Facebook paying fine to settle allegations it favored foreign workers over U.S. labor

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October 19, 2021

Facebook paying fine to settle allegations it favored foreign workers over U.S. labor

It is the largest civil penalty and backpay award ever recovered by the civil rights division in the 35-year history of enforcing anti-discrimination rules under the Immigration and Nationality Act, officials said.
Published
October 10, 2021

After allegations, Mainers reconsider use of Facebook, Instagram

Some would like to stop using the social-media platforms in light of recent reports that management has ignored the harm they can do, but either rely heavily on them or feel they can be used for good as well.
Published
October 5, 2021

Whistleblower tells Congress that Facebook knows its platforms harm children, fuel division

Frances Haugen testifies that company executives refuse to make changes because they elevate profits over safety, and she says CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ultimately responsible.
Published
October 4, 2021

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage

Facebook blames ‘a faulty configuration change’ and says there is ‘no evidence that user data was compromised’ because of the outage.
Published
October 3, 2021

Zuckerberg created a monster that preys on our biases

Algorithmic amplification prompts many users to enter dark, paranoid echo chambers of alternate reality.
Published
September 30, 2021

Senators accuse Facebook of concealing findings that Instagram can harm teens

Revelations in a report by The Wall Street Journal have set off a wave of anger from lawmakers, critics of Big Tech, child-development experts and parents.
Published
June 4, 2021

Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years, then will reassess

The move is in response to recommendations from the company's quasi-independent oversight board and the finding that the former president stoked violence in the runup to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Published
May 8, 2021

Online speech shield under fire as Trump Facebook ban stays

Section 230 of the law was enacted when many of the most powerful social media companies didn’t even exist.
Published
April 30, 2021

Instagram blocks account of celebrity Maine doctor who spreads vaccine disinformation

Dr. Christiane Northrup is one of the 'disinformation dozen' responsible for 65 percent of all COVID-19 vaccine disinformation on social media, according to a Senate report.
Published
April 1, 2021

Supreme Court sides with Facebook in text message dispute

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.