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Facebook's new role as global arbiter of mental distress is a tricky one

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among people ages 15 to 29 worldwide, according to the World Health Organization

Smugglers, migrants buying boats on Facebook to sneak into Britain: Report

Marketplace was introduced in 2016 as a place for Facebook users to buy and sell within their local communities

Problems at Facebook will take years to fix, admits Mark Zuckerberg

This year was one of constant apologies for the social network, after multiple instances of broken trust with its users

Hit by scandals, Zuckerberg says he has multi-yr plan to overhaul Facebook

Scandals surrounding Facebook started surfacing in such higher frequencies that industry observers began questioning if the social media giant would be able to survive in the long term

How Facebook is taking on bonfires of hate it helped fuel across the world

Under fire for stirring up distrust and violence, the social network has vowed to police its users. But leaked documents raise serious questions about its approach

Citron sees FB shares hitting $160 in 2019, says scandals had little impact

Citron said Facebook has come a long way, turning the short-seller from a "one-time skeptic to a major bull"

Lawmakers slam Facebook for failing to disclose data-sharing deals

Facebook officials said the deals did not violate user privacy because the companies were acting on Facebook's behalf

Is Facebook developing a cryptocurrency for money transfer on WhatsApp?

According to sources, Facebook is developing a stablecoin -- a type of digital currency pegged to the U.S. dollar -- to minimize volatility

Facebook users need $1,000 to deactivate account for one year: Study

Facebook, with more than two billion global users, is among the social media websites that provide access at no cost

Privacy issues: Here's how to delete your Facebook, Instagram profiles

Lost faith in Facebook after data leakages, breaches and too much noise? Here's a guide to breaking up with the social network and its photo-sharing app for good

Facebook defends data sharing after new report on partner deals

The New York Times late Tuesday reported that some 150 companies could access detailed information about Facebook users, including data about their friends

Did Facebook give tech giants access to people's data? Yes, show documents

Internal Facebook records describe data-sharing deals that benefited more than 150 companies

Facebook elevates Indian-origin executive Karandeep Anand to head Workplace

Workplace, the London-based Facebook division, is a communications tool for companies and businesses

Facebook junks hundreds of pages with hidden links to Myanmar military

Facebook said Wednesday some 425 pages, 17 groups, 135 accounts and 15 Instagram accounts had been removed

Facebook-owned Instagram became favoured tool of Russian trolls after 2016

A look at posts from the Internet Research Agency reveals that the group used Instagram for several distinct purposes

Facebook, Twitter, Google held back Russia data from lawmakers: Report

Facebook, Google and Twitter all initially played down or denied the Russian activity on their platforms

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube withheld Russia data, say reports

The companies were also criticised for not turning over complete sets of data about Russian manipulation to the Senate

Facebook discovers bug that may have affected up to 6.8 million users

Facebook says the problem has been fixed but that it may have affected up to 1,500 apps built by 876 developers.

Three ways Facebook, other social media companies could clean up their acts

A more significant change social media companies could make would be to introduce democratic oversight of how they collect and use people's data

Australia turns its attention to Google, FB's market dominance, data misuse

Google, Facebook have come under increased scrutiny internationally amid concern about the dissemination of fake news and their potential to dominate online advertising