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Facebook’s recent layoffs have reportedly left remaining staff in a state of confusion and anxiety, with some even resorting to inventing their own tasks to seem busy or avoiding work altogether for fear of falling prey to Mark Zuckerberg’s dreaded “year of efficiency.”

Facebook (now known as Meta) has vehemently denied claims that its WhatsApp messaging service persistently accesses smartphone microphones to snoop on users, even when the app is not active, attributing the issue to an Android bug.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg won gold and silver medals at his debut Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament in Redwood City, California. 

The FTC claimed on Wednesday that Facebook has not been doing enough to comply with a 2020 privacy order and has caused more harm, especially with children. The commission is now proposing changes to the order that would impose stricter oversight and limitations on Facebook. The company is firing back with both barrels, calling the proposed changes a “political stunt.”

A technical glitch in Facebook’s advertising system led to customers being overcharged, sparking concerns about the company’s transparency in managing advertising budgets and campaign optimization.

Comedian Nick Cannon is glad Facebook has decided to cancel Jada Pinkett-Smith’s “Red Table Talk,” calling the show “toxic” while also blaming the show’s TMI aesthetic for the Smith couple’s publicity woes.

Facebook employees, disgruntled after a long year of layoffs and sluggish growth, are speaking unguardedly about the systemic failures at the company and among its top management.

Facebook’s first-quarter earnings report for 2023 showcased a surge in users and revenue, despite its Reality Labs metaverse unit continuing to struggle with significant losses. The Company’s metaverse division suffered losses of $3.99 billion on revenues of just $339 million.

Ride-sharing service Lyft is reportedly set to cut at least 1,200 more jobs in an attempt to reduce costs.

Tens of millions of users that have visited Facebook in the U.S. over the past 16 years may be eligible to submit a claim for payment from the social media giant over Cambridge Analytica data privacy violation.

Facebook (now known as Meta) has announced thousands of jobs are to be cut from technical teams across its main platform, Instagram, Reality Labs, and WhatsApp. The continuing cuts are part of Mark Zuckerberg’s “year of efficiency.”

Facebook has told MAGA Inc. spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt that it is deleting her Facebook page with 12,000 followers. The warning came shortly after Leavitt announced she was joining MAGA Inc., a PAC supporting the candidacy of Donald Trump.

Hundreds of former officials at the CIA, FBI, and DHS were hired at Big Tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Twitter between 2017 and 2022, an analysis of LinkedIn data has found.

Mass layoffs at Facebook have left influencers and businesses with limited customer service, exposing them to scams and other issues.

A recent survey has revealed a lukewarm reception for Virtual Reality (VR) devices amongst U.S. teenagers despite significant investment in the industry from the Big Tech Masters of the Universe.

Facebook reportedly plans to reduce bonus payouts for staff as the company attempts to cut costs as part of Mark Zuckerberg’s “year of efficiency.”

A lawsuit against U of L Health claims that it shared patients’ private health information with Facebook, violating federal privacy laws.

The past several months have revealed a huge amount of government pressure on social media platforms to censor public content. New emails revealed through Missouri v. Biden show the administration went further, urging Facebook to censor private communications on its WhatsApp messaging service too.

Washington D.C.’s increasing scrutiny of TikTok raises questions over how other big tech companies work with China.

Facebook is rolling out its paid verification program for its main platform and Instagram accounts across the U.S. following successful testing of the program in Australia and New Zealand.

Former President Donald Trump on Friday made his first post on Facebook since his account was banned in 2021. 

A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that Facebook improperly used citizens’ personal information between 2010 and 2020. According to the court, Mark Zuckerberg and the Masters of the Universe “violated the law.”

Facebook (now known as Meta) plans to lay off another 10,000 workers in a bid to improve its financial performance. This is Zuckerberg’s second wave of layoffs following November’s cut of 11,000 jobs as part of his “year of efficiency” at the internet giant.

Hundreds of sexual deepfake app advertisements featuring actresses Emma Watson and Scarlett Johansson ran on Facebook and Instagram over the last few days. The Masters of the Universe apparently had no issue with advertising the technology used to make fake porn of celebrities — and increasingly, normal people too.

Proving that Mark Zuckerberg’s ominous “year of efficiency” is more than a catchphrase, Facebook is reportedly planning more job cuts, following the 11,000 employees laid off late last year.

Online counseling service BetterHelp has been accused of selling user data to Facebook and Snapchat by the FTC. The online counseling service has agreed to pay a fine to settle the charges after the FTC alleged the company sold data about its users to Mark Zuckerberg and the Masters of the Universe after telling them it wouldn’t.

U.S. Representatives Ken Buck (R-CO) and David Cicilline (D-RI) today sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg inquiring whether it’s a good idea to allow users as young as 13 on its Horizon Worlds metaverse platform, arguing Facebook has harmed youth mental health in the past.

Tech giant Facebook reportedly has plans to step into the world of AI with the development of “AI personas” for its platforms. Mark Zuckerberg hopes to cash in on the AI craze sparked by ChatGPT, the woke chatbot already notorious for its leftist bias.

In response to the “Online News Act” legislation that Justin Trudeau’s government introduced in April, Google is currently testing blocking access to news content for some Canadian users.

Facebook is introducing a new paid service called Meta Verified, enabling users on both its main platform and Instagram to obtain the coveted blue verification badge. The move comes shortly after Elon Musk created a paid verification service for Twitter.

Many employees at Facebook (now known as Meta) are reportedly expecting more job cuts at Mark Zuckerberg’s company following the latest round of employee performance reviews in which thousands of workers received subpar ratings.

House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed five big tech CEOs Tuesday for documents related to their companies’ censorship practices and to what extent, if any, those practices involved the U.S. government.

Facebook (now known as Meta) is delaying setting team budgets as it plans for yet another round of job cuts according to reports. Mark Zuckerberg seems to be taking his “year of efficiency” claims quite seriously.

Former President Donald Trump can now post on Facebook and Instagram after having his accounts restored by Mark Zuckerberg and the Masters of the Universe.

Tech giant Facebook was reportedly scraping information from other websites while simultaneously denouncing the practice and suing businesses that scraped information from its own social media platforms.

The FTC claims that drug discount app GoodRx has been selling user data to Facebook and Google. Although the Masters of the Universe have an insatiable appetite for personal details of all types, medical data is particularly prized for use in advertising and other ventures.