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
Jul 27 FTC aims to block Meta from buying VR company, fitness app By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Federal regulators have taken legal action to block Facebook parent Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg from acquiring virtual reality company Within Unlimited and its fitness app Supernatural. Continue reading
Jun 30 From the stock market to crypto, a punishing six months for investors By Alex Veiga, Stan Choe, Associated Press It's the worst start to a year for stocks in decades. Bonds are on pace for one of their worst performances in history, and cryptocurrencies have tumbled after soaring last year. Continue reading
Jun 28 Facebook and Instagram remove posts offering abortion pills to women facing lack of access By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure. Continue reading
Jun 09 Facebook’s system approved dehumanizing hate speech By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook has failed another test of its ability to detect blatant, violent hate speech in advertisements submitted to the platform by the nonprofit group Global Witness. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 9:17 Supreme Court blocks Texas law preventing social media companies from controlling content The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked Texas from enforcing a new law that would prevent social media platforms from banning users based on their viewpoint. The law is part of the Republican battle over what they say is censorship of… Continue watching
Jun 01 Sheryl Sandberg, longtime COO at Facebook, steps down By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Sandberg has led Facebook — now Meta's — advertising business and was responsible for nurturing it from its infancy into an over $100 billion-a-year powerhouse. Continue reading