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Facebook bans some, but not all, QAnon groups, accounts

Facebook says it will restrict the right-wing conspiracy movement QAnon and will no longer recommend that users join groups supporting it, although the company isn’t banning it outright.

August 19, 2020 3:53pm CDT

Facebook to allow users to promote and sell hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes on platform

The platform had temporarily banned ads and listings for hand sanitizer and wipes to help protect against inflated prices and hoarding amid the pandemic.

August 19, 2020 2:53pm CDT

Facebook implements new policy targeting political groups that disguise themselves as news publishers

Facebook will no longer allow political entities to promote social issues, political or election content with its news exemption feature.

August 11, 2020 12:22pm CDT

Scam alert: Viral Facebook post promoting 3 free Little Caesars pizzas is fake

A Facebook post promising three free pizzas is fake, but that hasn't stopped people from sharing it thousands of times.

August 11, 2020 8:31am CDT

Facebook's voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion

This week, the social network applied labels to posts by President Donald Trump and by Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, among others.

July 21, 2020 8:36pm CDT

Mark Zuckerberg announces livestreamed talk with Fauci as Facebook launches new COVID-19 fact section

The country’s leading infectious disease expert is slated to talk with the social media CEO during a July 16 chat on Facebook.

July 15, 2020 1:37pm CDT

Facebook designates ‘boogaloo’ network as ‘dangerous organization,’ removes pages from platforms

The social media giant announced the ban on June 30.

June 30, 2020 4:04pm CDT

Facebook advertising boycott continues to grow amid ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign

Starbucks and Coca-Cola are just some of the companies which have publicly announced their support in recent days for the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign.

June 29, 2020 7:27pm CDT

Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts - even Trump’s

“The policies we’re implementing today are designed to address the reality of the challenges our country is facing and how they’re showing up across our community,” Mark Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook page announcing the changes.

June 26, 2020 3:49pm CDT

Facebook removes Trump campaign ads for violating 'organized hate' policy

A red inverted triangle was once used to designate political prisoners in Nazi concentration camps.

June 18, 2020 1:58pm CDT

Zuckerberg still under fire over refusal to take action on inflammatory Trump posts

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn’t budging over his refusal to take action on inflammatory posts by President Donald Trump that spread misinformation about voting by mail and, many said, encouraged violence against protesters.

June 2, 2020 8:07pm CDT

Facebook looks to empower Texas communities for 2020 hurricane season

Facebook will provide tools for law enforcement and emergency services to share critical information to those who may be in the path of an oncoming storm.

May 28, 2020 12:16pm CDT

Facebook will begin allowing some employees to work from home permanently

Speaking from an internal staff meeting that was livestreamed on his Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will allow some of its employees to work from home permanently.

May 21, 2020 2:14pm CDT

Oprah to headline Facebook, Instagram graduation event

Oprah Winfrey has bee slated to be the commencement speaker for the Class of 2020 in an online graduation live streamed from Facebook and Instagram.

April 29, 2020 4:20pm CDT

Facebook launches interactive COVID-19 map showing number of people reporting symptoms by county

Facebook released an interactive COVID-19 map that shows how many people are reporting symptoms at the county level across the U.S.

April 20, 2020 3:23pm CDT

Facebook won't allow promotion of protests 'that defy government's guidance' on social distancing

Facebook has banned some pages promoting protests of stay-at-home mandates that challenge the government's advice about social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

April 20, 2020 12:15pm CDT

Facebook drops out of SXSW due to coronavirus concerns

Facebook is the second company in the last two days to drop out of the annual conference due to the coronavirus.

March 2, 2020 9:51pm CST

Facebook's official Twitter, Instagram accounts hacked

Facebook’s Twitter and Instagram accounts appeared to be hacked Friday afternoon.

February 7, 2020 9:41pm CST

Hospital dresses up ‘newest neighbors’ in tiny red Mister Rogers cardigans for World Kindness Day

UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital in Pittsburgh welcomed its newest and most adorable neighbors on World Kindness Day, dressing them in tiny Mister Rogers-style cardigans.

November 13, 2019 6:09pm CST

As feds loom, states hit Facebook, Google with new probes

Two bipartisan groups of state attorneys general are launching separate antitrust investigations into Facebook and Google, adding to regulatory scrutiny of two of the world's largest and most ubiquitous tech companies.

September 6, 2019 10:06am CDT