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Facebook's plan for a cryptocurrency has come under further attack at a US hearing, with politicians calling the company "delusional" and not trusted.

Agency votes 3-2 to approve record privacy agreement

France has approved a digital services tax despite threats of retaliation by the US, which argues that it unfairly targets American tech giants.

Move fast and bank things

Digital currency will let billions of users make transactions but is raising privacy concerns

Internal exchanges uncovered in response to FTC probe could cast doubt on founder’s commitment to user privacy, people familiar with the matter say

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has split from her wealthy boyfriend as her tech giant employer battles its own break up calls.

“I find this an odd time for Facebook to publicly pat themselves on the back.”

WhatsApp did not name NSO in its remarks, but its suspicions seem clear

Messaging app discovers vulnerability that has been open for weeks

The company plans to police anti-vaccine misinformation by flagging it with pop-ups similar to those it uses for content related to self-harm.

The company has faced criticism that it hasn’t done enough to prevent bullying, abuse and hate speech

Facebook shows off major redesign coming to iOS and desktop including dark mode for web, Instagram getting new ‘Create Mode,’ more

Facebook has said it will set aside $3bn (£2.3bn) to cover the potential costs of an investigation by US authorities into its privacy practices.

All Facebook-owned social media platforms went down across parts of the US, Europe and Asia on Sunday, raising concerns about the social network’s stranglehold on billions of users.

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has departed from Facebook’s board of directors, the social media company said Friday.

Snapchat has to toe a fine line to protect user privacy

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned France to drop plans for a tax on digital giants such as Facebook and Apple, saying it would hurt American business.

The tech giant extended its ban on hate speech to speech that promoted or supported white nationalism and white separatism.

Researchers found two third-party Facebook app developers had been storing user data on a publicly accessible Amazon Web Services server.