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Seen on the screen of a device in Sausalito, Calif., Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces their new name, Meta, during a virtual event on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ** FILE **

Zuckerberg announces plans to make alternate reality ‘mainstream’ in five to 10 years

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2021, file photo, Oumie Nyassi shows a video circulating on the internet and that has been confirmed as fake news of a woman claiming she was magnetized after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, in a doctor's office at Serrekunda, Gambia hospital. Last spring, as false claims about vaccine safety threatened to undermine the world's response to COVID-19, researchers at Facebook wrote that they could reduce vaccine misinformation by tweaking how vaccine posts show up on users' newsfeeds, or by turning off comments entirely. Yet despite internal documents showing these changes worked, Facebook was slow to take action. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users

By David Klepper and Amanda Seitz - Associated Press

In this file photo, subcommittee chairman Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., questions a Facebook whistleblower during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. Mr. Blumenthal took executives from other social media companies to task at a hearing held on Oct. 26, telling representatives from Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube that they could not avoid lawmakers’ ire by simply not being Facebook. (Drew Angerer/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Senators accuse Snapchat, TikTok of fostering dangerous behavior, hate, anxiety on their platforms

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India

By Sheikh Saaliq and Krutika Pathi - Associated Press

With its social media biz under siege, Facebook looks to build a new ‘metaverse’ empire

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 23, 2019, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Facebook users allowed to share advice, tips on crossing border illegally

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the Capitol in Washington. Like many Donald Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Dona Sue Bissey has promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory on social media. But the judge sentencing her Tuesday to 14 days in jail said it was for her actions, not her beliefs. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) **FILE**

Capitol Police officer indicted for helping rioter hide evidence linked to Jan. 6

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

A Facebook "like" Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

A small business owner’s defense of Facebook

By Gene Marks

FILE - In this April 28, 2015 file photo, Nick Clegg, then leader of Britain's Liberal Democrat party, speaks at a press conference in London. Speaking at the Atlantic Festival in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, Nick Clegg, Facebook's vice president of global affairs, said the company has exempted politicians from its fact checking program for more than a year. But if politicians share previously debunked links or other material, those will be demoted and banned from being included in ads.. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Facebook’s Nick Clegg on improving platform: ‘There are certain things only lawmakers can do’

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen speaks during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

How one Facebook worker unfriended the giant social network

By Adam Geller and Matt O'Brien - Associated Press

People before profits

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this June 4, 2012, photo, an unidentified 11-year-old girl logs into Facebook on her iPhone at her home in Palo Alto, Calif. Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens to take a break using its photo-sharing app Instagram, and “nudging&quot; teens if they are repeatedly looking at the same content that's not conducive to their well-being. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) **FILE**

Facebook unveils new controls for kids using its platforms

By Anne D'Innocenzio - Associated Press

Former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen speaks during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Could Facebook sue whistleblower Frances Haugen?

By Tali Arbel - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Trump asks judge to force Facebook to reinstate his account

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen speaks during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Facebook short-staffed for countering foreign spies

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen speaks during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Whistleblower: Facebook increases audience by ‘hooking’ kids with an ‘addictive experience’

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this March 13, 2019, photo, Instagram, Messenger and Facebook apps are displayed on an iPhone in New York. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) **FILE**

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage

By Frank Bajak and Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press

Moneymaking move: Facebook whistleblower alleges social network fed U.S. Capitol riot

By Michael Liedtke - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 23, 2019, file photo, shows the Instagram app icon on the screen of a mobile device in New York. Damning newspaper reports based on the company's own research found that Facebook knew about the harms Instagram can cause to teenagers — especially teen girls — when it comes to mental health and body image issues. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Past storms haven’t fazed Facebook. Instagram Kids might

By Amanda Seitz and Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press

Sen. Blumenthal’s office posed as teenage girl on Instagram to learn about potential harm

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times