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Facebook the top social platform for scam initiations, says FTC report

  • May 18
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Facebook should nix accounts that defraud, DA says

  • Apr 10

Woman loses $176K after accepting remote job she thought was with FB

  • Jan 22

Judge rules Meta does not hold monopoly in social networking

  • Nov 18, 2025

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger having technical problems

  • Dec 11, 2024

Facebook planning to change its name, report says

  • Oct 20, 2021

Facebook, Instagram services slowly returning after hours-long outage

  • Oct 5, 2021

Facebook launches campaign to help vaccine rollout

  • Mar 16, 2021

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Meta announces new device-based WhatsApp tool that uses AI to scan for scams

  • Aug 20
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Facebook is the top social media platform for scam initiations, says new FTC report

  • May 18
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Woman loses $176K after accepting remote job she thought was with FB

  • Jan 22
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Meta shares plunge more than 20% after posting rare profit decline

  • Feb 3, 2022
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Facebook changes company name to Meta

  • Oct 28, 2021
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Facebook changes company name to Meta

  • Oct 28, 2021
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Facebook planning to change its name, report says

  • Oct 20, 2021

Latest Stories

Facebook's latest development lets you message non-users

You can now direct message others on Facebook without the need of making an account yourself. Here's how it works.

  • Oct 1, 2020

Facebook will pay some users to not use its apps before November election

According to the tech company, about 400,000 users will receive up to $120 to opt out of using Facebook or Instagram for one to six weeks.

  • Sep 8, 2020

CONSUMER CATCH-UP: Mortgage forbearance requests jump nearly 2,000%, FDA temporarily eases food label requirements, and Whatsapp limits message forwarding to slow spread of misinformation

CONSUMER CATCH-UP: Mortgage forbearance requests jump nearly 2,000%, the FDA temporarily eases food label requirements, and Whatsapp limits message forwarding to slow the spread of coronavirus misinformation.

  • Apr 8, 2020

CONSUMER CATCH-UP: Walmart revamps its produce section, legal demands for Uber rider data are up, and WhatsApp users should update their apps after security flaw found

CONSUMER CATCH-UP: Walmart revamps its produce section to fend off competing online retailers, government demands for Uber rider data are up 27 percent, and WhatsApp users should update their apps after a security flaw was found.

  • Nov 21, 2019

Facebook introduces new company brand 'designed for clarity, inspired by people'

Facebook says users will start seeing a company endorsement to products like Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram.

  • Nov 5, 2019