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Nation Apr 24
Facebook releases its 27-page list of banned activities on the serviceThe updated community standards will mirror the rules its 7,600 moderators use to review questionable posts, then decide if they should be pulled off Facebook. And sometimes whether to call in the authorities.
Nation Apr 09
WATCH: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Senate committeeFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to speak at 2:15 p.m. ET Tuesday in a joint hearing before two Senate committees. Watch live here.
Nation Apr 06
Did Cambridge Analytica get your data? You’ll know soonAnyone who's been wondering if their private Facebook data might have been swept up in the Cambridge Analytica scandal will soon get their first clues.
World Mar 25
What Facebook doesn’t tell you about information it collectsFacebook defends its data collection and sharing activities by noting that it's adhering to a privacy policy it shares with users, but activity isn’t limited to pages or posts.
Nation Mar 22
Facebook takes baby steps on privacy after scandal over user data collectionBut those steps don't get at what many outsiders see as bigger problems at Facebook: its rampant data collection from users, its embrace of political ads that target individuals, and its apparent inability to end malicious use of its service…
Politics Oct 31
In hearing on Russia, Facebook, Twitter, Google defend their security measuresLeaders from the tech giant promised a Senate subcommittee they would do more to stop the misuse of their platforms by foreign nations.
Nation Oct 30
AP report: Russia-linked posts may have reached 126 million Facebook usersThe company says the total number of agency posts accounted for less than 1 of every 23,000 posts on Facebook.
Nation Oct 24
Twitter to disclose info on political ads amid scrutinyTwitter says it will require ads that refer to a candidate or party to be clearly identified as election ads.
Nation Oct 18
Top Facebook executive says company will release data on Russia-linked ads, but doesn’t offer more detailsPreviously, Facebook declined to make the ads public. While Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, now favors the release, she didn't say Thursday when the company would do so.
Nation Sep 19
Facebook may be facing an ‘era of accountability’The problems keep piling up for Facebook, and it's unclear how long the internet giant will be able to brush them aside as it barrels toward acquiring its next billion users.