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Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen arrives to testify during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill, on October 5, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
October 5, 2021, 7:31 pm
Facebook whistleblower to Congress: Company puts profits before kids’ safety
Armed with tens of thousands of pages of secretly copied internal research documents, Frances Haugen accuses social media giant of knowingly harming children, fueling polarization
By Marcy Gordon
The Facebook logo on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York's Times Square, on March 29, 2018. (AP Photo/ Richard Drew/ File)
June 29, 2021, 9:06 pm
US federal judge dismisses government antitrust lawsuits against Facebook
District judge James Boasberg says the claims are ‘legally insufficient’ and don’t provide enough evidence that social media giant is a monopoly
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and Marcy Gordon
In this July 30, 2013 file photo, then-Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
April 14, 2021, 10:03 pm
US Senate approves economist Gary Gensler as market watchdog chief
Biden tapped tough former regulator to head the Securities and Exchange Commission; vote to confirm him passes 53-45
By Marcy Gordon
A demonstrator joins others outside Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's home in San Francisco to protest what they say is Facebook spreading disinformation, November 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
December 10, 2020, 12:21 am
US government sues Facebook, seeking to force sale of Instagram and WhatsApp
48 states and districts also file suit against the social media giant, with FTC saying it used ‘its monopoly power to crush smaller rivals’
By Marcy Gordon and Michael R. Sisak
This combination of 2018-2020 photos shows, from left, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Less than a week before Election Day, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to face a grilling by Republican senators who accuse the tech giants of anti-conservative bias. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, LM Otero, Jens Meyer)
October 28, 2020, 9:11 am
Social media giants face allegations of anti-conservative bias 
CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, Google summoned to testify before Senate, as claims that Big Tech actively suppresses conservative views ramp up days before US elections
By Marcy Gordon
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies remotely during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on antitrust on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 29, 2020. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)
October 23, 2020, 5:48 am
Facebook, Twitter CEOs ordered by Republican senators to testify on censorship
GOP lawmakers threaten Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey with subpoenas over their platforms’ actions against New York Post story about Hunter Biden
By Marcy Gordon
People walk by a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, California, on September 24, 2019. (AP Photo/ Jeff Chiu, File)
October 21, 2020, 10:41 am
US files landmark antitrust case against Google
Justice Department makes biggest move to protect competition since 1998 Microsoft case; case alleges tech giant pays phone manufacturers to ensure Google is default search engine
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and Marcy Gordon
Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC on October 23, 2019. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
October 24, 2019, 12:42 pm
Defensive Zuckerberg grilled by skeptical Congress on Facebook’s currency plans
Founder of social media giant questioned at hearing amid concerns over company’s track record on civil rights, hate speech, privacy and misinformation
By Marcy Gordon, Barbara Ortutay and Ken Sweet
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 23, 2019, on Facebook's impact on the financial services and housing sectors. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
October 23, 2019, 8:46 pm
Zuckerberg appears in Congress as Facebook faces bipartisan hostility
Lawmakers from House Financial Services committee criticize company’s proposed cryptocurrency and argue that social media giant should be broken up
By Marcy Gordon and Barbara Ortutay
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University, October 17, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
October 18, 2019, 6:36 am
Zuckerberg says Facebook stands for free speech, takes no questions from press
Reporters sidelined, media filming barred as CEO hails his platform’s role in ensuring ‘free expression,’ defends its refusal to take down some problematic political content
By Marcy Gordon
In this photo from June 11, 2019, New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
September 7, 2019, 1:33 pm
As feds loom, US states hit Facebook, Google with new probes
Separate groups that include both Democratic and Republican attorneys general to investigate tech giants for potential anticompetitive behavior
By Marcy Gordon and Matt O'Brien
In this file photo from April 11, 2018, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
July 24, 2019, 7:04 pm
US federal regulators fine Facebook $5b, order limited oversight on privacy
Social media giant to pay out for undermining privacy concerns of users and allowing sharing of their data; Zuckerberg held only partially responsible
By Marcy Gordon and Barbara Ortutay
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 11, 2018, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election and data privacy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
July 16, 2019, 11:33 am
Facebook’s cryptocurrency plans face scrutiny from US lawmakers
Congress to hold 2 days of hearings on Libra, which Treasury Secretary Mnuchin warns ‘could be misused by money launderers and terrorist financers’
By Marcy Gordon
Illustrative image of a hacker (stevanovicigor; iStock by Getty Images)
April 10, 2019, 1:45 pm
YouTube comments flooded with hate speech during US hearing on hate speech
Video-sharing site disables live chat as Google and Facebook execs appear before House Judiciary Committee, after comments section is bombarded with racist, anti-Semitic comments
By Barbara Ortutay, Marcy Gordon and Rachel Lerman
US President Donald Trump meets with military leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, April 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
April 4, 2019, 5:15 am
Democrats ask for 6 years of Trump’s tax returns, likely starting legal battle
Chairman of Ways and Means Committee says request to IRS is within ‘legitimate legislative, legal and oversight rights’; president says would ‘not be inclined’ to reveal filings
By Marcy Gordon
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