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Report: FTC’s political wrangling delays Facebook settlement

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FILE - This July 16, 2013 file photo shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook said in a Thursday, May 23, 2019 report, it removed more than 3 billion fake accounts from the service in the October-March period, although it doesn’t say how many it also missed. The report comes as Facebook grapples with challenges ranging from fake news to its role in elections interference, hate speech and incitement to violence in the U.S., Myanmar, India and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Facebook: Fake account removal doubles in 6 months to 3B

By BARBARA ORTUTAY - Associated Press

Facebook flooded with far-right disinformation prior to EU elections, report warns

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2006, file photo, Bridget Namiotka and John Coughlin perform during the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Sofia, Bulgaria. One of the former skating partners of two-time U.S. pairs champion John Coughlin has accused him in a series of social media posts of sexually assaulting her over a 2-year period. Bridget Namiotka said on Facebook that Coughlin, who died by suicide in January, hurt &quot;at least 10 people including me.&quot; She skated with Coughlin from 2004, when she was 14, through the 2007 season. Namiotka's attorney confirmed to The Associated Press that the comments were made by her. (AP Photo/File)

Ex-partner of deceased skater Coughlin says she was abused

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

Marine Corps Harrier jet crashes in North Carolina

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This April 26, 2017 file photo shows the Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Conservative coalition takes on Twitter, Facebook over hate speech

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

FILE - This July 16, 2013 file photo shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook said Thursday, May 16, 2019, that it has banned Archimedes, an Israeli company that ran an influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries, and has canceled dozens of accounts engaged in spreading disinformation. Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, told reporters that the tech giant had purged 65 Israeli accounts, 161 pages, dozens of groups and four Instagram accounts. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Facebook busts Israel-based campaign to disrupt elections

By ISABEL DEBRE and RAPHAEL SATTER - Associated Press

In this Thursday, May 4, 2017, file photo, a third-grader punches in her student identification to pay for a meal at Gonzales Community School in Santa Fe, N.M. All students are offered the same lunch at Gonzales and other Santa Fe public schools to avoid any chance of embarrassing students whose parents may have fallen behind on meal payments. In April 2017, New Mexico became the first state to outlaw the shaming of children for any unpaid meals. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

How ‘lunch shaming’ is facing scrutiny around the US

By CANDICE CHOI - Associated Press

Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at the Community Oven restaurant in Hampton, N.H., Monday, May 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Joe Biden says he’s open to breaking up Facebook

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden takes a selfie with a supporter during a campaign stop at the Community Oven restaurant in Hampton, N.H., Monday, May 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

2020 hopeful Biden says he’s open to breaking up Facebook

By HUNTER WOODALL - Associated Press

Facebook removes fake Italian accounts ahead of EU election

By KELVIN CHAN and FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press

FILE- In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo, Facebook employees sit at their stations during a tour of its new 130,000-square-foot offices in Cambridge, Mass. Facebook is raising what it pays U.S. contractors who do some of its most taxing work, including watching violent and other objectionable material for possible removal from the service. Facebook said Monday, May 13, that it will pay at least $18 an hour for these jobs. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Facebook to pay US content reviewers more amid criticism

By BARBARA ORTUTAY - Associated Press

Minister Louis Farrakhan, of the Nation of Islam, speaks at Saint Sabina Church, Thursday night, May 9, 2019, in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Louis Farrakhan reacts to Facebook ban, denies being anti-Semitic while speaking of ‘Satanic Jews’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Turkey fines Facebook for failing to protect personal data

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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes says friendship with Mark Zuckerberg ‘probably’ over after op-ed

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Why does Facebook fail to fix itself? It’s partly humans

By Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press

Author and conservative activist David Horowitz says there is a "disgusting" epidemic of anti-Semitism on campuses and that administrators are tolerating it. (Associated Press)

David Horowitz blasts ‘stupid’ Twitter censors for second suspension

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes urges regulator to break up company’s monopoly

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Minister Louis Farrakhan, of the Nation of Islam, speaks at Saint Sabina Church, Thursday night, May 9, 2019, in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Farrakhan delivers insult while denying he’s anti-Semitic

By HERBERT G. McCANN - Associated Press

Florida police officer collapses during training, dies

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