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"I encourage you to move forward with eyes open to the consequences of reform," Frances Haugen said at a hearing by a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.

Though Joe Biden's 2020 election victory by nearly 21,000 votes held after recounts, some Wisconsin GOP members continue to question the election's integrity.

The deal for Meta—parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp—to acquire Giphy was reportedly worth $400 million.

The Nordic country mocked the CEO, but Zuckerberg seemingly took it in stride by commenting on the ad.

"They keep making unforced errors," Frances Haugen told the Associated Press. "They keep making things that prioritize their own profits over our safety."

Andy Yen, who founded ProtonMail in 2014, said the metaverse is "insidious" and that the link between data and profit conflicts with Meta's promises on privacy.

On October 28, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook's corporate name had been changed to Meta. Here is what you need to know about the rebrand.

Internet users were distracted by the bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's on the Facebook founder's bookshelf as he announced the new name for the parent company.

The social media platform's name change has triggered online wordplay ridicule, with one joke apparently enjoyed by Meta rival, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.

Neal Stephenson's 1992 dystopian sci-fi novel featured a virtual reality Metaverse eerily similar to the one just unveiled by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Representative Ocasio-Cortez previously said that Facebook has "incredibly destructive effects on free society and democracy."

"Right now, our brand is so tightly linked to one product," Mark Zuckerberg said. "But over time, I hope we are seen as a metaverse company."

The "Facebook Papers" revealed that former President Trump's post about looters in Minneapolis resulted in a large spike in hate speech on the social media platform.

The reams of leaked documents show that sometimes the company's public messages don't align with what's occurring behind the scenes.

"Our policies don't allow claims that COVID-19 vaccines kill or seriously harm people," Facebook's press office said.

Young adults believe it is an "outdated network" with "irrelevant content," internal documents reveal, and engage with Facebook far less than older users.

Facebook mentioned cross-check "when we asked whether Mr. Trump's page or account had been subject to ordinary content-moderation processes," the report said.

Frances Haugen recently testified on internal Facebook research that showed users could see negative impacts on their mental health and body image.

Former President Trump said the Facebook CEO was a "criminal" and criticized money he spent during the 2020 election.

Trump defended the 60-year-old Republican representative for "possibly telling some lies to investigators."

Once inside this virtual world, users can hold virtual meetings and use cryptocurrencies or other means to buy virtual land, clothes and digital assets.

Social media and government representatives at the International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance blamed social media for contributing to a rise in antisemitism.

"There is tremendous reason to be skeptical," said Josh Golin, the executive director for the children and media marketing industry watchdog Fairplay.

Along with Facebook, users are reporting that Facebook-owned apps Instagram and WhatsApp are also down.

"I think Mark Zuckerberg has an obligation to tell the American people himself," Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Wednesday.

"I don't know any tech company that sets out to build products that make people angry or depressed," Zuckerberg said.

The lengthy Facebook outage kept 3.5 billion users from accessing its services on WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger for roughly 6 hours.

Haugen leveled many allegations at her former employer. Here are five of the more noteworthy ones.

Whistleblower Frances Haugen talked extensively about the company's efforts to target children during her Senate appearance.

Zuckerberg's net worth has been plummeting, with his company losing value since mid-September, when leaked internal documents were first published.