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Meta banned seven surveillance firms from Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on Thursday, accusing the firms of using the platforms to spy on about 50,000 unsuspecting people.

Facebook bans 7 'surveillance-for-hire' companies that spied on 50,000 users

4:20pm December 16, 2021

by Shannon Bond

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram says the firms used its platforms to spy on human rights activists, government critics, celebrities and journalists in more than 100 countries.

'She Said' Tracks The Remarkable Reporting Leading To The Arrest Of Harvey Weinstein

9:47am September 08, 2019

by Annalisa Quinn

New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey broke the story that ended the Hollywood producer's alleged reign of terror and helped to ignite the #MeToo movement.

An Israeli intelligence firm was reportedly hired last year to compile background dossiers on several former Obama administration officials, including Colin Kahl, seen here in 2012.

Reports: Intel Firm Was Hired To Discredit Former Obama Iran Deal Negotiators

6:19pm May 07, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Obama foreign policy adviser Colin Kahl was reportedly targeted by the Israeli company Black Cube: "It's especially awful that they not only went after me, but that they went after my family."

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Report: Weinstein Hired Agents To Investigate And Suppress Accusations Against Him

6:08pm November 07, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

It reads like an espionage thriller: Weinstein hired multiple intelligence firms, one which used agents to extract information and try to stop The New York Times from publishing an article about him.