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The social media companies said the accounts and pages were linked to Russian actors that had launched "hack-and-leak" operations to hurt Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

Baltimore County police shot and killed Korryn Gaines, 23, on Monday after an hours-long standoff; her 5-year-old son was wounded. Police say Gaines was posting video of the standoff on social media.

The group is set to lobby lawmakers on issues of privacy and piracy.

If results of the presidential election are delayed, false claims and other misinformation could thrive online, which is forcing Facebook and Twitter to prepare for worst-case scenarios.

Facebook's newest tool, known as Safety Check, aims to allow people to quickly alert friends and family that they are safe after a natural disaster.

The push to reduce Justin Carter's $500,000 bail is getting more urgent after his family says the Texas teen is suffering physical abuse while an inmate in a Central Texas jail.

Video posted on social media showed a man tied up, hit and cut with a knife. Four people were taken in custody in Chicago and charged with kidnapping and committing a hate crime, among other things.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Tim Higgins, a reporter with The Wall Street Journal, about new paid verification protocols at Twitter and Meta.

The social media owner announced it has taken down thousands of accounts in Nigeria that were linked to financial sexual extortion scams.

News that Eduardo Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship ignited controversy from those who accused him of trying to dodge taxes and those who say it's just a symptom of a costly tax code.