Apr 30 Watch 3:30 News Wrap: Trump suggests charging U.S. asylum seekers a fee In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump has proposed charging a fee to process U.S. asylum applications. In a presidential memorandum signed Monday, he said the current system is plagued by “random abuse.” Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security asked… Continue watching
Apr 30 Zuckerberg debuts redesigned and 'privacy-focused' Facebook By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Mark Zuckerberg is focusing Facebook's future by emphasizing private messaging and the company's role in "communities." The new features are part of the CEO's strategy for batting away a growing array of critics, emboldened regulators and competitors. Continue reading
Mar 06 Mark Zuckerberg envisions 'privacy-focused' Facebook transformation By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Creating more ways for Facebook's more than 2 billion users to keep things private could undermine the company's business model, which depends on the ability to learn about the things people like and then sell ads tied to those interests. Continue reading
Feb 04 Column: Facebook is not all bad at 15, but now it must be good By Bhaskar Chakravorti, The Conversation As Facebook turns 15, the company faces a critical set of challenges. Regulating Facebook itself will not be easy, and will generate endless debate. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 6:18 After latest scandal, does Facebook need to be regulated? Facebook has been on the defensive since a New York Times investigation found it had hired a consulting firm--founded by Republican operatives--to push negative stories about its critics. Among them: liberal billionaire George Soros, a favorite target of far-right conspiracy… Continue watching
Oct 12 Facebook says hackers accessed 29 million people's accounts By Associated Press Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 million accounts as part of the security breach disclosed two weeks ago. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 4:07 How Facebook uses a hidden feature to share your information with advertisers By PBS News Hour This week, Facebook revealed that security breaches on the social media site could expose personal data for approximately 50 million users. This comes as the company faces renewed criticisms for utilizing a hidden function to share users' contact information, like… Continue watching
Jul 19 Zuckerberg clarifies statements on treatment of fake news By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The goal of Facebook is not to prevent someone from saying something untrue, Zuckerberg said, but to stop fake news from spreading. Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: Zuckerberg testifies before European Parliament over data privacy By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to testify before European Parliament officials at 12 p.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Apr 24 Facebook releases its 27-page list of banned activities on the service By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The 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. Continue reading