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Meta to cut 8,000 jobs, 10% of staff as it pours billions into AI

  • Apr 24
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Facebook should nix accounts that defraud, DA says

  • Apr 10

Jury awards $6 million in damages in landmark social media trial

  • Mar 26

Woman describes childhood social media addiction in court

  • Feb 27

Head of Instagram takes the stand in landmark social media trial

  • Feb 12

Lawyer argues social media is addicting for children in landmark trial

  • Feb 10

Social media pages disabled after wrongful accusations: Owners

  • Feb 5

Facebook group uses creativity as engine for outreach to unhoused

  • Jan 31

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NorCal software rep loses $176K after accepting remote job she thought to be with Facebook

When her so-called mentor suggested she sell her car and all her physical belongings at a pawn shop to try and 'unfreeze' her account, Dawn Furseth realized she had been scammed.

  • Jan 23

Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children

Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia since the country banned use of the platforms by those under 16, officials said.

  • Jan 16
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Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week with fines up to $33 million

Social media platforms must report monthly how many children's accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week.

  • Dec 5, 2025

Warning about Facebook ad offering popular chocolate in bulk

A woman is sharing her story as a warning about a Facebook ad offering a popular chocolate in bulk, perfect for the holidays.

  • Nov 25, 2025

Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won't have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram

Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking.

  • Nov 18, 2025