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On Monday, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox joined a coalition of 37 state Attorneys General, demanding answers from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the company’s business practices and privacy protections.

As part of an agreement with the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, the Montana Association of REALTORS will be hosting a series of campaign finance and reporting workshops for candidates and committees.

Extra police patrols are at Billings schools today because of a presumed social media hoax where someone threatened to bring a gun to school, according to Superintendent Terry Bouck. He told Q2 News that, although the threats appear to be unfounded, he’s talked with Billings police and requested the extra patrols...

Montana State Auditor and Securities Commissioner Matt Rosendale is warning Facebook users of a new pyramid scheme called ‘Friendsgiving’, that is illegal in Montana.

Mangan was clear that if similarly boosted Facebook posts were to happen again without “paid for by” attribution, they could result in a fine.

It’s been weeks since a Political Practices complaint was filed against a Missoula man for posting anonymous criticisms of Mayor John Engen on Facebook and then paying Facebook to boost the posts.

Two Frenchtown High School students have been suspended over apparently racially motivated Facebook posts.

In a nod the digital age of American politics, both candidates for Billings mayor joined in a Facebook Live discussion on Tuesday night to talk about of how they want to help lead the Magic City. Lawyer and chairman of the Billings Chamber of Commerce Bill Cole, and Jeff Essmann, a state legislator and former chairman of the Montana Republican Party, shared some similar views and some stark differ

A 92-year-old Montana Elector, who will be casting one of the state’s three electoral college votes for president, has come under fire for his Facebook comments against gay Montanans.  Dennis Scranton of Miles City was exposed Sunday by the online news site Last Best News for suggesting in a 2010 Facebook conversation that gay people should be hanged...

Missoula Sheriff's Department Corporal Josh Volinkaty watches social media as part of his job, and his vigilance paid off recently.