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Lawmakers grilled Facebook’s Global Head of Safety in hearings that aimed to understand how much the company knew of data that indicated the harmful effects of its products on teenaged users.

Social media has proven to be a reliable source in the hunt for Brian Laundrie, a fugitive person of interest in the killing of his fiancée, 22-year-old Gabby Petito.

Two U.S. senators said on Tuesday a Facebook Inc. whistleblower will testify at a Senate hearing next week about what one of them called the social media company's "toxic effects" on young users.

Facebook Inc. has come under increasing fire in recent days for its effect on young users and its efforts to create products for them. Inside the company, teams of employees have for years been laying plans to attract preteens that go beyond what is publicly known, spurred by fear that Facebook could lose a new generation of users critical to its future.

Facebook said Monday it will "pause" its work on a kids' version of its photo and video-oriented Instagram app.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has directed Florida's secretary of state to investigate Facebook over allegations that the social media giant may have violated the state's election laws.

Facebook announced Monday that it will pause the release of "Instagram Kids" following the release of the "Facebook Files" and increased scrutiny over the company’s impact on its youngest users.

Parler CEO George Farmer argues Facebook is trying to censor free speech on the heels of it publishing guidelines offering information about how content is distributed on the social media platform.

A Wall Street Journal investigation detailed Facebook’s intimate knowledge of flaws that riddle its system – flaws that can cause harm.

A racial justice group says its move to log out of Facebook on Nov. 10 will pull "on the tried and true economic power of consumers to directly impact bottom lines for companies that shirk accountability."

Facebook Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer said Wednesday that he will step down from the role next year.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reacted to a New York Times report which claims he approved a plan dubbed Project Amplify, where the social media giant would use the platform's "News Feed" to promote positive coverage of itself to improve its image.

Amazon, Facebook and Pfizer have joined a group of 33 companies vowing to hire refugees coming into the U.S. from Afghanistan.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg approved a plan last month to use Facebook’s “News Feed” to promote positive coverage of the embattled social media platform as it aims to improve its image, according to a report Tuesday.

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., compared Big Tech to Big Tobacco following a report showing Facebook is aware of Instagram’s negative impact on teenagers’ mental health.