Facebook commits US$100 million to support news media hurt by virus crisis
First grants go to 50 US, Canadian publications.
Mar 31 2020 1:37PM
US lawmaker urges caution in using location data to track COVID-19
Wants assurances from US government, big tech firms.
Mar 20 2020 6:50AM
Facebook to shift sensitive content moderation to staffers amid COVID-19 crisis
Contractors to cover less sensitive content from home.
Mar 19 2020 1:15PM
Social media giants warn of AI moderation errors as coronavirus empties offices
As companies empty offices and rely on automated takedown software.
Mar 18 2020 6:43AM
Israeli spyware firm NSO seeks court sanctions against Facebook
For allegedly failing to abide by international law.
Mar 12 2020 6:39AM
Australian privacy watchdog sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Begins legal proceedings after two-year investigation.
Mar 9 2020 4:30PM
Facebook closes London offices until Monday due to coronavirus
After a visiting employee from Singapore diagnosed with coronavirus.
Mar 9 2020 6:34AM
Facebook, Google ask San Francisco staff to work from home as coronavirus spreads
To minimize risk of spreading coronavirus.
Mar 9 2020 6:34AM
Facebook to ban misleading ads about coronavirus
Like products offering any cures or prevention.
Feb 27 2020 1:18PM
Encryption on Facebook, Google, others threatened by planned new bill
"Eliminating Abuse and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act".
Feb 24 2020 6:45AM
EU to unveil plans to boost European firms, rein in US tech giants
Aimed at helping European companies exploit their industrial data.
Feb 19 2020 12:57PM
Israeli court orders Facebook to unblock account of NSO Group employee
Similar rulings are expected for other employees in coming days.
Feb 19 2020 6:42AM
Facebook sees risks to innovation, freedom of expression ahead of EU rules
Ahead of the release of a raft of rules by the European Union this week.
Feb 18 2020 1:49PM
Treat us like something between a telco and a newspaper, says Facebook's Zuckerberg
Calls for regulation of harmful content.
Feb 17 2020 1:51PM
Facebook cancels San Francisco summit on coronavirus fears
Cans global marketing summit scheduled for next month.
Feb 17 2020 6:46AM
Britain to make social media platforms responsible for harmful content
Forces Facebook, Twitter and Snap to do more to block or remove harmful content.
Feb 13 2020 11:26AM
WhatsApp users cross 2 billion, second only to Facebook
Only second social media platform in the world to hit milestone.
Feb 13 2020 6:43AM
Facebook says it dismantles Russian intelligence operation targeting Ukraine
Suspends network of accounts used by Russian military intelligence to seed false narratives.
Feb 13 2020 6:42AM
Facebook's 'double-edged sword' in Thai carnage
Crucial to pulling off safe and dramatic rescue from shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima.
Feb 12 2020 6:42AM
Twitter says Facebook, Messenger accounts hacked
Compromised accounts locked.
Feb 10 2020 6:58AM
