Facebook reportedly sold ads promoting anti-vaccine messages
Facebook has reportedly made hundreds of thousands of dollars selling ads that promote anti-vaccine messages and compare America’s COVID-19 response to Nazi Germany.
Facebook removes restrictions related to Kyle Rittenhouse
Facebook removes restrictions toward Kyle Rittenhouse.
Facebook rebrands as Meta to emphasize ‘metaverse’ vision
By Barbara Ortutay
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future, what Zuckerberg calls the “metaverse.” Skeptics point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, a leaked document trove that has revealed the ways Facebook ignored internal reports and warnings of the harms its social network created or magnified across the world.
The impact of Facebook’s global outage Monday
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are back up and running after hours of chaos online Monday. Here is a look at the impact on the billions of worldwide users and the investigation into what happened.
Whistleblower: Facebook chose profit over public safety
By David Bauder and Michael Liedtke
A data scientist who was revealed Sunday as the Facebook whistleblower says that whenever there was a conflict between the public good and what benefited the company, the social media giant would choose its own interests.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage
Consumer News: A look at the impact of social media on students
Consumer News: A look at the impact of social media on students
Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback
By Michelle Chapman
Facebook is putting a hold on the development of a kids’ version of Instagram, geared toward children under 13, to address concerns that have been raised about the vulnerability of younger users.
Consumer News: Facebook takes action against the “disinformation dozen,” FAA proposing fines against unruly passengers and more
Consumer News: Facebook takes action against the “disinformation dozen,” FAA proposing fines against unruly passengers and more.
Trump files suit against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
By Jill Colvin and Matt O'Brien
Former President Donald Trump has filed suit against three of the country’s biggest tech companies, claiming he and other conservatives have been wrongfully censored.
