Mar 1, 2018 7:51 PM

The Most-Read WIRED Stories from February

From Facebook to Olympic drones, these are the deep dives and riveting reads WIRED readers couldn’t get enough of this month.

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While Facebook dominated much of February's news cycle, WIRED covered much more. Check out 10 of the most-read stories of the month.

EDDIE GUY
01
Inside Facebook's Hellish Two Years—and Mark Zuckerberg's Struggle to Fix it All
How a confused, defensive social media giant steered itself into a disaster, and how Mark Zuckerberg is trying to fix it all. —Nicholas Thompson and Fred Vogelstein
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02
Robert Mueller’s Investigation Is Larger—and Further Along—Than You Think
The Mueller investigation has been picking up steam—and homing in on a series of targets. —Garrett M. Graff

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03
Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting
In the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting Russian bots took to Twitter to stoke the gun control debate. —Erin Griffith
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04
Winter Olympics 2018: Inside the Opening Ceremony's Drone Show
The Pyeongchang Olympics opening ceremony included a performance by 1,218 drones working in concert—a new world record. —Brian Barrett

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05
Facebook Executive Rob Goldman Apologizes After Russia Tweets
When Facebook ad executive Rob Goldman sounded off about Russia's use of the platform, he went against the company line—and Robert Mueller's indictment. —Nicholas Thompson
BEN BOURS
06
The Chrome Extensions the WIRED Staff Can't Live Without
If you're not loaded up on these extensions for Google Chrome, you're not living your best online life. —WIRED Staff

GETTY IMAGES
07
Airlines Won’t Dare Use the Fastest Way to Board Planes
United's latest experiment with the boarding procedure could make things better—but it's no revolution. —Alex Davies
HOTLITTLEPOTATO
08
The Google Chrome Ad Blocker Has Already Changed the Web
Google started blocking the web's worst and most disruptive ads in Chrome. Here's what it means for you. —Klint Finley

MUSTAFAH ABDULAZIZ
09
The Final, Terrible Voyage of the Nautilus
Kim Wall went for a ride on a submarine, hoping to write a story about a maker of "extreme machines." She never did. Here's what happened. —May Jeong
BOSTON DYNAMICS
10
Watch a Human Try to Fight Off Boston Dynamics' Door-Opening Robot Dog
A human with a hockey stick does everything in his power to stop a robot from opening a door—to no avail. —Matt Simon

TopicsAMP Stories

Inside the Two Years That Shook Facebook—and the World

How a confused, defensive social media giant steered itself into a disaster, and how Mark Zuckerberg is trying to fix it all.

Nicholas Thompson and Fred Vogelstein

Bob Mueller’s Investigation Is Larger—and Further Along—Than You Think

We speak about the “Mueller probe” as a single entity, but it’s important to understand that there are no fewer than five separate investigations under the broad umbrella of the special counsel’s office.

Garrett M. Graff

Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting

In the wake of Wednesday's Parkland, Florida, school shooting Russian bots have taken to Twitter to stoke the gun control debate.

Erin Griffith

Inside the Opening Ceremony's Record Drone Show

The Pyeongchang opening ceremonies included a performance by 1,218 drones working in concert—a new world record.

Brian Barrett

Facebook Exec Apologizes To His Company—And Robert Mueller

When Facebook ad executive Rob Goldman sounded off about Russia's use of the platform, he went against the company line—and Robert Mueller's indictment.

Nicholas Thompson

The Chrome Extensions We Can't Live Without

If you're not loaded up on these extensions for Google Chrome, you're not living your best online life.

WIRED Staff

Airlines Won’t Dare Use the Fastest Way to Board Planes

United's latest experiment with the boarding procedure could make things better—but it's no revolution.

Alex Davies

Google's New Ad Blocker Has Already Changed the Web

Google started blocking the web's worst ads in Chrome on Thursday. Here's what it means for you.

Klint Finley

The Final, Terrible Voyage of the Nautilus

Kim Wall went for a ride on a submarine, hoping to write a story about a maker of “extreme machines.” She never did. Writer May Jeong needed to know why.

May Jeong