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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said in a recent interview that the social media giant is “open to regulation” by the government.

Mark Zuckerberg is dancing to the tune of politicians, corporations and global elites, not his own users.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has claimed posts under the popular #deletefacebook hashtag, which are encouraging users to withdraw from the social network, are “not good,” but added that deletions have not reached a “meaningful number.”

Congressional Committee Asks Mark Zuckerberg to Testify on Facebook Data Scandal

Newly released video footage shows the moment that a self-driving Uber vehicle, operated by a convicted felon, hit and killed a pedestrian. The video has been called “damning for Uber” by a professor who robot-perception systems. 

A trade body representing 3,000 UK advertisers is expected to meet with Facebook following the company’s latest user data scandal to send the message that “enough is enough.”

Despite evidence suggesting that Facebook has been unable to properly look after user data, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has insisted that the company will investigate itself.

Democrat campaign strategist Justin Horwitz appeared on Breitbart News Saturday to discuss how Facebook’s recent changes could lead to censorship, and the way they “marginalize any voice that isn’t in lockstep.”

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke on CNN for the first time in person about his company’s latest user data scandal.

Facebook allowing political campaigns to mine data has only recently become controversial. Obama’s use of Facebook data is an open secret.

Zuckerberg apologized to users for weak data protections prior to 2014, and promised to audit developers of pre-2014 apps. Will that include Obama’s 2012 campaign?

Facebook and Google are both moving into the creation of real-life communities, complete with houses for employees, parks, bridges, and even stores.

Google has announced a $300 million “News Initiative,” which will support and promote what the company deems to be “high quality journalism,” and work towards monitoring “misinformation” during elections.

Brian Acton, who made billions when Facebook acquired messaging app WhatsApp, has stated that it is time for users to begin deleting their accounts on the social network.

A lawsuit brought against Facebook by company investors claims that the company failed to protect user data which caused company shares to drop.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to speak publicly for the first time about the latest data scandal at his company within the next 24 hours, according to a report.

Facebook’s PR team reportedly pressured the New York Times to delete a reference to Sheryl Sandberg from one of the paper’s recent articles on the departure of Facebook Chief Information Security Officer Alex Stamos.

Actor-comedian Jim Carrey took to Twitter to share artwork targeting Facebook over reports that the social media network allowed third-party analytics firm Cambridge Analytica to access millions of its users’ data during the 2016 election.

A new report suggests that universities are spending an upwards of $20,000 on monitoring the private social media accounts of their students.

A new report has revealed that the operator of the self-driving Uber car that killed a woman in Phoenix was a convicted felon.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg “saved tens of millions of dollars” by selling his Facebook stock before the company’s decline this week.

Sandy Parakilas, a former Facebook platform operations manager, claimed the company’s “horrifying” misuse of user data was routine, and that Facebook preferred to have “no idea” what third parties were doing with the freely available data.

UK MP’s have called on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify about the social media companies most recent user data scandal.

Breitbart News Senior Technology Correspondent Allum Bokhari joined Breitbart News Deputy Political Editor Amanda House on SiriusXM Patriot’s Breitbart News Daily, Tuesday, to discuss the Cambridge Analytica controversy.

Facebook has reportedly scheduled an open meeting with all employees on Tuesday to allow them to ask questions about the most recent user data scandal.

As Facebook deals with the fallout of their latest user data scandal, the company’s data security chief, Alex Stamos, is expected to resign from his position.

Facebook stock is down by seven percent today as the company faces another scandal relating to the use of user data.

The Guardian published an op-ed recently titled “No One Can Pretend Facebook is Just Harmless Fun Any More” which took aim at the social media company for their most recent user data exposure.

Google is reportedly teaming up with major retailers for a program called Shopping Actions as the tech giant attempts to take on Amazon while also boosting their revenue.

Tech giant Google has denied that they pay their female workers less than their male employees as lawsuits against the company continue to grow in number.

Friday in an appearance on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” PayPal co-founder and Founders Fund venture capitalist Peter Thiel explained his decision to relocate his business from Silicon Valley to Los Angeles. Thiel attributed the decision to the groupthink phenomenon that

Facebook has apologized for recent search suggestions that featured terms related to pornography, some of which included terms like “little girl.”

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) smacked down her former Silicon Valley allies this week by blocking a federal deregulation that would have expedited the testing of self-driving cars.

Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s claims that Facebook influencing an election was “ridiculous,” the company had a page of election “success stories” on their business website until it recently removed.

Tesla employees are claiming that as much as 40 percent of the parts manufactured by the company are flawed, causing expensive rework and hurting employee morale.