Naomi Nix

Washington, D.C., United States

Social Media Reporter at The Washington Post

I cover @Meta and other social media cos. for @washingtonpost; I also post on Threads: @naominixwrites. Tips to [email protected].

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Musk says DOGE’s work recalls Clinton-era cuts. Al Gore disagrees.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Naomi Nix

Musk says DOGE’s work recalls Clinton-era cuts. Al Gore disagrees. (washingtonpost.com) Musk says DOGE’s work recalls Clinton-era cuts. Al Gore disagrees. By Naomi Nix 2025042623003100 Three decades ago, President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore stood on the White House's South Lawn next to forklifts carrying government regulations to tout an initiative to rein in wasteful and ineffective federal programs.
Vídeos que depreciam mulheres trans não são discurso de ódio, diz o ‘STF’ da Meta

2 weeks ago | estadao.com.br | Naomi Nix

As principais autoridades de políticas públicas da Meta emitiram um aviso inesperado no ano passado para o Conselho de Supervisão da empresa: Dois casos, envolvendo vídeos sobre pessoas trans, deveriam ser tratados com extrema sensibilidade. Os principais executivos raramente discutem o funcionamento interno de casos específicos com o conselho, um tribunal de jornalistas, analistas e especialistas que supervisionam o tratamento dado pela gigante de mídia social a publicações controversas.
Stuff

2 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Naomi Nix
Videos disparaging trans women aren’t hate speech, Meta board says

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Naomi Nix

Videos disparaging trans women aren’t hate speech, Meta board says (washingtonpost.com) Videos disparaging trans women aren’t hate speech, Meta board says By Naomi Nix 2025042319471400 Meta's top public policy officials issued an unexpected warning last year to the company's Oversight Board: Two upcoming cases, involving videos about trans people, should be treated with extreme sensitivity.
The Post

3 weeks ago | thepost.co.nz | Naomi Nix
Stuff

3 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Naomi Nix
Instagram co-founder says Meta’s Zuckerberg underinvested in photo app

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Naomi Nix

Instagram co-founder says Meta’s Zuckerberg underinvested in photo app (washingtonpost.com) Instagram co-founder says Meta’s Zuckerberg underinvested in photo app By Naomi Nix 2025042219443600 Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom told a federal judge Tuesday that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg underinvested in the viral photo-sharing app after Facebook bought it, bolstering the Federal Trade Commission's contention that the purchase was illegally anticompetitive.
FTC confronts ex-Meta exec Sheryl Sandberg with her past emails about rivals

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Naomi Nix |Julian Mark

FTC confronts ex-Meta exec Sheryl Sandberg with her past emails about rivals (washingtonpost.com) FTC confronts ex-Meta exec Sheryl Sandberg with her past emails about rivals By Naomi Nix; Julian Mark 2025041622321700 Former Meta chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg testified in federal court Wednesday that Meta was willing to block advertisements from potential competitors on Facebook — part of a strategy the Federal Trade Commission contends the social media giant deployed to thwart...
FTC presses Mark Zuckerberg to admit he bought Instagram to ‘neutralise’ it

4 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Naomi Nix

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg struggled in federal court today to defend his reasons for the Facebook owner’s US$1 billion ($1.69b) purchase of Instagram more than a decade ago – one of two acquisitions the Federal Trade Commission now contends was illegally anti-competitive.
FTC presses Zuckerberg to admit he bought Instagram to ‘neutralize’ it

4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Naomi Nix

FTC presses Zuckerberg to admit he bought Instagram to ‘neutralize’ it (washingtonpost.com) FTC presses Zuckerberg to admit he bought Instagram to ‘neutralize’ it By Naomi Nix 2025041517512400 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg struggled in federal court Tuesday to defend his reasons for the Facebook owner's $1 billion purchase of Instagram more than a decade ago — one of two acquisitions the Federal Trade Commission now contends were illegally anticompetitive.