Facebook whistleblower barred from promoting new tell-all book

A former Facebook executive released a tell-all book about her “critical years” at Facebook/Meta, but an arbitrator has blocked her from promoting it.

Is Facebook down? Thousands of users report outage

Thousands of users reported an outage on Facebook on Wednesday evening, according to Downdetector. 

Meta slashes 3,600 jobs worldwide, including in the Bay Area

Tech and social media giant Meta is laying off thousands of workers in an effort to push productivity upward.

Meta moving trust and safety teams to Texas from California

Meta announced it would move its content reviewers and policy writers from California to Texas and other areas.

Facebook fact-checking to be replaced with X-style community notes

Facebook is ending its fact-checking program and replacing it with a similar model used on Elon Musk’s X. Here’s what to know.

UFC head Dana White, strong Trump supporter, joins Meta's board of directors

UFC CEO Dana White is among three new members of Meta Platforms Inc.'s board of directors as the social media giant shifts its focus to AI and the metaverse.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg swings by Mar-a-Lago to see Trump

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday, just months after the tech entrepreneur publicly praised President-elect Trump following the July 13 assassination attempt.

Instagram teen accounts roll out this month. Here’s what to know

Instagram will automatically put teens in private accounts that come with more restrictions. Here’s what parents should know about these new, so-called “teen accounts.”

Here's why the Facebook icon mysteriously turned black on Friday

Facebook says the issue is now resolved after people on social media weighed in about the app after noticing it on their devices.

Mark Zuckerberg letter: White House pressured Facebook over some COVID content during pandemic

CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter that Meta made some choices that, “with the benefit of hindsight and new information," the tech giant would not make again. Here's how the White House responded.

Meta to pay Texas $1.4 billion over facial recognition lawsuit

The 2022 lawsuit accused Facebook's parent company of illegally using facial recognition software without Texans' consent.

Facebook, Instagram down: Outage, 'session expired' reported; users logged out

Why did Facebook log me out? Facebook and Instagram users reported outages amid issues logging in. Some got messages saying "session expired. The issue has been resolved.

Facebook, Instagram back online after widespread outages

A technical issue caused widespread login issues for over an hour on Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday.

A brief history of Mark Zuckerberg's public apologies

The Meta CEO has found himself mired in controversy with the social media platform and apologizing for mistakes from user data privacy issues to criticism about safety and oversight.

Meta to shield teens on Instagram, Facebook from self-harm, eating disorders content

Meta said Tuesday it will start hiding inappropriate content from teenagers' accounts on Instagram and Facebook, including posts about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders.