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The Meta (formerly Facebook) logo marks the entrance of corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on November 9, 2022. (Josh Edelson/AFP)
August 27, 2026, 4:44 am
Meta agrees to pay US states $18b in landmark teen social media addiction case
If deal approved by court, tech giant will also add stronger child-safety measures, including daily two-hour time limits for minors that can only be disabled by parents
By Barbara Ortutay, Kelvin Chan and KAITLYN HUAMANI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, February 18, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
February 18, 2026, 11:47 pm
Zuckerberg grilled over accusations social media geared to addict and harm kids
In unprecedented trial, plaintiff accuses Meta and YouTube of causing dependency on platforms, worsening her depression and suicidal thoughts
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and Barbara Ortutay
A Venmo mobile app shows it is not available during the Amazon Web Services outage, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
October 21, 2025, 7:00 am
Massive Amazon cloud outage resolved after disrupting internet use worldwide
Failure impacted government, business and educational sevices and institutions, highlighting global dependence on tech giants
By Kelvin Chan and Barbara Ortutay
FILE - A WhatsApp icon is displayed on an iPhone, November 15, 2018, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
June 18, 2025, 6:53 am
Iran state TV urges public to delete WhatsApp, claiming app gathered info for Israel
Messaging service denies tracking user data, fears ‘these false reports will be an excuse for our services to be blocked at a time when people need them the most’
By Kelvin Chan and Barbara Ortutay
Mark Zuckerberg arrives at the 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
April 15, 2025, 4:03 am
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes stand in historic antitrust trial
Executive seeks to defend company against allegations it illegally monopolized social media market, in trial that could force tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp
By brian witte and Barbara Ortutay
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
September 17, 2024, 10:07 am
Musk deletes post joking about assassinating Biden and Harris, amid heavy criticism
After second apparent attempt on Republican candidate Trump’s life, X owner wrote that ‘no one is even trying to assassinate’ the Democratic incumbent and nominee
By Barbara Ortutay
In this Thursday, June 18, 2020 file photo, then-president Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America's small businesses, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
January 26, 2023, 3:57 am
Meta to reinstate Donald Trump to Facebook, Instagram after two-year ban
Personal account of former president, who cheered January 6 attack on US Capitol, to be reactivated; company says it is adding ‘new guardrails’ to ensure no ‘repeat offenders’
By Barbara Ortutay and Jill Colvin
US Attorney General Merrick Garland is joined by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Doha Mekki of the Antitrust Division (left), US Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta (second from left) and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Antitrust Division (right), as he speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department to announce a new antitrust lawsuit against Google on January 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images via AFP)
January 25, 2023, 4:57 am
US Justice Department sues Google over digital advertising dominance
Amid push to rein in big tech firms, government alleges tech giant looking to ‘neutralize or eliminate’ rivals in online ad marketplace through acquisitions, forced use of products
By Barbara Ortutay, Eric Tucker and Frank Bajak
The Twitter logo is seen on the awning of the building that houses the Twitter office in New York, October 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
January 7, 2023, 5:47 am
Israeli researcher reports leak of 235m email addresses linked to Twitter accounts
Alon Gal warns exposure of personal emails obtained in hack ‘will unfortunately lead to a lot of hacking, targeted phishing, and doxxing’
By Barbara Ortutay
FILE - A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco, November 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
December 13, 2022, 6:42 am
Musk’s Twitter disbands advisory panel on hate speech, other problematic content
Members of Trust and Safety Council informed of move shortly before scheduled meeting with representatives from the social media firm
By Matt O'Brien and Barbara Ortutay
Illustrative: The Mastodon site is shown on a smart phone. (AP Photo/Barbara Ortutay)
November 12, 2022, 6:44 pm
Mastodon, other Twitter alternatives emerge after Musk takeover drama
More than a million users have signed up for decentralized social media site named after extinct mammoth, where instead of tweets, posts are called ‘toots’
By Barbara Ortutay
People walk outside Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, Nov. 4, 2022. (AP/Jeff Chiu)
November 8, 2022, 4:50 am
Musk’s partisan tweets call Twitter neutrality into question ahead of midterms
World’s richest man uses his new platform to boost Republicans, wading into political debate that tech leaders have mostly avoided and stoking concerns about effects on democracy
By Barbara Ortutay
A Twitter headquarters sign is shown in San Francisco, November 4, 2022. Employees were bracing for widespread layoffs at Twitter, as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the social platform. (AP/Jeff Chiu)
November 5, 2022, 3:16 am
Twitter slashes about half its staff as Musk era takes hold on platform
Thousands of workers let go as worries mount over disinformation, extremism; Biden says Twitter ‘spews lies all across the world’
By Barbara Ortutay and Matt O'Brien
In this illustrative file photo, a smartphone screen displays the logo of Facebook on a Facebook website background, on April 7, 2021, in Arlington, Virginia. (Olivier Douliery/AFP)
July 28, 2022, 6:26 pm
Facebook continues to allow hate speech in ads, latest test reveals
Trial conducted in Kenya showed gruesome Swahili language posts easily bypass detection; similarly hateful English ads approved as long as swear words taken out
By Barbara Ortutay
Seen on the screen of a device in Sausalito, Calif., Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces its new name, Meta, during a virtual event on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
July 28, 2022, 3:45 am
Facebook parent Meta posts first revenue decline in its history
Meta reports 36 percent drop in profit to $6.7 billion from last year’s $10.39 billion; Zuckerberg says he expects company to ‘get more done with fewer resources’
By Barbara Ortutay
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