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Nebraska mother charged with helping daughter have abortion after police obtain Facebook DMs

Nebraska mother charged with helping daughter have abortion after police obtain Facebook DMs

Prosecutors charged the woman with helping her then 17-year-old daughter end her pregnancy and then burning and burying the fetus.

2 days ago
Facebook owner Meta trims efforts to thwart voting misinformation

Facebook owner Meta trims efforts to thwart voting misinformation

The pivot is raising alarm about Meta’s priorities and about how some might exploit the world’s most popular social media platforms to spread misleading claims, launch fake accounts and rile up partisan extremists.

August 5
Mother sues Facebook, claiming harm to addicted teenage daughter

Mother sues Facebook, claiming harm to addicted teenage daughter

Cecelia Tesch says her 13-year-old daughter suffers from an eating disorder, depression and other mental health problems after six years of using Facebook.

August 2
Facebook users can receive settlement money from new lawsuit

Facebook users can receive settlement money from new lawsuit

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE? Facebook users can receive a payment — once again — after a settlement was reached in a new class action lawsuit.

June 27
Flight attendant bluntly shares travel tips: ‘We will not help you if you are mean’

Flight attendant bluntly shares travel tips: ‘We will not help you if you are mean’

A flight attendant took to social media to unapologetically explain what travelers will face this summer and how they should handle the challenges.

June 22
Meta investigating Sheryl Sandberg’s use of Facebook resources going back years: report

Meta investigating Sheryl Sandberg’s use of Facebook resources going back years: report

Lawyers investigating former Facebook operating chief Sheryl Sandberg are examining the work employees did on behalf of her foundation and other personal projects, according to media reports.

June 10
Cybercriminal steals 1 million Facebook account credentials over 4 months, firm says

Cybercriminal steals 1 million Facebook account credentials over 4 months, firm says

A scammer created hundreds of fake landing pages online to steal Facebook users' personal information.

June 10
Meta employees can't talk about abortion on internal platform

Meta employees can't talk about abortion on internal platform

Some Facebook employees are not happy about the company's policy that bans them from talking about abortion on the job.

May 23
Facebook's parent company Meta opens first retail store in Bay Area

Facebook's parent company Meta opens first retail store in Bay Area

Facebook parent Meta has opened its first physical store — in Burlingame, California — to showcase its hardware products like virtual and augmented reality goggles and glasses.

May 9
New U.S. government disinformation board to tackle Russia, migrant smugglers

New U.S. government disinformation board to tackle Russia, migrant smugglers

One of the new board's tasks will involve monitoring Russian disinformation threats ahead of this year's midterm elections and stopping the spread of false information aimed at migrants.

April 28
Woman murdered during Facebook Live video

Woman murdered during Facebook Live video

Janice David, 34, was choked, beaten, and stabbed in what police called a "very gruesome, very evil act" that was streamed live on social media.

April 20
Instagram ‘negligent’ over harassment in women’s DMs, study claims

Instagram ‘negligent’ over harassment in women’s DMs, study claims

Researchers combed through thousands of misogynistic, hate-filled messages in women’s DMs on Instagram and found that Meta failed to act on their incident reports 90% of the time.

April 11
Facebook parent Meta agrees to pay $90M to settle decade-old privacy lawsuit

Facebook parent Meta agrees to pay $90M to settle decade-old privacy lawsuit

Facebook parent company Meta will pay $90 million to settle a privacy lawsuit over its use of “cookies” in 2010 and 2011 that tracked people online.

February 16
Texas AG sues Facebook parent Meta over facial recognition

Texas AG sues Facebook parent Meta over facial recognition

The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta, saying the company has unlawfully collected biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes, without their informed consent.

February 14

Texas AG sues Facebook parent Meta over facial recognition

The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta, saying the company has unlawfully collected biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes, without their informed consent.

February 14
What is the metaverse, one of the hottest trends in the tech world in recent months?

What is the metaverse, one of the hottest trends in the tech world in recent months?

There's been a lot of talk about the metaverse, since the parent company of Facebook decided to rebrand itself as "Meta" to reflect its commitment to metaverse-related technologies. Here's a primer for those who may not understand what the metaverse is, and what it allows people to do.

February 4
Facebook's daily active users fall for 1st time in its history

Facebook's daily active users fall for 1st time in its history

Facebook’s fourth-quarter earnings report shared this week revealed a drop in its daily active users, a first in its history.

February 3
Facebook parent company Meta to expand in Austin, leasing high-rise

Facebook parent company Meta to expand in Austin, leasing high-rise

Facebook arrived in Austin 10 years ago with only seven employees and that number continues to grow. The company will now lease space in what's expected to be Austin's tallest building.

January 11
Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended temporarily by Facebook one day after Twitter banned her personal account

Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended temporarily by Facebook one day after Twitter banned her personal account

Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been temporarily suspended from Facebook one day after her personal Twitter account was permanently suspended. 

January 3
Instagram unveils new teen safety tools ahead of congressional hearing

Instagram unveils new teen safety tools ahead of congressional hearing

Instagram is rolling out new features, including one that urges teens to take breaks from the app, amid scrutiny on the Facebook-owned platform.

December 7, 2021
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