Economy Nov 09 Facebook parent Meta cuts 11,000 jobs, 13 percent of workforce By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Economy Oct 30 Watch 4:59 Facebook hits refresh with ‘Meta’ but internal leaks reveal a larger crisis Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced ‘Meta’ as the new corporate name on Thursday. The rebranding comes as Facebook battles an onslaught of bad PR after a series of leaked internal documents reveal the company did not do enough… By PBS NewsHour
Economy Oct 28 Facebook rebrands as Meta to emphasize ‘metaverse’ virtual reality vision Experts point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, a document trove that has revealed the ways Facebook ignored internal reports of the harms its social network magnified across the… By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
World Oct 25 Facebook has struggled to curb divisive content in India Internal company documents on India highlight Facebook's constant struggles in quashing abusive content on its platforms in the world's biggest democracy. Communal and religious tensions in India have a history of boiling over on social media and stoking violence. By Sheikh Saaliq, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press
World Oct 25 Facebook’s language gaps allow terrorist content and hate speech to thrive Internal company documents show the problems are far more systemic than just a few innocent mistakes, and that Facebook has understood the depth of these failings for years while doing little about it. By Isabel Debre, Fares Akram, Associated Press
Oct 25 ‘Facebook Papers’ reveal company is hesitant to act on serious issues By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Thousands of pages of internal documents provided to Congress by a former employee depict an internally conflicted company where data on the harms it causes is abundant, but solutions, much less the will to act on them, are halting at… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 7:20 Tech heads testify on misinformation in the aftermath of Jan. 6 riots By William Brangham Three top executives from big tech are back in the hot seat on Capitol Hill as lawmakers look to find solutions for misinformation, disinformation and how it spreads. But this time, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Sundar Pichai of Alphabet, and… Continue watching
Mar 25 WATCH: Congress press Big Tech CEOs over speech, misinformation By Marcy Gordon, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The CEOs of social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google face a new grilling by Congress Thursday, one focused on their efforts to prevent their platforms from spreading falsehoods and inciting violence. Continue reading
Nov 16 WATCH: Twitter, Facebook CEOs defend election actions, promise more By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey as the panel examines the social media giants' role in the election. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Social media CEOs face grilling from Republican senators By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press The Senate Commerce Committee has summoned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Google's Sundar Pichai to testify for a hearing Wednesday. The CEOs agreed to appear remotely after being threatened with subpoenas. Continue reading