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The Federal Trade Commission gave nine social media and tech companies 45 days to hand over details on how they collect user data. It is the latest move by government actors to regulate Big Tech.

Facebook uses software to spot pornography and wipe it away in milliseconds. But automated systems can make mistakes.

Some early investors were allowed to sell, driving the stock price to historic lows.

Egypt has shut down a free Facebook service called Free Basics. The government says it's a licensing issue, but critics say the Egyptian government is stifling freedom of expression.

Former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen is testifying before a Senate Commerce subcommittee about why she copied and leaked thousands of pages of sensitive internal research.

Researchers are trying to access more data to draw better conclusions about the correlation between the content and its consequences on users.

Under intense public and regulatory scrutiny over how it allowed unauthorized access to millions of its users' data, the network will make it easier for people to see what information they've shared.

Some have criticized Facebook for being a platform that allowed fake news to spread. Following the criticism, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released plans to combat fake news on the site.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Alex Heath, a reporter for The Verge, about Facebook announcing a major re-branding of the company. The new entity, Meta, will encompass Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving perceived death threats on Facebook. The court and the company could have starkly different approaches to identifying credible threats.