Mother sues Facebook, claiming harm to addicted teenage daughter

Cecelia Tesch says her 13-year-old daughter suffers from an eating disorder, depression and other mental health problems after six years of using Facebook.

Facebook users can receive settlement money from new lawsuit

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE? Facebook users can receive a payment — once again — after a settlement was reached in a new class action lawsuit.

Meta investigating Sheryl Sandberg’s use of Facebook resources going back years: report

Lawyers investigating former Facebook operating chief Sheryl Sandberg are examining the work employees did on behalf of her foundation and other personal projects, according to media reports.

Survey finds more than half of US respondents have blocked a family member on Facebook

The survey, conducted earlier this month, asked over 2,000 users of Facebook and Instagram in the United States if and why they blocked a family member on social media.

Facebook, Instagram to reveal details on how ads target users

Meta will publicly share information about demographics and money spent on ads created to target people in states posted on their social media platforms.

Meta employees can't talk about abortion on internal platform

Some Facebook employees are not happy about the company's policy that bans them from talking about abortion on the job.

Arizona Gov. Ducey urges social media firms to fight migrant smuggling

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey says smugglers are using social media platforms to glamorize human trafficking in order to recruit young people who are paid to sneak migrants across the border.

Facebook's parent company Meta opens first retail store in Bay Area

Facebook parent Meta has opened its first physical store — in Burlingame, California — to showcase its hardware products like virtual and augmented reality goggles and glasses.

Instagram ‘negligent’ over harassment in women’s DMs, study claims

Researchers combed through thousands of misogynistic, hate-filled messages in women’s DMs on Instagram and found that Meta failed to act on their incident reports 90% of the time.

Facebook parent Meta agrees to pay $90M to settle decade-old privacy lawsuit

Facebook parent company Meta will pay $90 million to settle a privacy lawsuit over its use of “cookies” in 2010 and 2011 that tracked people online.

What is the metaverse, one of the hottest trends in the tech world in recent months?

There's been a lot of talk about the metaverse, since the parent company of Facebook decided to rebrand itself as "Meta" to reflect its commitment to metaverse-related technologies. Here's a primer for those who may not understand what the metaverse is, and what it allows people to do.

Facebook's daily active users fall for 1st time in its history

Facebook’s fourth-quarter earnings report shared this week revealed a drop in its daily active users, a first in its history.

Instagram unveils new teen safety tools ahead of congressional hearing

Instagram is rolling out new features, including one that urges teens to take breaks from the app, amid scrutiny on the Facebook-owned platform.

Facebook owner Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK antitrust watchdog

The U.K.'s antitrust watchdog has blocked Facebook's acquisition of Giphy and ordered the social network to sell off the GIF-sharing platform.

State attorneys general investigating Instagram's effects on children, young adults

A group of state attorneys general are investigating Instagram and its effects on children and young adults, saying its parent company Facebook — recently renamed Meta Platforms — ignored research about the harms it causes to young people.