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Facebook devotes $1 bn to affordable housing in US
The social media giant has previously teamed up with community groups and local officials
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Zuckerberg calls Libra key for 'America's financial leadership'
Says it would not launch without approval from regulators
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Facebook announces new steps to clamp down on misinformation ahead of 2020 election
The social media giant has come under fire over its policy of exempting ads run by politicians from fact-checking
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Russian accounts targeted US voters on Instagram ahead of 2020 election
Facebook said it had suspended the accounts on Monday, as well as three separate networks operated from Iran
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Facebook open to currency-pegged stablecoins for Libra project
The social media giant is facing growing scepticism about its digital currency project Libra
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Four killed as police fire on blasphemy protesters
20,000 Muslims protested to demand the execution of a young Hindu man
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News Corp to supply headlines for Facebook's upcoming news tab
Headlines appearing in Facebook’s news section will be curated by a team of editors
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'Stable coins' could hinder efforts to stamp out money laundering
Facebook unveiled Libra in June as part of its push into e-commerce and global payments
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Zuckerberg defends Facebook's approach to free speech, draws line on China
Facebook has been under fire for its lax approach to fake news reports and violent content
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Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency faces new hurdle from G7 nations
Cryptocurrencies could also hinder cross-border efforts to fight money laundering and terror financing
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Facebook's Zuckerberg says company considered banning political ads
Facebook Inc has been under fire over its advertising policies
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Withdrawal of companies from Libra project is a good sign
Facebook’s ambitious efforts to establish a global digital currency called Libra suffered severe setbacks
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Several arrested in Punjab as law enforcers launch crackdown on harassers
Following complaints by several women across the province, Punjab authorities strive to bring harassers to justice
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Group behind Facebook's Libra coin announces 21 founding members
Membership departures came after US senators sent letters to several financial firms
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Facebook's Libra currency abandoned by major financial companies
Major payment companies including Mastercard and Visa quit the group behind the project
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Man gets 8-year in jail for cyber crime
Accused sexually assaulted the victim and took her nude photos over refusal of marriage
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Mass shooting rumor in Facebook Group shows private chats are not risk-free
The post sparked fear in the community, with some group members canceling their plans
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Biden campaign rips Facebook for allowing 'debunked' Trump ad
Facebook refused to block an ad from President Donald Trump
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Livestreamed killings test social media measures to block extremist content
In the first major test of their systems since the massacre of Christchurch prompted a global outcry
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Facebook plugs booming business version into Portal
Workplace paid users grew by more than 50% in the past eight months
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Facebook extends fact-checking programme to 10 new African states
Facebook partners with Agence France-Presse and other media
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State attorney general group probing Facebook could expand to 40
Some states have raised concerns that Facebook and other big tech companies engage in anti-competitive practices
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FBI director warns Facebook could become platform of 'child pornographers'
Facebook’s plan would produce a lawless space created by the owners of one big company
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PayPal becomes first member to exit Facebook's Libra Association
Says it will forgo further participation in group, focus on its own core businesses
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PayPal becomes first member to exit Facebook's Libra Association
And would instead focus on its own core businesses
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US House panel wants Facebook's Zuckerberg to testify on Libra by January
The panel’s plans were first reported by The Information technology news website
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Officials push Facebook for way to peek at encrypted messages
The messaging services does not provide authorities a way to see what is being sent
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Facebook's Instagram launches Snap chat-like 'Threads' app
Through Threads, users can upload status, share location and battery status with their close friends on Instagram
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Facebook suffers legal blow in EU court over hate speech
Decision aims to see US tech giants meet tightened European standards over hate speech and offensive content
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Turkey fines Facebook $282,000 over privacy breach
Violation of data protection laws which affected nearly 300,000 people
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‘India seeks removal of online content more than any other country’
New Delhi also tops individual list for requests made to Facebook – 91% of total appeals: report
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Facebook wins ICC's digital content rights for subcontinent
The social media giant will carry a range of content across four years
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Facebook to launch hand tracking feature on Oculus Quest
The feature allows users to operate the headset using hand gestures
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Facebook takes down pro-Trump pages with reported Ukraine links
The social media giant said it had taken down "I Love America" and related pages
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Facebook exempts political speech from fact-checking
Move comes amid fears of misinformation campaigns on social media ahead of November 2020 US polls
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Facebook to buy brain science start-up CTRL-labs
The social media giant said it intends to use the neural interface technology of CTRL-labs
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Facebook reportedly set to replace cellphones with their smart glasses
The social media giant has signed a partnership with Fashion powerhouse Ray-ban parent company Luxottica
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Undeterred, Facebook to press on with Libra launch next year: executive
Facebook’s Calibra digital wallet will allow consumers and vendors to hold and transact the digital currency
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Few US lawmakers hit 'like' button after Facebook CEO visits Capitol Hill
Zuckerberg was in no mood to talk to reporters between meetings
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Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps in response to Cambridge Analytica row
Last year Facebook violated a 2012 consent decree
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg meets Trump, seeks to mend fences in Washington
The chief executive faced aggressive questioning from lawmakers about the social network’s failures
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Facebook unveils new Portal video chat, TV streaming devices
Making the company’s first foray into TV streaming hardware
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg dines with senators in DC
The social media giant has been under fire for more than a year and faces antitrust investigations
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Germany's Scholz: We cannot accept parallel currencies such as Facebook's Libra
Facebook’s planned Libra is the most well-known of the stablecoins
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Facebook oversight board won’t have mandate to change policy
Facebook will allow a new outside oversight board to make final decisions
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London police and Facebook move to stop live streaming of terror attacks
The Metropolitan Police will share a video of its firearms officers training with Facebook
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Zuckerberg: new Facebook panel can overrule him
The independent panel would have the final say on matters of what belongs on the social platform
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Vietnam's social media crowd swells with new entrant to take on Facebook, Google
The communist party squeezes US tech giants Facebook and Google with a new cybersecurity law
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PayPal cautious about Libra’s future
As International outcry mounts over Facebook’s upstart cryptocurrency
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PayPal cautious about future of Libra cryptocurrency
Which is slated to debut with the pioneering digital payments firm as part of its oversight association