social media

The Trump administration and some lawmakers on Capitol Hill want to change the way companies like Facebook handle problematic user posts.

The wildly popular video-sharing app may be the beginning of a new era in Chinese tech.

In addition to the bans on downloads and updates, users in the U.S. won’t be able to make payments through WeChat.

The wildly popular app relies on algorithm-based customizing that’s helped glue users to their screens.

President Trump’s executive order restricts Chinese tech platforms. Correspondent Jennifer Pak discusses the future of competition in developing markets.

In the tech world, Microsoft is seen as the serious company that does grown-up stuff, so why does it want the social media platform?

Members of Congress believe that these companies are abusing their power. But have they done anything illegal?

“It shouldn’t be my nonprofit that has to be monitoring and focusing its energy on a corporation that makes $70 billion a year,” said Color of Change President Rashad Robinson.

The campaign to get companies to stop buying social media advertising already has support from companies like Verizon, Patagonia and Unilever.

The move comes as civil rights groups call for major advertisers to boycott Facebook, and the Trump administration reportedly proposes legislation on social media platforms.