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Oath CEO Tim Armstrong raved about the Oshry sisters weeks before canceling their show

The Instagram stars’ morning show was dropped soon after racist tweets surfaced and a family connection to an anti-Muslim activist was made public.

By Shirin Ghaffary March 2

Twitter claims it was more diverse in 2017, but that’s not what the data shows

The percentage of non-white and non-Asian employees at Twitter appears to be shrinking, not growing.

By Kurt Wagner and Rani Molla March 2

Twitter is wondering whether Twitter is bad for society — and Jack Dorsey is starting new research to find out

How do you measure the health of online interactions? Twitter is determined to find out.

By Kurt Wagner March 1

Facebook is not getting any bigger in the United States

It looks like Facebook’s U.S. user growth has officially peaked.

By Kurt Wagner and Rani Molla March 1

Twitter is finally rolling out a ‘save for later’ feature called Bookmarks

It’s been one of the most popular Twitter product requests for years.

By Kurt Wagner February 28

When Facebook wants to clear things up, it turns to ... Twitter

This time, Facebook execs want to talk about the Trump campaign’s 2016 ad spend. Confused? We explain.

By Peter Kafka February 27

Facebook should have to pay a fine if it can’t get rid of bots, Democratic senator says

Sen. Amy Klobuchar sounded off on social media and bots on "Meet the Press."

By Eric Johnson February 25

Hey Facebook, YouTube and Twitter: It’s time to clarify what gets you banned — then actually enforce the rules

The harassment of the teens who spoke up after the Parkland massacre is a black-and-white case study of the impotence of today’s social media giants.

By Eric Johnson February 25

Full transcript: Writer and political lightning rod Lauren Duca on Recode Media

Her Teen Vogue column about Trump and gaslighting catapulted her career.

By Recode Staff February 25

What did Barack Obama say at his secret sports speech in front of hundreds of people?

Reporters who attended are mum. So, surprisingly, is Twitter.

By Peter Kafka February 24

Twitter’s $70 million SoundCloud investment is officially wiped out

Jack Dorsey invested in the music streaming service in 2016; last year he wrote off the deal.

By Peter Kafka February 24

Twitter is going out of its way to verify the accounts of some of the most prominent students who survived the Parkland shooting

Social media has been a dark place since 17 people were killed last week.

By Kurt Wagner February 21

Full transcript: Code Media attendees share their tech addiction advice on Too Embarrassed to Ask

"Leave your phone in another room" is a popular anti-addiction strategy.

By Recode Staff February 21

The aftermath of the Parkland mass shooting exemplifies the ugly side of social media

Bots. Conspiracy theories. Bullying. We’re seeing it all.

By Kurt Wagner February 20

Facebook and Twitter worked just as advertised for Russia’s troll army

Social platforms are an effective tool for marketers — and nation states that want to disrupt an election.

By Kurt Wagner February 17

President Trump is using tweets from a Facebook executive to argue Russia didn’t influence the election

"The Fake News Media never fails," Trump added.

By Kurt Wagner February 17

Twitter, YouTube, Amazon and Verizon are competing for streaming rights to the NFL’s ‘Thursday Night Football’

It’s likely that the NFL will sign a multiyear deal.

By Kurt Wagner February 15

Twitter made a profit by cutting costs, not by growing its business

Twitter made $91 million in Q4, its first profitable quarter ever.

By Kurt Wagner February 8

Twitter has lost $2 billion since going public. Facebook has made $34 billion.

Twitter’s first-ever quarterly profit of $91 million barely moved the needle.

By Rani Molla February 8

Twitter just reported its first profitable quarter ever, but didn’t add any new users in Q4

Twitter made $91 million in Q4.

By Kurt Wagner February 8

Twitter could report its first profitable quarter ever

It’s been a long time coming.

By Kurt Wagner February 7

Twitter has notified at least 1.4 million users that they saw Russian propaganda during the election

And that may be just a fraction of the total users who saw Kremlin disinformation in 2016.

By Tony Romm January 31

Democrats lashed Facebook and Twitter for not fully investigating if Russian bots spread the #ReleasetheMemo campaign

Rep. Adam Schiff and Sen. Dianne Feinstein want them to respond to more questions.

By Tony Romm January 31

Tech is now a weapon for propaganda and the problem is way bigger than Russia

On the latest Recode Decode, "Digital Deceit" authors Dipayan Ghosh and Ben Scott explain the "fundamental flaw" in the digital economy that must be fixed.

By Eric Johnson January 31

Social media has ‘peaked’ in politics, NBC’s Chuck Todd says

The moderator of "Meet the Press" thinks Twitter, Facebook and the like can’t surprise us anymore.

By Eric Johnson January 29

A new bot snitches on how your Twitter friends are changing their bios

Spoonbill is a must-have tool for journalists and other overly nosy people.

By Eric Johnson January 28

Twitter is selling a new kind of ad: Sponsored Moments

New ads mean new revenue.

By Kurt Wagner January 26

Facebook, Google and Twitter told Congress they do not believe Russian trolls interfered in last year’s elections in Virginia and New Jersey

The companies’ comments came in response to another round of questions from the Senate Intelligence Committee.

By Tony Romm and Kurt Wagner January 25

Democrats are demanding to know if Russian trolls or bots have tried to ‘manipulate public opinion’ on Facebook and Twitter again

This time, the fear is that they’re trying to discredit an investigation into Russia’s potential election meddling.

By Tony Romm January 23