Facebook, under pressure to combat hate speech, has landed in hot water again for the audiences it allows advertisers to target. The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that advertisers were able to target people interested in perpetuators of the Holocaust, including Joseph Goebbels, Josef Mengele and Heinrich Himmler to hundreds of thousands of users. Advertisers …

Child advocates and other consumer groups are urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether Facebook violated federal law by allegedly duping kids into spending their parents’ money on online games.  The complaint, which was sent to the FTC on Thursday, stems from an investigation by Reveal, a website run by the Center for Investigative Reporting. The nonprofit news organization, citing 135 …

Put this on your pinboard: Pinterest, the social bookmarking site, is reportedly planning to go public this year. On Thursday, Pinterest confidentially filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is expected to seek a valuation of at least $12 billion, …

If you’re an Android user, Facebook could be tracking your location even when you’re not using the app. But now there’s a way to stop the company from doing so. The world’s largest social network, under pressure to address privacy concerns, said it was releasing a new tool that lets Android users control whether the company tracks their location when …

Facebook said Wednesday it had opened registration for its annual F8 developer conference. The event, which has featured speeches from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company executives in the past, will be held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center on April 30 and May 1. The world’s largest social network uses the gathering to showcase new products and features. …

Following a conversation on Twitter can feel like a chore, especially if multiple users are replying to a tweet at the same time. Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey saw firsthand how hard it is to do that last week when he answered questions via tweets from Recode co-founder Kara Swisher for more than 90 minutes. Walt Mossberg, a veteran …

Facebook, under more pressure from lawmakers and health experts to combat misinformation about vaccinations, said Thursday it’s looking at ways to tackle the problem. A Facebook spokesperson said the social media company is exploring “potential approaches to making educational information about vaccines more easily available and minimizing harm caused by misinformation about vaccines and other important health issues.” The company …

Facebook keeps a list of people, including users and ex-employees, who have made threats against the social media company and its employees.  The company uses data from those people’s Facebook accounts and sometimes tracks their location through the app if threats appear credible, CNBC reported earlier on Thursday. Some former employees who spoke to CNBC questioned the company’s ethics, but …

Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey couldn’t stop tweeting on Tuesday.  For more than 90 minutes, Dorsey participated in an interview through tweets with Recode’s co-founder Kara Swisher. The 42-year-old tech mogul talked about a variety of topics from tech responsibility and safety to the use of the platform by President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. He also …

Facebook said Friday that it purchased a startup called GrokStyle, which uses artificial intelligence to help shoppers find furniture and home decor.  “We are excited to welcome GrokStyle to Facebook,” Facebook spokeswoman Vanessa Chan said in a statement. “Their team and technology will contribute to our AI capabilities.”  Furniture retailer Ikea uses technology developed by GrokStyle in its mobile app. …