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Meta Fined $24.7 Million for Violating Campaign Finance Laws in Washington State

Big Tech giant Meta Platforms Inc. has been fined $24.6 million for violating campaign finance transparency laws in Washington state. The ruling is a major victory for state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who had asked that the judge impose the maximum penalty. Judge Douglass North of King County Superior Court ruled…

Mark Zuckerberg Officially ‘Served Notice’ by Congress, Ordered to Hand Over Evidence on FBI’s 2020 Election Interference

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been officially "served notice" that Facebook is under congressional investigation for suspected interference in the 2020 election. On Thursday, Zuckerberg was issued a letter from House lawmakers demanding that Facebook, and its parent company Meta, hand over all evidence that the FBI ordered them to…

Facebook to Settle Cambridge Analytica Data Privacy Lawsuit

Meta’s Facebook has agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleges the social media platform inappropriately shared user data with third parties, including Cambridge Analytica. A joint stipulation (pdf) filed in San Francisco District Court Friday disclosed the preliminary settlement while giving no financial terms or details of the agreement. Lawyers…

FBI Pressured Facebook to Block Hunter Biden Laptop Story, Mark Zuckerberg Reveals

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that the FBI pressured Facebook to block the Hunter Biden laptop story in the run-up to the 2020 election. Zuckerberg made the revelation during an appearance on Joe Rogan’s hugely popular podcast. He had gone on "The Joe Rogan Experience" to talk about the…

Facebook Announces New ‘Safeguards’ for Midterms to Block ‘Misinformation’

Facebook's parent company Meta has announced its new "policies and safeguards" that seek to block "misinformation" ahead of the November midterm elections. The social media giant says it will prevent "election and voter interference" by using so-called "fact-checkers" to "connect" people with "reliable information." In a Tuesday blog post, Meta…

‘Woke’ Facebook Planning Mass Layoffs after ‘One of the Worst Downturns’

Facebook has become the latest company to "Get Woke, Go Broke," as the leftwing Big Tech giant plans mass layoffs following "one of the worst downturns." Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, or "Meta" as it now "identifies" as, is laying the groundwork for a huge cull in the workforce.…

Facebook Executive Caught in Pedophile Sting Operation

A top executive at Facebook's parent company Meta has been caught in an undercover pedophile sting operation, according to reports. Jeren A. Miles, manager of community development at Meta, was caught in a hotel room where he was allegedly planning to rape an underage boy. Miles was captured on video…

Meta Threatens to Shut Down Facebook & Instagram in Europe over EU Data Dispute

Facebook's parent company Meta has threatened to shut down its most popular platforms in Europe over a data-processing dispute with the European Union. Meta says it will close down Facebook and Instagram's service in Europe if it is not able to transfer, store and process data on its US-based servers. The threat…