Facebook testing window display feature highlighting Fort Worth small businesses
Fort Worth is the first of several major cities to launch the Facebook concept called “Good Ideas Shop.” The window displays offer a local community connection to the businesses, but they also get worldwide exposure via the social media giant just in time for the holiday shopping season.
Protesters demand CEO Mark Zuckerberg leave Facebook
A group gathered outside of the home of Mark Zuckerberg demanding he resign as CEO of the social media company.
Facebook whistleblower to speak with Capitol riot investigative committee
Frances Haugen, a Facebook whistleblower, will speak with members of the January 6 Select Committee to discuss the social media platform’s role in the events of the Capitol riot.
Facebook blames global outage on error during routine maintenance
The global outage knocked Facebook and its other platforms offline for hours.
Facebook products 'harm children, stoke division,' whistleblower testifies
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified that the company’s platforms harm children and fuel division and that the company chooses “profits before people.”
Zuckerberg loses $6B amid Facebook outage
Facebook shares also dropped more than 5% as the hours-long outage continued Monday.
Facebook responds to Biden’s criticism over COVID-19 information
Facebook has responded to the White House's claim that the company isn't doing enough to stop the spread of COVID-19 misinformation.
Trump files class-action lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and Google
Donald Trump announced Wednesday he was serving as lead plaintiff in the class-action suits, claiming he has been wrongfully censored by the companies.
Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years after oversight board ruling
Former President Donald Trump has been suspended from Facebook for two years after an oversight board ruling, the social media company announced.
Facebook ends ban on posts claiming COVID-19 is man-made
Facebook will no longer ban posts suggesting COVID-19 was man-made amid mounting calls to further investigate the pandemic’s origins, marking a reversal for the social media giant.
New Facebook, Instagram feature will allow users to hide like counts
The company explained that the company was looking for more ways to give people control over their experience.
Facebook’s new feature will prompt users to read articles before sharing them
Facebook is testing a new feature that will prompt users to read news articles before they share them on the social media platform.
Facebook data on more than 500M users found online
Details from more than 500 million Facebook users have been found available to download for free on a website frequented by low-level hacking enthusiasts.
Facebook removes video of Donald Trump interview with daughter-in-law Lara Trump
Facebook removed a video of an interview with former President Donald Trump conducted by his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, saying any content "in the voice of Donald Trump" would be scrubbed from the social media platform.
Facebook to label COVID-19 vaccine posts to combat misinformation, help people find where to get the shot
Facebook said Monday it will add labels to all posts about COVID-19 vaccines containing “credible information” from the World Health Organization.
Facebook introduces new fact-check tool to combat Holocaust denial
Anyone who searches on Facebook for terms related to the Holocaust or Holocaust denial will see a message labeled “Learning about the Holocaust,” which includes a link to read credible information about the Nazi genocide.
Waxahachie woman gets back control of hacked Facebook account, but more victims come forward
After FOX 4 reported on the struggle a hacked Facebook user had getting any action from the social media company, we heard from many others with the same experience.
Hackers use Waxahachie woman’s Facebook account for scamming scheme
An elaborate scheme was used to reach Tiffany Pointer’s Facebook contacts to ask for money in her name.
Facebook to remove false claims about COVID-19 vaccines
The social network said it will remove any Facebook or Instagram posts with false information about COVID-19 vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts.
Facebook blocking new political ads to limit misinformation
Facebook says it's limiting new political ads ahead of the 2020 general election as their way of trying to limit misinformation that could lead to civil unrest.