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Social media companies are under pressure to curb misinformation on their platforms ahead of the US election

Financial results show how resilient tech giants have been even as pandemic devastated other parts of economy

Facebook's cloud gaming service requires no special hardware or controllers and cost of trying games is reportedly $0

Mark Zuckerberg prepares to be grilled by a Senate committee about the handling of politically-charged posts

In a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, premier says Islamophobia is encouraging hate against Muslims through social media

The company also announced it will be rolling out new features for business accounts in the coming months

AIC objects to the process through which “Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Rules” were formulated

Social media platforms have been under fire for allowing racist and discriminatory messages to spread online

Facebook and Twitter CEOs face allegations of political bias

Launch of Facebook's dating service was delayed earlier this year due to regulatory concerns

Social media networks have come under renewed fire in France after decapitation of a teacher was posted on Twitter

Inquiries have been launched after concerns were raised about handling of children's personal data on Instagram

The attention-based business model of social media companies is a threat to democracy, said Tim Kendall

Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan previously donated $300 million to help US election process deal with Covid-19

The new policy will be enforced in the next few days

The decision is praised by the World Jewish Congress and the American Jewish Committee

In 2018, Facebook reported that personal data on 87 million users was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica

Premier raises concerns about rise in online hate, extremism globally; acknowledges fighting it a big challenge

Facebook has found networks which are predominantly tied to political groups who targeted domestic audiences

Facebook said it’s readied new safeguards for US elections to deal with candidates who prematurely declare victory

Facebook took post down but not before it was shared about 26,000 times

Trump is holding tech companies accountable for allegedly stifling conservative voices a theme of his administration

Upgrade was rolled out in August and is now available across Canada, Pakistan, Peru, and Taiwan

Facebook has been under fire for refusing to fact-check political ads and for rampant organic misinformation

Draft suggests that tech giants may be banned from preferential treatment of their own services on their platforms

Facebook has dismantled three networks of fake accounts that could be used by Russia's intelligence services

US Justice Department unveiled a proposal to reform a legal immunity for internet companies

Big advertisers announced boycotts of social media platforms they had accused of tolerating hate speech

Facebook said the Irish Data Protection Commission commenced an inquiry into Facebook controlled EU-US data transfers

Facebook blamed a bug, which it said it was correcting for the issue

Zuckerberg was displeased with the fact that staff discussed social issues at work

Facebook launched a climate science information center to elevate credible sources on climate change

Facebook updated its policies last month to ban groups that demonstrate significant risks to public safety

Austria plans to oblige large internet platforms like Facebook and Google to delete illegal content within days

Facebook said it will stop accepting new political ads week before US election day on November 3

President Donald Trump is running for a second term, facing Democratic challenger Joe Biden

Mark Zuckerberg’s company finds itself caught in a debate over how it handles political content in its biggest market

Facebook will issue warnings to users that the image they are about to share could be harmful or misleading

Facebook has faced criticism worldwide from activists, regulators, and governments for spread of misinformation

Facebook and Twitter have announced crackdowns on content linked with conspiracy theory QAnon

UN investigators said Facebook had played a key role in spreading hate speech that fuelled violence

Facebook is considering halting political advertising after US Election Day to curb post-election misinformation

Facebook has more than 300 million users in India, its biggest market

IT minister says Facebook continuously ignores hate speech and sectarian content shared by BJP leaders, workers

Facebook removed nearly 800 QAnon conspiracy groups for posts celebrating violence

Facebook allegedly violated state’s law through its 'Tag Suggestions' feature

Facebook says it prohibits hate speech that incites violence

Ankhi Das in her complaint to Delhi police says some individuals online had “intentionally vilified” her

This is an issue of Facebook’s global credibility, says Congress party spokesperson

Company executive opposed applying hate-speech rules to a BJP leader fearing business fallout