Sep 30 WATCH: Facebook head of safety testifies during hearing on social media mental health harms By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Facing outrage over its handling of internal research on harm to teens from Instagram, a Facebook executive is telling Congress that the company is working to protect young people on its platforms. Continue reading
Sep 27 Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The announcement follows a investigative series by The Wall Street Journal which reported that Facebook was aware that the use of Instagram by some teenage girls led to mental health issues and anxiety. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 7:31 Facebook probe looks at how the company handles its ‘negative side effects’ The social media giant Facebook is the subject of a Wall Street Journal investigative series out this week that highlights the ways in which Facebook handles -- or doesn’t handle -- a range of issues across its vast digital empire… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 8:50 Is Facebook putting company over country? New book explores its role in misinformation A new book, “An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination,” details how Facebook struggles and sometimes fails to curtail hate speech, disinformation and violent rhetoric on its platform. It also examines how Facebook has become an enormously lucrative data… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: Stocks slump as COVID-19 restrictions return In our news wrap Monday, stocks tumbled over worries that renewed COVID restrictions will slow economic recovery. President Joe Biden toned down his claim that Facebook is "killing people" with COVID misinformation, shifting blame to users. Over 200 fires are… Continue watching
Jun 29 Judge dismisses government antitrust lawsuits against Facebook By Michael Balsamo, Marcy Gordon, Associated Press A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Trump suspended from Facebook for two years for inciting Capitol siege In our news wrap Friday, former President Trump will remain suspended from Facebook for two years following his incitement of January's Capitol insurrection, former White House counsel Don McGahn testified before U.S. lawmakers on the Russia investigation and Trump's possible… Continue watching
Jun 04 Facebook suspends Donald Trump’s accounts for 2 years By Associated Press Facebook says it will suspend former President Donald Trump’s accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the deadly Jan.6 insurrection. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Republicans move to oust Cheney over Trump impeachment, criticism In our news wrap Wednesday, Republican leaders stepped up calls to oust Rep. Liz Cheney as the third highest ranking Republican in the House after she backed President Trump's second impeachment. A federal judge in Washington threw out a national… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 7:06 Board member explains decision to keep Trump off Facebook for now, and why he may be back By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris, Maea Lenei Buhre Four months after Facebook indefinitely suspended former President Donald Trump's account, the company's oversight board backed the initial decision to throw him off the platform at the time. But the board may have opened the door to allowing Trump back… Continue watching