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FILE – Elizabeth Holmes, founder and ...

Elizabeth Holmes takes the stand in her criminal fraud trial

November 19, 2021 at 6:20 p.m.

Fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes took the witness stand late Friday in her trial for criminal fraud. The former entrepreneur will attempt to refute the U.S. government’s allegations that...

Seen on the screen of a device in Sausalito, Calif., Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote address during a virtual event on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Zuckerberg talked up his latest passion — creating a virtual reality “metaverse” for business, entertainment and meaningful social interactions. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Facebook Inc. rebrands as Meta to stress “metaverse” plan

October 28, 2021 at 1:29 p.m.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future — what Zuckerberg calls the “ metaverse.”

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Facebook profits rise amid revelations from leaked documents

October 25, 2021 at 4:29 p.m.

Amid fallout from the Facebook Papers documents supporting claims that the social network has valued financial success over user safety, Facebook on Monday reported higher profit for the latest quarter.

Calif. Facebook’s oversight board, which ...

Facebook鈥檚 oversight board: Watchdog or distraction?

May 6, 2021 at 7:54 a.m.

Facebook’s oversight board, which on Wednesday upheld the company’s ban of former President Donald Trump, also had some harsh words for its corporate sponsor: Facebook. “In applying a vague, standardless...

Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media

March 12, 2021 at 7:44 a.m.

With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims to undermine trust in the vaccines....

President Donald Trump arrives to speak ...

Facebook bans Trump through Biden inauguration, maybe longer

January 7, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

Facebook will bar President Donald Trump from posting on its system at least until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the platform said Thursday.

A man makes signs as a handful of supporters of President Donald Trump continue to protest outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

False claims of voting fraud, pushed by Trump, thrive online

November 10, 2020 at 3:43 p.m.

It started months before Election Day with false claims on Facebook and Twitter that mail-in ballots cast for President Donald Trump had been chucked in dumpsters or rivers.

Is Facebook really ready for the 2020 election?

October 18, 2020 at 12:35 p.m.

Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has insisted -- repeatedly 鈥� that it抖阴ap learned its...

Facebook deletes Trump post citing virus misinformation

August 5, 2020 at 8:05 p.m.

Facebook has deleted a post by President Donald Trump for the first time, saying it violated its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.

Facebook launches its new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels

August 5, 2020 at 3:46 p.m.

Facebook's Instagram is officially launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok -- Instagram Reels.

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