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An investigation by The Associated Press has found that a vocal group of chiropractors has become an influential force in stirring up anti-vaccine misinformation during the pandemic.

Facebook’s oversight board will be meeting with whistleblower Frances Haugen in the coming weeks in an effort to push for greater transparency and accountability from the social media giant, the panel said.

These initiatives come after Facebook announced late last month that it was pausing work on its Instagram for Kids project.

Frances Haugen, a Facebook whistleblower, will speak with members of the January 6 Select Committee to discuss the social media platform’s role in the events of the Capitol riot.

On its Twitter account, the popular streaming platform Twitch confirmed a data breach had taken place Wednesday but stayed mum on specifics.

The global outage knocked Facebook and its other platforms offline for hours.

A San Antonio man falsely claimed on social media that he had paid a person infected with COVID-19 to lick items at a grocery store, authorities said.

The plaintiffs claimed their replaced items under AppleCare did not meet Apple’s standards as advertised which promised “new” or “equivalent” replacement.

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified that the company’s platforms harm children and fuel division and that the company chooses “profits before people.”

Facebook shares also dropped more than 5% as the hours-long outage continued Monday.

Facebook and its apps Instagram and WhatsApp were all down on Monday in an apparent widespread outage, according to the company.

Frances Haugen was identified in a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday as the woman who anonymously filed complaints with federal law enforcement that Facebook’s own research shows how it magnifies hate and misinformation.

Frances Haugen was identified in a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday as the woman who anonymously filed complaints with federal law enforcement that the company’s own research shows how it magnifies hate and misinformation.

A lawsuit filed by an Alabama woman attributes her baby’s death to a ransomware attack at Springhill Medical Center, which resulted in diminished care.

Expo 2020 Dubai, the Middle East’s first World Fair, finally opened on Friday following a year-long pandemic delay.

In the hunt for Brian Laundrie amid Gabby Petito's death, social media users have provided useful information to both the FBI and their followers online.

YouTube is banning all anti-vaccine content on its platform, expanding beyond COVID-19 vaccines, and has also taken down several well-known channels as part of the policy.