Facebook bans 'dangerous individuals' cited for hate speech
San Francisco, May 3 (AP/UNB) — After years of pressure to crack down on hate and bigotry, Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other extremists, saying they violated its ban on "dangerous individuals."
Facebook anticipates an FTC privacy fine of up to $5 billion
San Francisco, Apr 25 (AP/UNB) — Facebook said it expects a fine of up to $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating whether the social network violated its users' privacy.
Facebook says it removed fake accounts in Philippines
San Francisco, Mar 30 (AP/UNB) — Facebook says it has removed 200 pages, groups and accounts linked to Nic Gabunada, reportedly the former social media manager of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, for misleading people.
Facebook says it's limiting false stories for India election
New Delhi, Mar 27 (AP/UNB) — Facebook is taking steps to reduce the spread of false information on its platforms ahead of India's general election, company officials said Monday.
Facebook left millions of passwords readable by employees
San Francisco, Mar 22 (AP/UNB) — Facebook left hundreds of millions of user passwords readable by its employees for years, the company acknowledged Thursday after a security researcher exposed the lapse .
Facebook says service hindered by lack of local news
New York, Mar 18 (AP/UNB) — Facebook's effort to establish a service that provides its users with local news and information is being hindered by the lack of outlets where the company's technicians can find original reporting.
Facebook data deals under criminal investigation
San Francisco, Mar 14 (AP/UNB) — The New York Times reports that federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into Facebook's data deals with major electronics manufacturers.
Facebook, Instagram suffer outages
New York, Mar 14 (AP/UNB) — Facebook says it is aware of outages on its platforms including Facebook, Messenger and Instagram and is working to resolve the issue.
Can Zuckerberg really make a privacy-friendly Facebook?
San Francisco, Mar 8 (AP/UNB) — After building a social network that turned into a surveillance system, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he's shifting his company's focus to messaging services designed to serve as fortresses of privacy.
FB pledges to follow Bangladesh culture, legal framework
Dhaka, Feb 27 (UNB) – Facebook authorities have pledged to follow the legal framework and culture of Bangladesh in publishing contents.