Alleging their daughter developed an Instagram addiction that led to an eating disorder and other mental health struggles, the parents of a teenager living in New York have sued Meta.

Parents of teenager sue Meta after alleging that she suffered eating disorder because of Instagram addiction

Facebook is in the headlines yet again. This time for advertising misleading and false claims about climate change during the COP26 summit. It comes after conservative media network Newsmax ran an ad on Facebook that called man-made global warming a "hoax.

Facebook advertisers promoted false claims about climate change during COP26 summit

A new scam called 'friend in need' is taking place on Facebook's messaging app WhatsApp. In this scam, WhatsApp users are receiving messages from their friends saying they need their help.

What is 'friend in need' scam being faced by WhatsApp users?

Whistleblower Frances Haugen has denounced the recent Facebook's Meta rebranding urging her former boss Mark Zuckerberg to step down. She has accused the company of yet again prioritising expansion over people's safety.

Whistleblower Frances Haugen denounces Facebook's Meta rebranding

Lawmakers on Tuesday grilled executives from YouTube, Snap and TikTok about mounting concerns that their platforms can harm children and teenagers. A bipartisan group of senators expressed concerns that the companies’ software steered young people toward inappropriate posts, mishandled consumer data and did not do enough to spot dangerous content on their platforms.

YouTube, Snap and TikTok executives take their turn answering to Washington

Frances Haugen, a Facebook data scientist turned whistleblower, appeared Monday before a UK Parliamentary committee looking at online safety legislation. Speaking to the British parliament, she said that Facebook will fuel more violent unrest around the world because of the way its algorithms are designed to promote divisive content.

Hate easiest way to grow on Facebook: Whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies before UK parliament

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen appeared before the UK Parliamentary committee looking at online safety legislation. Speaking to the British parliament, she said that Facebook will fuel more violent unrest around the world because of the way its algorithms are designed to promote divisive content.

Facebook will fuel further unrest: Whistleblower Haugen testifies before UK parliament

The Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, will give evidence to MPs and peers scrutinising the online safety bill. Haugen has released tens of thousands of internal documents highlighting Facebook's failure to keep its users safe from harmful content.

Frances Haugen to testify about Facebook and online harm

Facebook is in the sights of US lawmakers once again. A recent Wall Street Journal report cites internal knowledge of its harmful effects and the company's reticence to act. A whistleblower, a former Facebook employee, came out in public this week to testify against the social media company, only adding to the scrutiny.

Facebook algorithms promote falsehood faster than truth: Frances Haugen

On Tuesday, a Facebook whistleblower told US senators that the social media juggernaut promotes divisiveness, hurts children, and urgently needs to be controlled, prompting promises that Congress will take long-delayed action.

'Facebook weakens our democracy, harms kids': Top quotes from whistleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before a Senate panel Tuesday, telling lawmakers that how platforms like Facebook and Instagram work and cause harm in a way that was accessible and mostly jargon-free.

How Facebook algorithm harms children

After a whistleblower claimed Facebook put profits before safety and was harmful to kids, CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared it was "deeply illogical". Zuckerberg in a post said,"The argument that we deliberately push content that makes people angry for profit is deeply illogical.

'Deeply illogical': Zuckerberg hits out at Facebook whistleblower

Will the 6-hour-long Facebook outage force the World to rethink over-reliance on the tech giant? Facebook whistleblower says the platform is more dangerous than we will ever know, and it will haunt an entire generation. Palki Sharma brings you a report.

Gravitas: Outrage over Facebook outage

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has broken his silence on whistleblower Frances Haugen's allegations and has launched a passionate defence on his company and platforms.

Mark Zuckerberg breaks silence on Haugen's allegations, says claims do not make sense

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before a Senate panel Tuesday, telling lawmakers that the platform's decisions are "a huge problem" for children, public safety, and democracy.

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies before Senate committee

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