Sandberg's exit may not be a big blow for Facebook-parent Meta
Sheryl Sandberg's exit from Meta Platforms Inc comes at a crucial time for the Facebook parent as it pivots to "metaverse" in the face of slowing ad revenue, although Wall Street analysts say her departure will not be as significant.
Harry and Meghan contradict themselves with 'ethical' investment firm that supports social media
The New York-based firm Ethic claims it will only invest in businesses it believes passes its "social responsibility criteria."
Facebook fights global outage and whistleblower revelations
Facebook has pushed back hard against the outrage regarding its practices and impact
Daniel Craig won't leave his fortune to children; calls inheritance 'distasteful'
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are also not planning to pass over their wealth to their two children.
Facebook's Zuckerberg wants to get back at Apple over privacy changes: report
In January, during Facebook's earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg referred to Apple as the company's biggest threat at present.
Facebook bans Trump 'indefinitely' for inciting violence
Critics of the online platforms argued they moved too slowly as Wednesday's violence was organized on social media, directing their ire at Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
Facebook will not require employees to get COVID-19 vaccine before returning to office
Mark Zuckerberg tells Facebook employees that they do not need to get vaccinated before they can return to work in an in-person setting.
WhatsApp takes on Google, Alibaba in India's phone payment battle
Zuckerberg hailed India's Unified Payments Interface which is used in the country to manage payment apps, with more than 140 Indian banks part of the network.
US Senators to quiz Big Tech CEOs on legal protections Wednesday
The Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday will give lawmakers a chance to confront social media's top executives a week before the election.
Facebook content moderators call for better treatment
The Facebook content moderators described stressful hours spent focused on hateful, disturbing posts with little regard for feedback or their well-being.
Facebook launching promised Oversight Board feature ahead of 2020 US elections
The tool which will be used by the Oversight Board was curated by its members along with Facebook's engineers.
Facebook to ban new political ads on cusp of US election
The moves follow sharp criticism of Facebook's handling of the 2016 presidential election, when it failed to restrict disinformation from Russian operatives.
Lawmakers pummel Big Tech CEOs at US antitrust hearing
CEOs Tim Cook of Apple, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Sundar Pichai of Google were grilled for more than five hours.
Zuckerberg and Bezos to defend American success stories
Social media giants face attacks for allegedly using their dominance to stifle conservative views.
Facebook says EU antitrust probe invades employee privacy
The antitrust hearing was called amid rising concerns over Big Tech dominance.
Facebook slams 'severe' Singapore misinformation law
Other tech giants, including Google and Twitter, as well as rights groups have expressed concerns about the law.
Twitter-Trump clash intensifies political misinformation battle
Twitter on Tuesday targeted tweets in which the president said that mail-in voting would lead to fraud and a 'rigged election' in November.
Facebook announces worldwide project to track coronavirus
For now, the social media group is rolling out a survey asking users about symptoms they might be experiencing related to COVID-19.
Facebook investigates data exposure of 267 million users
The discovery was reported and the database was no longer available by Thursday.
Facebook takes more heat for enabling political falsehoods
US lawmakers critical of Facebook stepped up their calls to revisit its policy, which exempts comments, paid ads on the platform from fact-checking.
Group behind Facebook's Libra coin announces 21 founding members
Libra faces criticism from regulators, and reported warnings from the Group of Seven that it poses a threat to the global financial system.
SpaceX cryptocurrency possible, Binance CEO pitches idea to Elon Musk
Going by the frenzy on Twitter where Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk is solicited to join the cryptocurrency crowd, an impression builds up that Musk is on the cusp of joining the cryptocurrency industry.
Angry Facebook shareholders want to oust Mark Zuckerberg for sixth time
A persistent group of stockholders will try again to unseat Mark Zuckerberg as Facebook CEO and chairman.
Facebook's 'pivot' is less about privacy and more about profits
CEO Mark Zuckerberg's claimed intent to focus on privacy will be hard to execute, will not happen soon and does not address major concerns about the company's role in society.
Facebook wants to build a private-messaging behemoth
This move would likely give the social network an even greater competitive advantage.
Zuckerberg says Holocaust deniers won't be banned from Facebook
Zuckerberg said in an interview that offensive content isn't necessarily banned unless it is to organize harm or attack someone.
Why the EU should dismantle Facebook
Facebook could soon hold more data on its users than any government.
Mark Zuckerberg Live: Facebook tycoon agrees to webcast of European Parliament testimony
Mark Zuckerberg will face a public grilling over Cambridge Analytica data scandal at the European Parliament.
Facebook purges 200 rogue apps as data scandal grows
Facebook suspends apps pending 'thorough investigation' following the Cambridge Analytica revelations
Love it or not, Facebook launches dating service
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the new dating feature is "not just for hookups" but to build "meaningful, long-term relationships."