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World Mar 21

Russia court bans Facebook, Instagram over ‘extremism’ charges

By Associated Press

Politics Dec 08

FILE PHOTO: The Instagram application is seen on a phone screen
WATCH: Senate subcommittee holds hearing on protecting kids on Instagram

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, on Wednesday faced off with senators angry over revelations of how the photo-sharing platform can harm some young users and demanding that the company commit to making changes.

By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

Nation Oct 05

Oct 5, 2021; Washington, DC, USA; Former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen arrives to testify before the Subcommitte...
WATCH: ‘Choices being made inside Facebook are disastrous,’ whistleblower says

Frances Haugen, a former data scientist for Facebook, testified to Congress on Oct. 5 about the tech giant’s negligence of acknowledging its societal harms, particularly to children.

By News Desk

Nation Oct 04

FILE PHOTO: Facebook app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration
Watch 6:24
What caused the Facebook outage and how it affected global users, businesses

Facebook and its group of apps and social media platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram were down most of Monday. The outages come on the eve of another difficult congressional hearing for the social media giant. The cause of the outages…

By William Brangham

Nation Oct 04

FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration
WATCH: Facebook whistleblower testifies to Senate on children and social media

A former Facebook data scientist told Congress on Tuesday that the social network giant's products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S. while its executives refuse to change because they elevate profits over safety.

By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

Oct 04

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage

By Frank Bajak, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down across wide swathes of the world Monday. Facebook's internal systems used by employees also went down.

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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.

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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…

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Apr 30

The IRS is still working through last year’s backlog. Here’s what to know about your taxes this year

By Tori Partridge

The PBS NewsHour spoke with Rhonda Collins, director of tax content and government relations at the National Association of Tax Professionals, about how stimulus checks, unemployment payments or home office expenses might change how you file taxes this year.

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Dec 09

U.S. government, states bring antitrust action against Facebook

By Marcy Gordon, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Federal regulators asked for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the U.S. government and 48 states and districts accused the company of abusing its market power.

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