Facebook /tags/facebook Facebook en-US Copyright Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:34:11 GMT AEP and state regulators agree on counter-settlement for utility rates for tech giants' data centers /2024-10-24/aep-and-state-regulators-agree-on-counter-settlement-for-utility-rates-for-tech-giants-data-centers AEP, the PUCO staff and the Ohio Consumers Counsel want data center companies to pay 85% of the electricity usage. The companies wanted to pay 75% of the cost. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:34:11 GMT /2024-10-24/aep-and-state-regulators-agree-on-counter-settlement-for-utility-rates-for-tech-giants-data-centers George Shillcock Facebook users can apply for their portion of a $725 million lawsuit settlement /npr-news/npr-news/2023-04-20/facebook-users-can-apply-for-their-portion-of-a-725-million-lawsuit-settlement The settlement stems from a lawsuit alleging Facebook developers sold user data to Cambridge Analytica, a former political consulting firm, to target people in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 08:22:51 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2023-04-20/facebook-users-can-apply-for-their-portion-of-a-725-million-lawsuit-settlement Ayana Archie Ohio pension fund leads class action lawsuit against Facebook's parent company /politics-government/2022-07-28/ohio-to-take-lead-in-class-action-lawsuits-against-facebooks-parent-company Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost claims that the social media giant lied to the public about the harm its products caused to its users, which led to $3 million in losses in losses for the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:04:52 GMT /politics-government/2022-07-28/ohio-to-take-lead-in-class-action-lawsuits-against-facebooks-parent-company Tyler Thompson Instagram and Facebook begin removing posts offering abortion pills /npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-28/instagram-and-facebook-begin-removing-posts-offering-abortion-pills Social media posts ostensibly aimed to help women living in states where preexisting laws banning abortion suddenly snapped into effect last Friday. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 10:52:49 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-28/instagram-and-facebook-begin-removing-posts-offering-abortion-pills The Associated Press Facebook shrugs off fears it's losing users /npr-news/2022-04-28/facebook-shrugs-off-fears-its-losing-users More people used Facebook in the first quarter than analysts expected, easing concerns about competition from TikTok. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 04:05:51 GMT /npr-news/2022-04-28/facebook-shrugs-off-fears-its-losing-users Shannon Bond Russia plans to limit Instagram and could label Meta an extremist group /npr-news/2022-03-11/russia-plans-to-limit-instagram-and-could-label-meta-an-extremist-group Russia's top prosecutor called for Facebook and Instagram's parent company to be labeled an extremist group after Meta said it would permit some calls for violence against "Russian invaders." Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:36:02 GMT /npr-news/2022-03-11/russia-plans-to-limit-instagram-and-could-label-meta-an-extremist-group Shannon Bond Facebook, YouTube and Twitter remove disinformation targeting Ukraine /npr-news/npr-news/2022-02-28/facebook-youtube-and-twitter-remove-disinformation-targeting-ukraine Facebook parent company Meta says it has uncovered Russian efforts to undermine trust in the Ukrainian government and to hack Ukrainian military officials and journalists using social media. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 05:00:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-02-28/facebook-youtube-and-twitter-remove-disinformation-targeting-ukraine Shannon Bond Tech Tuesday: Whats going on at Facebook /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-02-08/tech-tuesday-whats-going-on-at-facebook In a quarterly earnings report released last Wednesday, Facebook's parent company Meta, revealed that for the first time in its 18-year history, the social network lost daily users. On Tech Tuesday, we discuss what's going on at Facebook. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:19:20 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-02-08/tech-tuesday-whats-going-on-at-facebook Ohio House Republicans push bill targeting tech censorship /politics-government/2022-02-03/ohio-house-republicans-push-bill-targeting-tech-censorship Ohio House Republicans are pushing a bill to target what they say is censorship of conservative viewpoints by social media giants such as Twitter and Facebook. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:20:59 GMT /politics-government/2022-02-03/ohio-house-republicans-push-bill-targeting-tech-censorship The Associated Press Ohio Sues Facebook Over Losses In State's Largest Pension Fund /news/2021-11-16/ohio-sues-facebook-over-losses-in-states-largest-pension-fund Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking class-action status for the suit, which maintains the social media giant misrepresented itself to investors. Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:39:00 GMT /news/2021-11-16/ohio-sues-facebook-over-losses-in-states-largest-pension-fund Karen Kasler