The Federal Trade Commission proposes sweeping changes to a 2020 privacy order with Facebook that would prohibit it from profiting from data it collects on users under 18.
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With Domino’s opening in Farmington, ‘pizza wars’ taking place on community Facebook group
Many have taken to a local Facebook community page either to express their excitement or condemn those who choose large franchise chains over locally owned restaurants.
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Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook after 2-year ban
Former President Donald Trump was suspended on Facebook on Jan. 7, a day after the deadly 2021 insurrection.
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Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform
Congress is considering legislation that could require social media companies to pay news outlets for their material.
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Social media platforms brace for midterm elections mayhem
Social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok and Twitter say they’re taking steps to prevent the spread of misinformation about voting and elections ahead of next month’s midterms.
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Facebook ends funding for U.S. news partnerships program
Meta Platforms Inc. posted its first revenue decline Wednesday in its history.
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Facebook parent Meta posts first revenue decline in history
Competition from rival TikTok intensifies as Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta posted its first revenue decline in history Thursday.
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Facebook gives users new way to see all their friends’ posts
The new option is designed to address complaints from users who believe they have been missing interesting posts because Facebook’s algorithm omitted them from their feeds.
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Instagram hides some posts by abortion advocacy groups
Facebook and Instagram were promptly deleting posts that offered to mail out abortion pills in states that restrict their use. But similar posts offering to mail a gun or marijuana were not removed.
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Our View: Big tech spending big to fight needed change
Companies like Amazon want us to think that their market dominance is good for us. It’s not.