EU fines Meta a record $1.3 billion for user data processing violations
The European Union on Monday ordered the transfer of user data across the Atlantic to stop by October and imposed a $1.3 billion privacy fine....
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Tech: Facebook gives users new way to see all their friends’ posts
Facebook is rolling out an update that enables its 2 billion daily users to more easily view their friends’ posts in chronological order. The new...
Instagram and Facebook remove posts offering abortion pills
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...
Technology: Meta names Guy Rosen chief information security officer
Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) has named a company vice president as chief information security officer (CISO), the first person to fill that role at the...
Judge approves $650M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement
A federal judge on Friday approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data...
Zuckerberg part of $100M California Black Freedom Fund
More than two dozen philanthropic organizations and corporations on Thursday launched the California Black Freedom Fund, a $100 million, five-year initiative that they say will...
Facebook removes French, Russian accounts active in Africa
Individuals linked to Russia and the French military used fake Facebook and Instagram accounts to wage a covert disinformation campaign in the Central African Republic...
Facebook says Russian influence campaign targeted left-wing voters in U.S., UK
A Russian influence operation posed as an independent news outlet to target left-wing voters in the United States and Britain, including by recruiting freelance journalists...
Zuckerberg says Facebook’s failure to remove militia page an operational mistake
Facebook Inc (FB.O) made an operational mistake in not acting sooner to remove a page for a militia group that posted a call to arms in...
Facebook enters the videoconferencing fray with Messenger Rooms
Facebook Inc (FB.O) introduced a videoconferencing tool and expanded livestreaming features on Friday, capitalizing on a surge in demand for video chats during the coronavirus...