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Researchers from the University of Michigan find that while Facebook provides an invaluable resource for social connection, it actually undermines well-being.

When Mark Zuckerberg changed the mission of Facebook this summer to be focused on community, he hired Jennifer Dulski to lead Groups, at the center of…

Mark Zuckerberg invented Facebook in his Harvard University dorm room. Within months, he became the youngest self-made billionaire in history. Ben Mezrich's new book The Accidental Billionaires charts his meteoric rise.

Facebook lets you check up on old classmates without having to run into them at real-life reunions. Now companies that organize class reunions are seeing a drop in attendance.

The nation used Twitter to mark the second inauguration of President Obama and to get information on the Boston Marathon bombing. But the year's most retweeted tweet was about the sudden death of a TV star.

The social network says hate speech accounts for a tiny fraction of the posts people see. It's relying on automated systems to catch it, but is under pressure to do better.

Facebook now says Cambridge Analytica could have improperly accessed up to 87 million Facebook users. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday the social media giant made "a huge mistake"

The agency will look at whether the social network violated a 2011 consent decree when users' data was revealed to political strategists.

More than 300,000 Australians may have had their data improperly shared by Facebook with Cambridge Analytica. Australia is investigating whether Facebook broke the law.

As the government endures a partial shutdown, we hear stories from people around the country whose lives have been affected. For additional perspective, host Michel Martin is joined by NPR business editor Marilyn Geewax and Sudeep Reddy of The Wall Street Journal.