Jeff Horwitz

technology reporter for the Wall Street Journal, author of Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets

Reporter for Associated Press

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Newly unsealed documents show Meta’s top brass repeatedly warned CEO Mark Zuckerberg that Facebook and Instagram needed more safety measures to protect the well-being of young users.

Lawsuit: Zuckerberg ignored warnings about Facebook, Instagram safety

Newly unsealed documents show Meta’s top brass repeatedly warned CEO Mark Zuckerberg that Facebook and Instagram needed more safety measures to protect the well-being of young users.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

California and dozens of other states are suing Meta, alleging it intentionally built Facebook and Instagram with addictive features that harm young users.

States take Meta to court. Can they rein in big tech?

California and dozens of other states are suing Meta, alleging it intentionally built Facebook and Instagram with addictive features that harm young users.

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The revelations keep coming about Donald Trump’s departing campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and his foreign business ties.

Paul Mafort resigns as part of Trump’s campaign shake-up

The revelations keep coming about Donald Trump’s departing campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and his foreign business ties.

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