Netflix reveals more details about its social media-themed series 'Clickbait'It revolves around a missing persons case that went viral.By M. Moon, 12.03.2019
Facebook shut down a spam network in Brazil68 Pages and 43 accounts were booted from the platform.By A. Dellinger, 10.23.2018
Facebook takes down hundreds of spam accounts and PagesThey used Facebook to drive traffic to outside websites.By M. Locklear, 10.11.2018
Facebook will begin demoting ‘engagement bait’ posts in News FeedSo thirsty.By M. Locklear, 12.18.2017
Facebook tests a feature that provides info on article publishersIt also links to related posts and shows how the article is being shared.By M. Locklear, 10.05.2017
Facebook axed 'tens of thousands' of accounts before German electionRemoving fake accounts was part of its effort to promote election integrity.By M. Locklear, 09.27.2017
Facebook demotes video clickbait posts to improve your feedsScammers will need to find new tricks.By R. LeFebvre, 08.17.2017
Facebook battles clickbait on a post-by-post basisIt's refining its methods for spotting deceptive articles.By J. Fingas, 05.17.2017
Google took down nearly 2 billion 'bad ads' in 2016That's more than twice as many as the year before.By E. Alvarez, 01.25.2017
Snapchat fights clickbait in Discover storiesIt's also rolling out its promised redesign to everyone.By J. Fingas, 01.23.2017
Facebook is ramping up its fight against clickbaitIt now has a system to automatically recognize misleading headlines, and will downrank them accordingly. By N. Lee, 08.04.2016