Dec 19 EU accuses Facebook parent Meta of breaching antitrust rules By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The European Union has accused Facebook parent Meta of breaching the bloc's antitrust rules by distorting competition in the online classified ads business. Continue reading
Dec 08 FTC challenges Facebook parent Meta’s acquisition of VR company By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Federal regulators opened their campaign to block Facebook parent Meta's acquisition of a virtual-reality company in a San Jose, California, courtroom. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Congress honors police who defended U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 attack In our news wrap Tuesday, Congress paused to honor the police who defended the U.S. Capitol against the Jan. 6 assault, the suspect in a Colorado nightclub shooting was charged with murder and hate crimes, Chinese hackers have stolen at… Continue watching
Dec 06 Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform if Congress requires company to pay for material By Associated Press Facebook parent Meta Platforms says it will be forced to consider removing news content from its platform if Congress passes legislation that could require social media companies to pay news outlets. Continue reading
Dec 06 Meta oversight board says VIP moderation system needs major overhaul By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Facebook's quasi-independent oversight board says an internal system that exempted high-profile users, including former U.S. President Donald Trump, from some or all of its content moderation rules needs a major overhaul. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 6:12 Tech industry hit with massive layoffs as other employers add jobs By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes The latest jobs report is further confirmation of a labor market that may be slowing down but has proven more resilient than many have expected. Many sectors are continuing to add jobs, but that's not true in the tech sector,… Continue watching
Nov 09 Facebook parent Meta cuts 11,000 jobs, 13 percent of workforce By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook parent Meta is laying off 13 percent of its employees as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes. The move that comes just a week after widespread layoffs at Twitter under its new owner, billionaire Elon… Continue reading
Sep 29 Amnesty report finds Facebook amplified hate ahead of Rohingya massacre in Myanmar By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press For years, Facebook, now called Meta, has pushed the narrative that it was a neutral platform in Myanmar that was misused by malicious people and failed to moderate violent and hateful material adequately. Continue reading
Sep 27 Meta stops Russian propaganda effort targeting European countries By David Klepper, Associated Press A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Meta revealed Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 28 Governments increase demands to reveal private user data, Twitter says By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Twitter is warning that governments around the globe are making more requests of the company to remove posts or snoop on accounts. Continue reading