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Last year it was announced that META, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, would examine how the platforms treat Black users. 

If you’re trying to access Facebook, Instagram and other associated apps and functions, but can't … it’s because the company suffered a major outage across several countries on Monday.

Trolling Lizzo on Facebook will no longer fly.

Wednesday morning (May 5), an independent oversight board announced that Facebook’s ban on former President Trump will continue. Instagram, which was acquired by Facebook in 2012, will also continue its ban on Trump. “The Board found that, in maintaining an unfounded narrative of electoral fraud and persistent calls to action, Mr. Trump created an environment […]

Facebook is definitely the can't get right of social media mediums.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government and 48 states and districts sued Facebook Wednesday, accusing it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors and seeking remedies that could include a forced spinoff of the social network’s Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services. The landmark antitrust lawsuits, announced by the Federal Trade […]

Facebook has removed another 900 social media accounts linked to white supremacy groups after members discussed plans to bring weapons to protests over police killings of Black people. The accounts on Facebook and Instagram were tied to the Proud Boys and the American Guard, two hate groups already banned on those platforms. The company announced […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A 23-year-old man who posted on Facebook, “I don’t know why I don’t go on a killing spree.” A West Palm Beach couple who shot up their home while high on cocaine. A 31-year-old Gulf Coast man who pointed a semiautomatic rifle at a motorcyclist. All four Florida residents had […]

CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — A high school principal in Washington has apologized for a post on her personal Facebook page that suggested former NBA star Kobe Bryant’s death was deserved. Liza Sejkora, the principal of Camas High School, wrote on the day of Bryant’s death: “Not gonna lie. Seems to me that karma caught up […]

T.I. and Tiny’s “Red Table Talk” Pt. 2 debuted today and it was more revealing than they likely wanted it to be. The two discussed their strained marriage, which despite Tiny withdrawing divorce papers, still seemed strained. And not only that, Tiny seemed as though she wasn’t sure she’d made the right decision. But internet […]

Facebook and Instagram have banned the use of sexual emojis in an effort to curb sexual solicitation on the platforms. Facebook’s new community standards (which also cover Instagram) went into effect in September, according to the New York Post. Users will no longer be able to pair an eggplant or peach emoji, which qualifies as “Sexual Solicitation.” A violation […]

  This morning I need us to have a tough conversation about Facebook.  I use Facebook. I’ve been on Facebook for nearly 15 years. I use it for my businesses, for many of the charities and campaigns that I manage. I also use Instagram – which is owned by Facebook – and many of you […]