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February 2026
Feb 11 Instagram Testifies in Lawsuit Over Alleged Harm to Children
April 2025
Apr 16 Meta faces antitrust trial over Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions
August 2024
Aug 31 Brazil joins global social media bans targeting X
October 2023
Oct 24 US states sue Meta over addictive social media's impact on youth mental health
April 2023
Apr 19 Facebook users can claim share of Cambridge Analytica settlement
December 2022
Dec 06 Meta threatens to remove news from U.S. platforms over compensation demands
Dec 06 Meta Oversight Board urges overhaul of cross-check content moderation program
September 2022
Sep 06 Instagram fined 405 million euros for children's data privacy violations
December 2021
Dec 09 Senators demand investigation into Facebook's ad metrics practices
July 2021
Jul 28 Facebook reports record profits and outlines metaverse plans
Jul 28 States plan to appeal Facebook antitrust lawsuit dismissal
Jul 26 U.S. judge grants FTC extension for Facebook antitrust case
Jul 14 Facebook launches $1 billion payment program for content creators
May 2021
May 14 Irish court allows probe into Facebook's EU data transfers
April 2021
Apr 04 Facebook user data breach exposes 533 million phone numbers
February 2021
Feb 27 Facebook to pay $650 million privacy settlement to Illinois users
December 2020
Dec 19 Facebook and Instagram disable features in Europe due to privacy rules
Dec 17 US states sue Google over anti-competitive online advertising practices
November 2020
Nov 25 Apple and Facebook clash over user privacy and data collection
October 2020
Oct 22 Facebook launches independent oversight board for content moderation
September 2020
Sep 24 Facebook Oversight Board to review election content before US election
Sep 11 Facebook challenges Irish data transfer regulations
Sep 09 EU regulator orders Facebook to stop sending EU user data to U.S.
July 2020
Jul 27 Facebook challenges EU privacy investigation in court
June 2020
Jun 23 German court orders Facebook to stop merging user data without consent
March 2020
Mar 09 Australia sues Facebook over data breach linked to Cambridge Analytica
February 2020
Feb 17 Zuckerberg urges EU to create tailored content liability rules for online platforms
Feb 15 Zuckerberg discusses Facebook's role in content regulation
Feb 14 Facebook allows influencers to run political sponsored content
Feb 14 Google explores licensing fees with publishers for news content
January 2020
Jan 16 Democrats criticize Facebook for misinformation and election interference
December 2019
Dec 19 Facebook investigates data exposure of 267 million users
November 2019
Nov 30 Facebook Adds Correction Notice to Singapore Government's Fake News Request
October 2019
Oct 04 U.S. allies urge Facebook to allow law enforcement access to encrypted messages
Oct 04 US justice department seeks access to encrypted WhatsApp messages
Oct 04 Facebook CEO defends encryption plans amid political pressure
Oct 03 EU court allows removal of illegal content worldwide by Facebook
September 2019
Sep 21 Facebook CEO meets Trump and lawmakers on antitrust and privacy concerns
Sep 18 Facebook introduces independent oversight board for content governance
August 2019
Aug 27 Facebook changes homepage slogan to reflect data privacy concerns
Aug 08 Facebook offers millions to news publishers for content licensing
Aug 03 Senator introduces bill to limit social media addiction
May 2019
May 02 Facebook faces potential $5 billion FTC fine over data privacy issues
April 2019
Apr 24 Canadian Privacy Commissioner Sues Facebook Over Data Sharing Violations
Apr 24 Facebook reports strong profits despite privacy settlement
Apr 19 FTC considers holding Zuckerberg personally accountable for privacy breaches
Apr 18 Facebook admits uploading 1.5 million users email contacts without permission
Apr 09 Facebook updates terms and conditions for greater transparency
Apr 03 Facebook user data found exposed on Amazon cloud servers
March 2019
Mar 14 Facebook faces criminal investigation over data sharing with tech firms
Mar 08 Facebook shifts focus to privacy with new encryption plans
February 2019
Feb 22 Facebook shares user data with apps without consent
Feb 22 Facebook removes Onavo Protect from App Store over privacy concerns
Feb 18 UK parliament investigates Facebook data protection and disinformation
July 2018
Jul 20 Facebook suspends Boston data analytics firm over privacy concerns
Jul 10 UK fines Facebook over data breach involving Cambridge Analytica
July 2017
Jul 03 Judge dismisses Facebook privacy lawsuit over user tracking
March 2017
Mar 13 Facebook limits law enforcement use of social media data
May 2014
May 27 Iran court summons Zuckerberg over social media privacy issues