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The Central Question Behind Facebook: 'What Does Mark Zuckerberg Believe In?'

5:15pm October 04, 2018

by Dave Davies

Facebook and its CEO have come up against "a growing and really serious decline of public trust, both among politicians and among the general public," New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos says.

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Mike Krieger (left) and Kevin Systrom, co-founders of Instragram, attend the Webby Awards in 2012 in New York.

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Instagram Co-Founders To Step Down

12:32pm September 25, 2018

by Dina Kesbeh

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger resigned from the popular photo-sharing app company Tuesday, saying they plan to leave in the coming weeks to pursue other projects.

Politics & Government

ACLU Files Charges Against Greensboro Police Department For Discrimination

7:39am September 20, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing the City of Greensboro Police Department, among others, of discrimination.

A new lawsuit alleges Facebook is misleading advertisers, but the company says it can't guarantee that all ads will reach their intended targets.

Advertising On Facebook: Is It Worth It?

10:15pm September 12, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

A lawsuit says Facebook is misleading advertisers about just how effective it is. Facebook, which makes billions from ads, says it can't guarantee that all of them will reach their intended targets.

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Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey testify during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on Sept. 5.

Politics & Government

DOJ Probe Into Bias At Tech Companies Should Include Democrats, California AG Says

2:47pm September 11, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

Attorney General Xavier Becerra is calling on the Justice Department to invite Democrats to the Sept. 25 meeting focused on social media and tech companies or risk proving the event's political bent.

Facebook Shuts 652 Iran-Backed Accounts Linked In Global Disinformation Campaign

9:31am August 22, 2018

The company says a network of accounts, pages and groups "originated in Iran and targeted people across multiple internet services in the Middle East, Latin America, UK and US."

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development is looking into whether Facebook violated fair housing laws.

HUD Hits Facebook For Allowing Housing Discrimination

8:04am August 19, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

In a formal complaint, HUD says Facebook allows landlords and home sellers to use targeted ads to discriminate based upon the recipient's race, religion, sex, familial status and national origin.

Demonstrators rally near the White House Sunday on the anniversary of the Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally.

National

Impact Of Facebook's False Posts Is Difficult To Measure

7:59pm August 13, 2018

by Brian Berumen

Facebook determined that some of the event pages organizing last weekend's counter-protests were fake and took them down. How that affected genuine organizing efforts is hard to assess.

People walk into the cafeteria at Facebook's main campus in Menlo Park, Calif., May 15, 2012.

For Some Facebook Employees, Free Food Is Coming To An End

10:45pm August 12, 2018

by Tonya Mosley

Some cities in the Bay Area want to stop tech companies from offering free or discounted food in their cafeterias. The idea is to make employees go to local businesses for their meals.

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Alex Jones and his Infowars channels have been removed from YouTube; Facebook and Apple's iTunes have also deleted most or all of his outlets on their services. He's seen here being escorted from a rally near the 2016 Republican National Convention.

YouTube, Apple and Facebook Ban Infowars, Which Decries 'Mega Purge'

3:31pm August 06, 2018

Alex Jones' Infowars site accused the companies of censorship. Apple said, "We believe in representing a wide range of views, so long as people are respectful to those with differing opinions."