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Twitter Bans Rep. Greene’s Personal Account for COVID Claims

Twitter said it had banned the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for...

US Probes Potential of Drivers Playing Video Games in Teslas

The U.S. has opened a formal investigation into the potential for Tesla drivers to play...

Instagram Head Faces Senators Amid Anger over Possible Harms

Senators are demanding the company commit to making changes and increase its transparency.

Major Outage Hits Amazon Web Services; Many Sites Affected

The company provides cloud computing services to many governments, universities and companies, including The Associated...

Congress Mandates New Car Technology to Stop Drunken Driving

Under the legislation, monitoring systems to stop intoxicated drivers would roll out in all new...

U.S. Charges Two Suspected Major Ransomware Operators

Attorney General Merrick Garland and other top officials announced charges against Ukrainian Yaroslav Vasinskyi and...

Facebook to Shut Down Face-Recognition System, Delete Data

Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more...

Yahoo Pulls out of China, Citing ‘Challenging’ Environment

Yahoo Inc. said it has pulled out of China, citing an “increasingly challenging business and...

Facebook Profits Rise Amid Revelations from Leaked Documents

Amid fallout from the Facebook Papers documents supporting claims that the social network has valued...

Facebook Expands Harassment Policy to Protect Public Figures

Facebook will bar content that degrades or sexualizes public figures, including celebrities, elected officials and...

Ex-Facebook Manager Criticizes Company, Urges More Oversight

A former Facebook data scientist told Congress she believes stricter government oversight could alleviate the...

Senators Push Facebook Exec on Instagram Policies for Youth

Senators fired a barrage of criticism at a Facebook executive over the social-networking giant’s handling...