What If Mark Zuckerberg Had Not Bought Instagram and WhatsApp?

Meta’s antitrust trial, in which the government contends the company killed competition by buying young rivals, hinges on unknowable alternate versions of Silicon Valley history.

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How Tariffs Are Hitting Digital Commerce Companies

These businesses, including e-commerce platforms and payment processors, are pulling back on public offering plans and bracing for pain.

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Why Trump’s Tariffs Are Rattling Even Meta

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, would not seem to be in the line of fire from tariffs. But President Trump’s trade actions are hitting even social networking businesses.

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Facebook’s New Friends Tab Brings App Back to Its Roots

A new Friends Tab will feature posts from a user’s friends and relatives, which was the original mission of the app.

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Facebook Returns to Its Roots: Showing Posts From Friends and Family

A new Friends Tab will feature posts from a user’s friends and relatives, which was the original mission of the app.

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Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir

An arbitrator has prevented the employee from promoting her book and disparaging the company until private arbitration concludes.

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The Return of Digg, a Star of Web 2.0

Two decades after creating Digg, a community-focused social message board, Kevin Rose is reviving the site and teaming up with a founder of Reddit.

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How Elon Musk Uses Internet Slang to Marshal His Army of Online Fans

Mr. Musk uses online slang to marshal his 200 million social media followers in support of his efforts to gut the federal government. But he might be reaching his limits.

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Meta Said to Explore Moving Where It Is Incorporated

The owner of Facebook and Instagram is incorporated in Delaware, but is considering a change. Its corporate headquarters would remain in Silicon Valley, people with knowledge of the matter said.

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Mark Zuckerberg Defends Embrace of Trump Administration in Meta Employee Q&A

In a meeting with Meta employees on Thursday, Mr. Zuckerberg also doubled down on recent changes to the company’s online speech policies and ending its diversity initiatives.

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