Facebook bans anti-vaccine ads, with some exceptions
Facebook announced on Tuesday that it will ban ads that discourage people from getting a vaccine but will still allow ads that advocate for or against government policies around vaccines.
Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan to donate additional $100M to support election officials, infrastructure
The additional funds will support the Center for Tech and Civic Life to help ensure that "every jurisdiction that needs funding to help people vote safely can get it."
Can Big Tech companies be called monopolies?
Panel on Big Tech industry, third quarter earnings
Once corporate takes over our elections, the system falls apart: Louisiana AG
Jeff Landry on filing lawsuit over Zuckerberg-funded free election grants
Mobile app usage surged 25% in Q3 as coronavirus keeps people home
Mobile app usage grew 25% in the third quarter of 2020, according to a new report.
Former Facebook engineer Ashok Chandwaney says company not doing enough to stop hate speech
A former Facebook engineer on Tuesday told NBC that the company is not doing enough to stop hate speech.
Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook fight Democratic campaign to break up Big Tech
Findings from top Democrats called for an overhaul in anti-trust laws as well as the breakup of the top four tech companies.
Facebook steps up QAnon crackdown amid anti-trust, censorship scrutiny
Facebook announced new measures to crack down on QAnon and “Militarized Social Movements” Tuesday, as well as bans on thousands of pages and groups.
Antitrust movement against big tech taking shape imminently: Gasparino
Charlie Gasparino on big tech
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg is ‘definitely' a risk to public health: Steve Hilton
Steve Hilton on Facebook, reopening California
Instagram starts hiding 'potentially offensive' comments
The new function builds on the social media platform's previous filter, concealing comments similar to those that have been the subjects of previous complaints.
Facebook says government breakup of Instagram, WhatsApp would be ‘complete nonstarter’
The House Antitrust Subcommittee this month is expected to release the findings of its investigation into Facebook and other companies.
Facebook, Twitter on 'high alert' for election misinformation
Social media companies are on "high alert" both before and following November's presidential election.
Investor bets $180M on Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, Google call options
Netflix, Amazon, Facebook and Google may see volatility after a huge options bet.
Senate votes to subpoena Facebook, Alphabet, Twitter ahead of 2020 election
The Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday voted to subpoena Facebook, Google and Twitter ahead of Nov. 3 to discuss bias and disinformation.
Facebook enables cross-platform communication between Instagram, Messenger
People using the Messenger app will now be able to reach a user on Instagram without needing to download a new app, and vice versa.
Joe Biden launches post-debate digital ad assault
Biden's campaign is trying to take back the digital stage after essentially ignoring it during the Democratic primaries.
US House Judiciary antitrust report likely to come out as soon as Monday October 5: source
The House antitrust subcommittee plans to hold a hearing on Friday on proposals to strengthen antitrust laws
Biden campaign accuses Facebook of letting misinformation slide in Trump posts
The presidential campaign for Joe Biden on Monday, the day before the first presidential debate, sent a letter to Facebook accusing the company of failing to meet its promises to keep disinformation off its platform, specifically citing the fact it has allowed certain posts from President Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., to remain up.
Google, Facebook and Twitter CEOs could face Senate subpoenas
The CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter could face subpoenas from the Senate Commerce Committee unless they commit to testifying before Congress on Oct. 1.