Zuckerberg still under fire over inflammatory Trump posts, CEO takes no action

In a meeting with employees Tuesday, Zuckerberg stood behind his position which allows President Trump's controversial post "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" under freedom of expression.

Facebook buys Giphy, popular tool for creating animated GIFs

The companies did not disclose financial terms. Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, Axios said the deal is valued around $400 million.

Facebook to warn users who viewed coronavirus hoaxes

The new notice will be sent to users who have liked, reacted to, or commented on posts featuring harmful or false claims about COVID-19 after they have been removed by moderators.

Facebook shares location data to help COVID-19 researchers

Facebook has announced new tools to help researchers track social distancing and other efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Facebook recommends working from home for all Bay Area employees due to coronavirus

In light of the novel coronavirus outbreak/COVID-19, Facebook is encouraging Bay Area staff to work from home starting Friday, March 6 a spokesperson said on Thursday. 

Facebook announces donation to support SF Chinatown businesses

For anyone familiar with San Francisco's Chinatown it's clear something is off. Parking is easier, the sidewalks clear, the shops largely empty. Businesses say they've seen a dip in business since Covid-19 first appeared.

Facebook VP of Messenger Stan Chudnovsky discusses privacy, encryption

The massive project has already gotten pushback from regulators worried about Facebook's size and power. Government officials also worry about Facebook's plans to extend end-to-end encryption to Messenger.

Facebook cancels San Francisco conference amid growing coronavirus concerns

Facebook media relations chief Anthony Harrison says, “Our priority is the health and safety of our teams, so out of an abundance of caution, we canceled our Global Marketing Summit due to the evolving public health risks related to coronavirus.”

Unique Illinois privacy law leads to $550M Facebook settlement of a class-action lawsuit

Privacy advocates hail Illinois' strict biometric privacy law as the nation's strongest form of protection in the commercial use of such data, and it has survived ongoing efforts by the tech industry and other businesses to weaken it.

Twitter, Facebook ban fake users; some had AI-created photos

Tech companies have stepped up efforts to tackle misinformation on their services ahead of next year's U.S. presidential elections.