Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook's square blue logo with a white "F" is shown at the top of the app's update page on a mobile phone.

Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years, then will reassess

Facebook said it will suspend former US President Donald Trump's accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection.

Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years, then will reassess
Mark Zuckerberg stands in front of a blue backdrop and speaks on climate misinformation using his hands

Major environmental groups join Facebook ad boycott to protest climate misinformation

Major environmental groups join Facebook ad boycott to protest climate misinformation
A large crowd of people are shown walking and wearing protective face masks in a train station.

Discussion: Stopping the spread of misinformation amid the coronavirus crisis

Discussion: Stopping the spread of misinformation amid the coronavirus crisis
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany, on Feb. 15, 2020.

Analysis: Facebook is undermining democracy

Analysis: Facebook is undermining democracy
Margrethe Vestager

Europe is not afraid to regulate Big Tech. EU Competition Commissioner Vestager explains why.

Europe is not afraid to regulate Big Tech. EU Competition Commissioner Vestager explains why.
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We asked listeners why they can't quit Facebook. Here's what you said.

Facebook turns 15 and we asked listeners why they were still using the social media site. For some, it was keeping in touch. For others, it's simple FOMO.

We asked listeners why they can't quit Facebook. Here's what you said.
A campaigner from a political pressure group wears an oversized mask of founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg

International lawmakers seek global regulations for social media

For the first time in decades, the UK and nine other countries met to talk about disinformation, fake news, electoral interference and data misuse. But Mark Zuckerberg didn't make an appearance.

International lawmakers seek global regulations for social media
A protester holds an European Union flag next to cardboard cutouts depicting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during a demonstration ahead of a meeting between Zuckerberg and leaders of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, May 22, 2018.

European lawmakers had tough questions for Mark Zuckerberg. For the most part, he ducked them.

Several MEPs blamed the meeting's format for the lack of answers. After nearly an hour of questioning, Zuckerberg was left with about 25 minutes to selectively answer them. He gave away little and promised to provide more details in writing.

European lawmakers had tough questions for Mark Zuckerberg. For the most part, he ducked them.
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For years, activists in Southeast Asia warned Facebook that content on the platform could lead to real-life violence. Then it did.

"We didn’t do enough to prevent these tools from being used for harm," Mark Zuckerberg said during a company earnings call

For years, activists in Southeast Asia warned Facebook that content on the platform could lead to real-life violence. Then it did.
Dozens of cardboard cutouts of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are seen during an Avaaz.org protest outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2018.

Activists in Myanmar welcome Zuckerberg’s pledge to clamp down on hate speech. But is it enough?

During Congressional hearings this week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pledged to dedicate more resources to moderate hate speech and other content. But some digital rights activists in Myanmar, where the platform has been used to incite ethnic violence, say Facebook is not doing enough.

Activists in Myanmar welcome Zuckerberg’s pledge to clamp down on hate speech. But is it enough?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee

The social media generation casts a wary eye on Facebook founder's testimony

Despite the scandal, most millennials have indicated they will not be deleting their Facebook accounts. However, 41 percent of the 18-29 age group surveyed in the CBS News poll said they will be sharing less personal content online.

The social media generation casts a wary eye on Facebook founder's testimony
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg listens while testifying before a joint Senate

Lawmakers want to know about Facebook's operations beyond the US

During the five-hour hearing, US lawmakers questioned Zuckerberg on the company’s troubles abroad, as well as whether the company plans to use forthcoming European regulations on data protections as a global standard across its platforms.

Lawmakers want to know about Facebook's operations beyond the US
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Facebook says data leak hits 87 million users, widening privacy scandal

Facebook said on Wednesday the personal information of up to 87 million users, mostly in the United States, may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, up from a previous news media estimate of more than 50 million.

Facebook says data leak hits 87 million users, widening privacy scandal
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg standing on a stage wearing a grey t-shirt, in San Jose, Calif., 2017.

Zuckerberg apologizes for Facebook mistakes with user data, vows curbs

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologized on Wednesday for mistakes his company made in how it handled data belonging to 50 million of its users and promised tougher steps to restrict developers' access to such information.

Zuckerberg apologizes for Facebook mistakes with user data, vows curbs
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Britain asks Facebook for information about suspected Russian influence in Brexit

A British parliamentary committee investigating "fake news" and suspected foreign interference in politics said Tuesday it has asked Facebook for details on Russian-linked ads used during the Brexit vote and June's general election.

Britain asks Facebook for information about suspected Russian influence in Brexit