April 2, 2019 Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook regulation proposals are 'self-serving and cynical,' ex-mentor says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's call for government regulation of Big Tech is self-serving, cynical and a "monument to insincerity," according to an early mentor of the tech executive.
April 1, 2019 Fake news runs wild on WhatsApp as India elections loom In India, viral fake news is lighting up Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp messaging app as the world’s biggest democracy prepares for national elections in the coming weeks.
April 1, 2019 Facebook says it’s putting new restrictions on livestreaming Two weeks after a crazed gunman broadcast himself slaughtering 50 people in New Zealand on Facebook, the social network giant says it’s putting in new restrictions on livestreaming.
April 1, 2019 Facebook reveals News Feed algorithm's secrets Facebook is finally pulling back the curtain on how its algorithms decide what to show in your News Feed.
March 28, 2019 HUD charges Facebook with housing discrimination over company's targeted advertising practices Facebook was charged with violating the Fair Housing Act by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development because the company's targeted advertising discriminates on the basis of race and color.
March 27, 2019 Facebook bans white nationalism and white separatism Facebook is banning white nationalism and white separatism from its platform, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company announced on Wednesday.
March 25, 2019 Facebook under criminal investigation over controversial data-sharing deals Facebook is under criminal investigation over the controversial data-sharing deals that it struck with dozens of other big tech companies — casting a cloud of uncertainty over the social media behemoth as it tries to crawl back from two years of scandals, controversies and apologies.
March 25, 2019 Facebook, YouTube sued over New Zealand attack video by French Muslim group A French Muslim group is filing a lawsuit against Facebook and YouTube over the viral spread of the horrific New Zealand mosque attack video.
March 25, 2019 Facebook Live post sparks controversy, results in student’s wiretapping guilty plea A student and political activist in Maryland has pleaded guilty to illegally wiretapping a congressional staffer and putting the conversation on Facebook Live without consent.
March 21, 2019 FBI must investigate bots targeting veterans with fake news, lawmakers demand Four members of Congress are urging the FBI to investigate "foreign entities" that may be targeting U.S. servicemembers and veterans with misinformation on tech platforms like Facebook.
