With the use of multiple highly advanced tools, an Israeli group may have meddled in over 30 presidential elections, a fresh investigation has revealed. Hacking, sabotage and disinformation - spread using bots on social media - could have helped this company, which goes by the name of "Team Jorge".

Explained: How an Israeli group 'Team Jorge' meddled with elections in 30 nations 

Facebook has agreed "in principle", to settle the Cambridge Analytica lawsuit that claims damages from the social media company for allegedly giving third parties access to personal data of millions of users.

Facebook hints at settlement in Cambridge Analytica lawsuit

A new report by Recode and The Verge has revealed that Facebook's 'move fast and break things' era is still haunting the social media network. The report sheds light on how chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg wanted to make Facebook akin to Windows.

Why Facebook's 'move fast and break things' era still haunts it?

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, signed off last month on a new initiative code-named Project Amplify. The effort, which was hatched at an internal meeting in January, had a specific purpose: to use Facebook’s News Feed, the site’s most important digital real estate, to show people positive stories about the social network.

No more apologies: Inside Facebook’s push to defend its image

Facebook began 16 years ago from a dorm-room at Harvard to connect college students. It has evolved into the biggest social media network in the world. Facebook has driven revolutions but it has also fuelled anarchy, unrest and election fraud.

The real power of Facebook

The CBI has booked UK-based Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research Ltd for illegally harvesting data of Facebook users in India for commercial purposes, officials said on Friday.

CBI files FIR against Cambridge Analytica over illegally harvesting data of Facebook users in India

India: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered a case against UK-based political consulting company Cambridge Analytica for the 'illegal harvesting' of personal data from Facebook users.

CBI registers case against Cambridge Analytica over Facebook data theft

Tesla's CEO Elon Musk has taken another jibe at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Also read: Mark Zuckeberg's knowledge of artificial intelligence 'limited': Elon Musk Musk tweeted ''#DeleteFacebook it's lame'' in response to a tweet from actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen calling out the social media platform for its increased regulation of content.

Elon Musk calls Facebook 'lame' and urges people to 'delete' it

Facebook Incorporation has reached a $550 million settlement of claims it collected and stored millions of users' biometric data without their consent, as Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg pledged better protections for users to address privacy concerns that have dogged the social media company.

Facebook reaches $550 million settlement in facial recognition lawsuit

Brazil's Ministry of Justice fined social media giant Facebook 6.6 million-real ($1.64 million) for improperly sharing user data on Monday. According to the ministry's statement, the fine is the first-ever applied to Facebook in Brazil and is related to the misuse of data by Cambridge Analytica in 2018.

Brazil fines Facebook $1.6 million for improper sharing of user data

Cambridge Analytica deceived facebook users.

Cambridge Analytica scandal

The Federal Trade Commission is set to announce on Wednesday that Facebook Inc has agreed to a sweeping settlement of significant allegations it mishandled user privacy and pay $5 billion, two people briefed on the matter said.

Facebook to create privacy panel, pay $5 billion to US to settle data breach allegations

The US government today imposed $5 billion fine on Facebook as part of its privacy probe. Despite repeated promises to its billions of users worldwide that they could control how their personal information is shared, Facebook undermined consumers' choices," FTC chairman Joe Simons said in a statement.

US regulator imposes $5 billion fine on Facebook over privacy probe

US regulators have approved a $5 billion penalty to be levied on Facebook to settle a probe into the social network's privacy and data protection lapses, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

US regulators approve $5 billion fine on Facebook in data breach probe: Report

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has resolved a glitch that exposed passwords of millions of users stored in readable format within its internal systems to its employees.

Facebook fixes glitch that exposed millions of user passwords to employees

US Democratic lawmakers launched Monday their most ambitious investigation yet into alleged obstruction of justice and abuse of office by Donald Trump, targeting dozens of individuals in the president's inner circle.

Democrats launch sweeping probe targeting dozens in Trump orbit

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday ordered two state agencies to investigate a media report that Facebook may be accessing far more personal information than previously known from smartphone users, including health and other sensitive data.

New York governor orders probe into Facebook access to data from other apps

Facebook has been ordered to curb its data collection practices in Germany after a landmark ruling on Thursday that the world's largest social network abused its market dominance to gather information about users without their consent.

Germany to restrict Facebook's data gathering activities

Facebook said on Monday it will beef up its rules and safeguards around political adverts to prevent foreign interference in elections, including those in Europe this year.

Facebook tightens paid ads rules ahead of EU elections

Facebook Inc's operations chief Sheryl Sandberg said on Wednesday that the world's largest social network needed to win back public trust after facing scandals for violating its users' privacy.

Facebook must earn back trust, says Chief operation officer Sheryl Sandberg in Davos

Facebook has launched German initiatives to defend election integrity and examine the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), its operations chief said on Sunday, seeking to convince sceptics it is serious about privacy and democracy.

Facebook backs election integrity, AI initiatives in Germany

US government sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica row Facebook's woes mounted Wednesday as it faced a lawsuit alleging privacy violations related to data leaked to a consultancy working on Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, and as a new report suggested it shared more data with partners than it has acknowledged.

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Facebook's woes mounted Wednesday as it faced a lawsuit alleging privacy violations related to data leaked to a consultancy working on Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, and as a new report suggested it shared more data with partners than it has acknowledged.

US government sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica row

Dozens of civil rights groups on Tuesday called on Facebook to purge Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg from its board for blunders including "weaponizing anti-Semitism.

Civil rights groups call on Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg to step down

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