Technology In 1st Big Test, Oversight Board Says Facebook, Not Trump, Is The Problem The first big test of Facebook's Oversight Board reveals the challenges of checking the power and scale of the social media giant. Shannon Bond
Politics Facebook Ban On Donald Trump Will Hold, Social Media's Oversight Board Rules While the panel upheld Facebook's suspension of the former president, it said the company's indefinite ban was wrong and gave Facebook six months to either ban Trump permanently or reinstate him. Shannon Bond
Technology Reinstate Trump? Facebook Oversight Board Set To Rule On Indefinite Ban The independent Oversight Board on Wednesday is expected to say whether Facebook should uphold or reverse a ban on the former president put in place after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Rachel Martin Jason Breslow Shannon Bond
Technology After Data Breach Exposes 530 Million, Facebook Says It Will Not Notify Users Facebook said that "malicious actors" scraped the data through a vulnerability that it fixed in 2019. But the publicly available data still leaves millions of users vulnerable, security experts say. Emma Bowman
National 'Stop Lying': Muslim Rights Group Sues Facebook Over Claims It Removes Hate Groups The civil rights group says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised Congress and the public the network would move fast to take down posts that break its rules, but anti-Muslim bigotry is still present. Bobby Allyn
Technology Facebook Disputes Claims It Fuels Political Polarization And Extremism Facebook is giving users more control over what they see, as executives, including Nick Clegg, global affairs vice president, defend it from charges that algorithms favor inflammatory content. Shannon Bond
National Microsoft, Facebook, Uber Plan To Reopen Offices All three companies say they intend to abide by local health protocols and safety guidelines as limited numbers of employees will be allowed to return to headquarters. Vanessa Romo
Technology 5 Takeaways From Big Tech's Misinformation Hearing The leaders of Facebook, Twitter, and Google were not eager to admit fault when it comes to bad information on their platforms, but it's clear Congress is getting closer to regulation. Miles Parks Shannon Bond
Politics Big Tech Showdown Looms As Biden Taps Top Critics Lina Khan, Tim Wu Federal Trade Commission nominee Lina Khan and presidential adviser Tim Wu have advocated for new rules to curb the power of the tech giants. Alina Selyukh Shannon Bond
Health 'Ya Basta Facebook' Says Company Must Curb Misinformation In Spanish Advocacy groups are demanding the social network disclose how it reviews Spanish-language content and appoint a high-level executive to oversee policy and enforcement in Spanish. Shannon Bond
