Musk trolls Zuckerberg's Meta as Facebook, Instagram see widespread outages
Elon Musk posted a dig on X, directed at Meta, after Mark Zuckerberg's social media giant appeared to experience a wide-scale outage on Tuesday morning.
Mark Zuckerberg weighs in on why tech companies are laying off workers
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained that layoffs that are still prevalent throughout the tech industry aren't happening because of artificial intelligence.
New York City sues Tiktok, Instagram and other social media apps for causing 'youth mental health crisis'
New York City is filing a lawsuit against social media companies such as TikTok and Instagram for causing a "youth mental health crisis" among the city's children.
Zuckerberg’s viral apology achieved ‘nothing’ as mogul was wary of hurting federal case against Meta: expert
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was forced into an apology during last month’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing because he couldn’t jeopardize an ongoing federal case, according to a legal guru.
NY AG expands crypto fraud lawsuit linked to Winkelvoss twins to $3 billion
New York's attorney general on Friday expanded her lawsuit against crypto firms Gemini, Genesis and parent company, DCG
Meta’s new dividend adds $200B in value; Zuckerberg nets $29B in 1 day
Facebook parent Meta is recording the biggest one-day jump in market value for a U.S. company after the tech giant announced it will pay its first quarterly dividend.
Meta warns investors Mark Zuckerberg's MMA fighting could impact business
Meta warned investors in its annual report filed with the SEC that CEO Mark Zuckerberg's participation in combat sports could impact the company if he is injured.
Which tech giant is next to pay a dividend?
'Barron's Roundtable' panelists offer their market outlook and the next tech company to pay a dividend.
Big Tech companies have ‘overstepped’ their boundary with underage users: Kara Frederick
Heritage Foundation tech policy director Kara Frederick says Facebook has intentionally targeted young users despite concerns over social media’s impact on mental health.
Nevada files lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Snapchat and TikTok: 'Hazard to public health'
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford filed civil lawsuits Tuesday against the parent company of Snapchat and Meta-owned Facebook, Instagram, Messenger.
South Carolina lawmaker whose son died by suicide after sextortion scam files lawsuit against Meta
South Carolina state Rep. Brandon Guffey is suing Meta after his son died by suicide in 2022. He alleges the company deceived users about the addictive nature of its apps.
Former Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg announces intent to leave Meta's board of directors
Former Meta operating chief Sheryl Sandberg announced on her Facebook page on Wednesday that she’s leaving the company’s board of directors.
Meta to restrict content for teens on Facebook, Instagram
Meta will soon restrict "age-inappropriate" content from teens on Facebook and Instagram as the social media giant faces increased scrutiny from regulators.
Meta's Threads now available in Europe for nearly half a billion users
Meta's Threads, the Twitter-like social media platform that debuted this summer, is now available to prospective users in the European Union after the company widened its rollout.
Sarah Silverman, authors allege Meta used copyrighted content to train AI model
A lawsuit against Meta filed by Sarah Silverman and a group of authors alleges that the company infringed their copyrights by training AI models on their content without permission.
Former Facebook diversity head pleads guilty to stealing millions in kickback scheme, DOJ says
Facebook's former DEI head pleaded guilty to stealing more than $4 million from the social media giant over several years to fund her lifestyle.
Meta delivers long-awaited privacy features for Facebook and Messenger
Meta Platforms Inc. has announced the launch of end-to-end encryption for private messages and calls on Messenger and Facebook, beefing up privacy protections for users.
Facebook and Instagram allow predators to 'trade child pornography,' according to lawsuit filed by New Mexico
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram over the platforms allegedly promoting minors’ accounts to apparent child predators.
Meta, IBM launch international 'AI Alliance' with 50 organizations to advance open-source AI
Tech giants Meta and IBM announce the formation of an international "AI alliance" comprised of 50 founding members aimed at advancing "open, safe, responsible AI."
Meta officials warn China, Russia, Iran plan 'foreign covert influence operations' ahead of 2024 election
A Meta report says China, Russia and Iran likely will use fake social media accounts to sow discord in the United States ahead of the 20204 election.