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Letter Accuses Facebook of Stealing MetaCompany’s ‘Name and Livelihood’

A viral letter claims that Facebook hounded this company in order to buy its name.

How Facebook’s Failures Line Up With Frances Haugen’s Whistleblower Docs

We connected the dots between some of our own past investigations and the internal Facebook...

Florida Teachers Slow To Download School Shooting Panic Button App

The app's developer said some are afraid the app will be used by employers to...

Here’s How Many Millions in Ad Revenue Facebook Could Have Lost During Outage

We used Facebook Inc.'s latest financial report to estimate its revenue loss per second during...

What Caused the October 2021 Facebook Outage?

The technology giant suffered a major shutdown that lasted about six hours.

Facebook Is Down, as Are Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp

The websites and apps for all four Facebook products were not available on the morning...

Facebook Knew for 1 1/2 years Instagram Is Bad for Teens, Despite Claiming Otherwise

Here are the harms researchers have been documenting for years.

Is Instagram Down? ‘Couldn’t Refresh Feed’ Error Impacting Some Users

The Instagram feed problem appeared to only impact a select number of users.

Instagram Says Fix Coming for ‘Couldn’t Refresh Feed’ Error

In August 2021, Instagram users took to Twitter to discuss experiencing a "couldn't refresh feed"...

Cassie the Robot Made History By Completing a 5K Run

Oregon State University's bipedal robot completed the course in 53 minutes.

Microsoft Urges Immediate Windows Update to Prevent ‘PrintNightmare’ Security Breach

Here’s how to access the security update.

TikTok Is Down, Videos Temporarily Unavailable

The video platform showed zero followers for most users, but some features were still available.