A federal judge has dismissed two blockbuster antitrust complaints against Facebook, in a setback to federal and state prosecutors who were pushing for a break-up of the social media giant.Read More
Facebook was justified in its decision to suspend then-President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the company's Oversight Board said on Wednesday.Read More
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that removing or labeling Trump's posts is not enough in the current environment, in which Trump has used Facebook to encourage mob violence on the U.S. Capitol.Read More
The state and federal officials say Facebook's acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram violated competition laws and served to stifle rivals by giving the social network an unfair advantage.Read More
CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who previously considered such claims free speech, said his thinking has "evolved." Survivors had lobbied the social network to remove posts that deny the Holocaust.Read More
Federal Election Commissioner Ellen Weintraub says Facebook's "weak plan suggests the company has no idea how seriously it is hurting democracy."Read More
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday the company's plans for encryption across its messaging services, without a back door for court-approved police access, would hinder efforts to stop crime.Read More
Regulators missed a chance to find out if deceptive practices at Facebook came from the top when they decided to enter into a settlement with Zuckerberg instead of questioning him, an FTC member says.Read More
Facebook banned far-right extremist Alex Jones. But it won't remove from the platform the warlord Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, even though he oversaw the killing of more than 100 people in Sudan.Read More
The social media company said new artificial intelligence will figure out who has died, and make sure their profile doesn't appear in "painful ways."Read More
CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pledging users more enhanced privacy and other features when it comes to private messages. Skeptics say Facebook is solidifying power, in the guise of user service. Read More
The social media company announced changes to its community standards, releasing internal review guidelines and allowing appeals of content removal decisions.Read More
The CEO of Facebook is testifying before Congress for the first time on Tuesday. His prepared testimony includes an apology for allowing Facebook tools to be used to do harm — and a vow to change.Read More
