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Facebook’s suite of social media apps, Facebook, Instagram and What’s App all went offline at about noon on Monday. The three apps, owned by Zuckerberg and Facebook stopped responding, giving …

Facebook knowingly chooses to prioritize its profits over the safety of its users, Frances Haugen, a whistleblower and former Facebook employee, said in an interview with “60 Minutes” on Sunday. …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor DeSantis directed Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee to investigate Facebook for alleged election interference, following a bombshell report that the tech giant put its thumb on …

Members of the Senate Commerce Committee grilled Facebook in a hearing Thursday, pressing the tech giant to address the harms its platforms have on children and urging the passage of …

Russian authorities Thursday threatened to fine Facebook unless the tech giant removes content deemed illegal by the Russian government, signaling Moscow’s commitment to further crack down on social media. Roskomnadzor, …

Facebook researched how to market its products and services to preteen users, studying kids’ playdates and developing strategies to address parents’ concerns, according to an investigation by The Wall Street …

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey criticized Facebook this week for temporarily suspending her campaign’s Facebook page, accusing the tech giant of political censorship. “They’re just trying to get in the way …

Facebook has paused development of a version of its image-sharing platform Instagram specifically geared towards children, the company announced Monday. The tech giant decided to suspend work on the project …

Facebook released its updated Content Distribution Guidelines on Thursday, shedding more light on how the tech giant decides what content it suppresses. While Facebook has previously provided some details on …

Facebook accused critics of mischaracterizing its policies Saturday, following an investigation of leaked internal documents by The Wall Street Journal that prompted outrage and congressional scrutiny. “At the heart of …

Facebook and Twitter are once again under fire for overly excessive censorship and politically biased fact checking. This time, it comes after U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accepted a free invitation …

Facebook announced a grant program Thursday to fund fact-checking groups combating the spread of “climate misinformation.” The program is designed to provide Facebook users with accurate and reliable information on …

Facebook removed a network of accounts linked to a German anti-lockdown movement, the company said Thursday as it announced a new initiative to combat “coordinated social harm.” The tech giant …

Facebook is aware that Instagram, an image-sharing social media platform it owns, has harmful effects on the self-esteem of teen girls, according to leaked research seen by The Wall Street …

Facebook is spending $100 million to buy up the outstanding invoices of small businesses owned by women, racial minorities, veterans, disabled people and LGBTQ+ people, the company announced last week. …

In an interview with FOX News host Greg Gutfeld, former U.S. President Donald J. Trump said Twitter has become a boring place without him. He also said that Facebook CEO …

California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff sent letters to Amazon and Facebook on Wednesday urging the companies to remove content promoting alleged COVID-19 misinformation. The letters, addressed to Amazon’s Andy Jassy …

Shortly after Shana Chappel the mother of deceased U.S. Marine Kareem Nikoui, 20, blamed President Biden for the death of her son, she says Facebook had banned her Instagram account …

Facebook banned President Donald J. Trump after declaring the President’s statements about the 2020 election and the January 6th incursion at the U.S. Capitol as a danger to its users. …

Did you ever spend an afternoon talking about a topic with friends only to find ads for that same topic show up later in the day when you’re browsing your …

Hercules has been de-platformed.  Actor Kevin Sorbo who is best known for his role as Hercules has been shut down by Facebook.  Sorbo had more than 500,000 followers and said …

More than one month after the social media platform Parler was booted by Amazon in a big-tech bid to silence both competition and support for President Donald J. Trump. the …

BROOKFIELD, OH – The Brookfield Police Department today announced they will be utilizing social media as a way to connect to more residents and better inform the community. “In an …

NEW YORK, NY – Alexandria Ocasio Cortez has blamed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for the violent unrest on January 6th that led to the death of two police officers and …

Facebook has announced today that it will start issuing warnings to users who share and spread false information about COVID-19. Here’s what the company said in a blog post today: …