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Meta agrees to pay Trump $25 million to settle lawsuit over Facebook and Instagram suspensions

6:54pm January 29, 2025

Meta agreed to pay President Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 federal lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations after his suspension from Facebook and Instagram in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack.

Facebook Parent Company Meta To Report Quarterly Earnings

Meta built a global fact-checking operation. Will it survive?

4:27am January 10, 2025

by Huo Jingnan

The company's policy reversal comes as the U.S. is diverging sharply from other countries over regulating social media.

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National

Meta says it will end fact checking as Silicon Valley prepares for Trump

12:33pm January 07, 2025

CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the company's previous content moderation policies "censorship," repeating talking points from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies.

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Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump Holds Election Night Event In West Palm Beach

Meta taps Trump ally and UFC CEO Dana White to join its board

7:38pm January 06, 2025

White's election as a Meta director two weeks before Trump takes office comes as Silicon Valley is courting the incoming administration.

National

Zuckerberg dines with Trump in Mar-a-Lago

2:51am November 28, 2024

A spokesperson for Meta confirmed that Zuckerberg and Trump met on Wednesday, saying he was invited for dinner with the president-elect to talk about the incoming administration.

An Elon Musk-backed political group is posting fake Kamala Harris ads on Facebook

6:02pm October 30, 2024

Ads seemingly advocating for Vice President Harris on Facebook are really part of an effort by a dark money group to mislead voters. The messages have been viewed millions of times.

Facebook Covers Sign At Menlo Park Headquarters

Politics & Government

Meta shutters tool used to fight disinformation, despite outcry

7:00am August 14, 2024

by Dara Kerr

The social media company discontinues its CrowdTangle tool, which researchers have used to track misinformation. Amid fears of election interference, lawmakers have urged Meta to keep it running.

Amid growing concern about children's use of social media, the United Kingdom implemented rules designed to keep kids safer and limit their screen time. The U.S. is weighing similar legislation.

Health & Safety

TikTok and others change platforms to protect kids. Advocates say it's just a start

2:37pm March 29, 2024

by Rhitu Chatterjee

A new report by Children and Screens rounds up the changes spurred by the U.K.'s Age Appropriate Design Code, which went into effect in 2020. Similar laws are being considered in the U.S.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified on Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media, including Meta's Facebook and Instagram.

Politics & Government

'You have blood on your hands,' Senator tells Mark Zuckerberg for failing kids online

9:09pm January 31, 2024

by Dara Kerr

The top tech executives from Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord get the fifth degree from the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Disinformation researcher Joan Donovan testifying remotely during a U.S. Senate hearing in April 2021. Donovan contends she lost her job at Harvard University due to pressure from the social media company, Meta.

Education

Disinformation researcher says Harvard pushed her out to protect Meta

4:47pm December 04, 2023

by Shannon Bond

Joan Donovan accused Harvard of violating her free speech rights and the school's own commitment to academic freedom in an attempt to protect its relationship with the tech company and its executives.