Senator to ask Facebook about report on treatment of critics, Reuters says

A Democratic U.S. senator said on Thursday she will ask Facebook Inc and the Justice Department about a media report that the company hired an outside firm to attack critics, warning that such action could raise campaign finance issues......»»

India, WhatsApp's biggest market, holds more than 400 million of the app's 2 billion users, per Reuters. Indian Prime Minister Narendra M.....»»

Reuters Wall Street has mixed hopes for Facebook's first-quarter report, with all eyes on how hard its.....»»

Reuters On January 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) tweeted that there was "no clear evidence" that the coronavirus could spread between people. The tweet — soon proved wrong — is a symbol for WHO critics of how it mishandled and down.....»»

REUTERS/Erin Scott Facebook knew about a security risk for nine months before the issue contributed to the biggest hack in the company's history, according to a report by the Telegraph.  Citing legal documents from a class-action lawsuit agains.....»»

Reuters A Facebook contractor accepted thousands of dollars in bribes from an ad agency, according to a report from BuzzFeed News. Ads Inc. repor.....»»

Facebook on Tuesday released the results of an independent audit conducted by a former Republican senator that found the social networking giant has been biased against conservatives, although not deliberately. The report from former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl.....»»

Future Huawei phones may not come with Facebook apps pre-installed, claims a report from Reuters. If it’s true, it will be the latest blow to the Chinese firm after the U.S. .....»»

Facebook's latest transparency report shows a big rise in fake accounts and complications it faces in policing bullying and harassment. Facebook is being inundated by fake accounts and violent con.....»»

More than 100 public health and anti-tobacco organizations are calling on Facebook Inc, Instagram, Twitter and Snap Inc to take "swift action" to curb advertising of tobacco products on their platforms......»»

Elizabeth Warren, the U.S. senator running for president, on Friday outlined her plans to break up what she calls “Big Tech” in what could be considered the most sweeping salvo against the industry......»»

(Reuters) - A month of darkening sentiment around Facebook Inc among analysts was washed away in an instant when the social media's earnings report blew through even the most optimistic earnings estimates......»»

A federal judge allowed a class-action lawsuit against Facebook Inc. to proceed Monday, according to a Reuters report. The suit challenges the social-network giant over its gathering of facial recog.....»»

The lawmakers who could give Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hell; ex-senator says Republicans have abandoned fiscal responsibility; Florida Gov. Rick Scott expected to announce Senate bid; and more......»»

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. senator on Thursday is seeking responses from Google parent Alphabet Inc and Twitter Inc on whether the U.S. companies have any data sharing agreements with Chinese vendors, following a disclosure from Facebook Inc this week......»»

(Reuters) - Shares of Facebook Inc fell more than 1 percent in premarket trade on Tuesday, after a report said that a federal probe on the data breach linked to Cambridge Analytica was broadened and will include more government agencies......»»

(Reuters) - Shares of Facebook Inc fell 2 percent on Tuesday, after a report that a federal probe on the data breach linked to Cambridge Analytica had been broadened and would include more government agencies......»»

A new Reuters investigation exposes Facebook's ongoing struggle against hate speech in Myanmar, where the social media site has been used to incite violence against the .....»»

Facebook has removed a feature that allowed users to translate Burmese posts and comments after a Reuters report showed the tool was producing bizarre results......»»

Facebook could face sanctions for not complying with the European Union’s consumer rules, according to a report from Reuters today......»»