New fact-checks coming to Facebook: Here's when
Meta will begin testing Community Notes, a crowdsourced fact-checking system for Facebook and Instagram, on March 18. The new program replaces traditional fact-checking, a move that has sparked concern from media experts.
Facebook whistleblower barred from promoting new tell-all book
A former Facebook executive released a tell-all book about her “critical years” at Facebook/Meta, but an arbitrator has blocked her from promoting it.
Is Facebook down? Thousands of users report outage
Thousands of users reported an outage on Facebook on Wednesday evening, according to Downdetector.
Meta approves bonuses of up to 200% for company execs as it lays off workers
Facebook parent company Meta recently announced that it approved bonuses of up to 200% for the company's executives.
Meta slashes 3,600 jobs worldwide, including in the Bay Area
Tech and social media giant Meta is laying off thousands of workers in an effort to push productivity upward.
Were users forced to follow Trump on social media? What we know about claims
Many users found themselves following President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on social media after the inauguration. Here's why this happened and how Meta explains the process.
Meta cutting 'low performers' in latest round of layoffs
Meta plans to cut 5% of its workforce, weeding out its lowest performers.
Facebook fact-checking to be replaced with X-style community notes
Facebook is ending its fact-checking program and replacing it with a similar model used on Elon Musk’s X. Here’s what to know.
UFC head Dana White, strong Trump supporter, joins Meta's board of directors
UFC CEO Dana White is among three new members of Meta Platforms Inc.'s board of directors as the social media giant shifts its focus to AI and the metaverse.
Amazon joins Meta in donating $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
The donations come after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with President-elect Donald Trump and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he was “optimistic" about Trump’s second term in the White House.
Meta apologizes for Facebook, Instagram outages
Meta issued an apology after a widespread outage affected Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger on Wednesday.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg swings by Mar-a-Lago to see Trump
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday, just months after the tech entrepreneur publicly praised President-elect Trump following the July 13 assassination attempt.
Elon Musk impersonator accused of stealing up to $600K from woman using Facebook, Bradenton police say
A man pretending to be billionaire Elon Musk on Facebook is facing charges, accused of stealing as much as $600,000 from a woman he befriended on the social network, the Bradenton Police Department said.
Instagram teen accounts roll out this month. Here’s what to know
Instagram will automatically put teens in private accounts that come with more restrictions. Here’s what parents should know about these new, so-called “teen accounts.”
Here's why the Facebook icon mysteriously turned black on Friday
Facebook says the issue is now resolved after people on social media weighed in about the app after noticing it on their devices.
Mark Zuckerberg letter: White House pressured Facebook over some COVID content during pandemic
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter that Meta made some choices that, “with the benefit of hindsight and new information," the tech giant would not make again. Here's how the White House responded.
Facebook is filling up with AI-generated spam — and you’re eating it up
A surge in AI-generated posts on Facebook is appearing on users' accounts, causing some uncertainty about which posts are real.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram recovering after outage
Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook were down for some users Wednesday thanks to a wider outage at parent company Meta, reports indicate.
Facebook, Instagram outage: What to know about websites and services going down
Weeks after an outage affecting AT&T, another service that many Americans use suffered was rendered inaccessible for a period of time. Here's what to know about service outages, as well as the cost such outages can incur.
Facebook, Instagram back online after widespread outages
A technical issue caused widespread login issues for over an hour on Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday.