious mistakes!
Principal site to be shuttered. Ancillary pages to continue.
I turned on C-Span to see a convention. What happened next changed everything.
The tech companies agree to review hate-speech notifications within 24 hours and report on their efforts to the E.U.'s "High Level Group on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and all forms of intolerance by the end of 2016."
Documents show no evidence of political bias, but do contradict the company's claim that topics trend organically.
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) wants answers from Mark Zuckerberg and company over allegations of political bias in curated news feed.
Because WhatsApp is so popular, it is a prime target for government data mining-and not just in Brazil.
In the name of cyberbullying and suicide prevention, unintended consequences are not being considered.
Claims rules against campaign coordination do not apply here.
You might be a cultural libertarian if... well, that depends on whom you ask.
The people who say they "have nothing to hide" are the most skittish about commenting on controversial topics on social media.
After his campaign manager was charged for grabbing Fields, Trump taunted the reporter on Twitter, asking "Can I press charges?" against her.
Free market groups support Federal SPEAK FREE Act opposing "strategic lawsuits against public participation"
After decades of gradual improvement, the science of predicting election outcomes has hit an accuracy crisis.
And people have opinions about that.
Despite an ongoing media boycott of White House staff photography, the president's image crafters still call the shots.
Did an Obama-administration policy prevent the feds from looking at Tashfeen Malik's social-media profiles? Yes and no.
Baffling contradictions about privacy or just old-fashioned blame-shifting?
Attempting to protect fair use from copyright claim abuse
Demonized as catering to racists and stalkers, the social media service actually provides comfort and the good kind of safe spaces.
The digital censors of tomorrow will control information by secretly limiting or obscuring the ways that people can access it online.
When what you want is an illegal treat from a favorite underground source, Facebook may be the place to look
The great actor - and outspoken Obama critic - takes on the First Amendment.
Posted as the VMAs started to minimize exposure. Well played.
As Reason regulars are all too aware, the feds have been taking a heavier hand lately when it comes to online speech.
The Republican pollster talks to Nick Gillespie about how to win the hearts and minds of a generation that has yet to realize its own political power.
VR headsets could give new life to the Second Life concept-for better or worse.
The celebrated Chinese artist was denied a business visa by the British government.
"It appears that an oft-used tool for identifying lawbreakers will be lost if Backpage were to fold," writes federal judge.
Filmed at a Uniqlo in China, authorities also looking into the store's involvement
The social media outrage wheel keeps spinning
Facing $100 million lawsuit from Hulk Hogan over posting excerpts of and writing about a sex tape featuring the pro-wrestler.
From Miller Lite to Maytag, here's how popular brands reacted to the SCOTUS ruling this morning.
Petition urges Facebook to stop "censoring artful or political expressions of female bodies."
Minds excels where other popular social networks, particularly Facebook, fail: transparency and protecting user privacy.
Or least they are in Rhode Island, say state health officials.
Plaintiffs coerced into prostitution as teens alleged that Backpage was complicit in their trafficking.
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