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There will be "real-world harm" if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, a global network warned while disputing Mark Zuckerberg's claim such moderation amounts to censorship.

Meta, the social media company that launched an independent fact-checking program in 2016, will get rid of fact checkers to usher in other changes to its moderation policies.

Meta, Facebook's parent company, announced it will release a request for proposals to identify nuclear energy developers to support its growing energy needs for AI data centers.

A Maine landowner is offering a free 50-to-100-year lease for seven acres of farmland to someone interested in farming the land.

Australia's Senate passed legislation banning children under the age of 16 from using social media, marking the country as the nation with the world's strictest rules on the matter.

Earl Guynes sold the car in 1983 after learning his wife, Mona, was pregnant. But his son secretly bought the car after locating it in Oklahoma in 2022.

The phrases "your body, my choice," and "get back in the kitchen" spiked 4,600% on X during a 24-hour period last week, according a Friday report.

The move highlights the tech company's efforts to combat the widespread spread of misinformation, as experienced during the last presidential election. However, Meta did not disclose the specific date on which it will lift the restriction.

The California Highway Patrol reminded Halloween enthusiasts that carpool lane companions must have a heartbeat.

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said the states could pursue 'theories of liability predicated on a failure-to-warn of known risks of addiction'

An Irish regulatory agency said the tech company failed to properly protect users' passwords.

The man told police that he had been teaching himself about silicone injections and pearl implants since he was 14, but had no real medical license.

An image of Tim Walz's extended family members surfaced of them wearing T-shirts showing their support for Donald Trump.

Jeff Walz hasn't spoken to the Democratic vice presidential nominee for eight years, according to his posts on Facebook

Italy's competition authority on Wednesday fined global tech giant Meta 3.5 million euros ($3.8 million) for a lack of transparency in its use of data and management of Instagram and Facebook accounts.

The probe is under a mammoth law known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) that forces the world's largest tech firms to do more to protect European users online and clamp down on illegal content.

A U.S. district judge dismissed Mark Zuckerberg as an individual defendant in 25 lawsuits alleging that Meta Platforms Inc. and other social media companies were responsible for addicting children to their platforms.

Two influential U.S. lawmakers, Senator Maria Cantwell and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, unveiled a draft bipartisan data privacy legislation that bolsters privacy protections for Americans by empowering them to control their personal information.

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has contested the US Federal Trade Commission's attempt to modify its 2020 privacy settlement, saying it had voluntarily disclosed issues in its Messenger Kids app and received no complaints from parents.

The majority of Zuckerberg's wealth comes from his approximately 13% stake in Meta Platforms.

The paper quoted a spokesman for Meta as saying in a statement: "The sale of illicit drugs is against our policies and we work to find and remove this content from our services".

Trump opposes TikTok ban, suggesting potential benefits for Facebook, marking a significant shift in his stance.

Hong Kong's justice minister said Wednesday the city does not plan to ban social media under a proposed national security law after a public consultation document included suggestions that some apps should be barred.

Extending a global retreat from news content, Meta said it would scrap the Facebook News tab in Australia and would not renew deals with news publishers worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Texas and Florida are pushing for laws preventing platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube from removing user posts, even those that may promote hate speech or misinformation about elections.

Digital companies will have nowhere to hide after the EU's landmark content law enters into full force from Saturday, with the risk of heavy fines for any violations.

The lawsuit claims that social media companies use algorithms to generate feeds to manipulate and addict children and teens, promoting compulsive use.

Meta on Thursday said it had removed the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for violating its content policy.

The Oversight Board said in a Monday statement that Meta's Manipulated Media policy needs to be reconsidered after a review of an edited video of President Joe Biden.