Critics say the unanimous decision opened a gaping hole in a law, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, that would subject anyone with a cellphone to endless automated calls and messages.
Facebook’s oversight board to decide whether Trump gets to keep his account
The Oversight Board, made up of high-profile academics, lawyers and others from around the world, was established by Facebook last year to provide a check on the tech giant’s power.
Facebook bans Trump through Biden inauguration, maybe longer
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing Trump to use the platform is too great, following his incitement of a mob that later touched off a deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Commentary: If Facebook broke up, would anyone notice?
It would be hard on the company’s managers, but not on consumers or society.
Our View: Facebook’s free service comes at a high cost
Antitrust lawsuits filed last week detail how the platform’s monopolistic power harms its users.
U.S. government, states sue Facebook for ‘predatory’ conduct
The antitrust lawsuits were announced by the Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose state was joined by Maine and 44 others.
Twitter, Facebook CEOs defend election safeguards, promise more
The CEOs of Twitter and Facebook promised Congress they would take action for two special elections in Georgia that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.
Twitter says it flagged 300,000 tweets for election disinformation
The election turned out to be the most secure in U.S. history, federal and state officials from both parties say — repudiating Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of fraud.
Senators give social media CEOs an earful – and warn of new limits
The chief executives of Twitter, Facebook and Google promise to take needed measures as Republicans accuse them of anti-conservative bias and Democrats criticize hate speech and misinformation.
Facebook bans posts that deny or distort the Holocaust
Facebook says it will start directing people to authoritative sources if they search for information about the Nazi genocide.