Facebook users are bombarded with targeted ads from nearly 200,000 companies, according to a first-of-its-kind study that revealed the vast scale of data tracking on the Meta-owned social network.

A lot of that traveling will be done by young adults making their way home from school or new cities to see family and reconnect with old friends. That last part is the crux of Facebook’s first brand ...

Have you ever wondered how some businesses seem to effortlessly attract followers and customers on Facebook oe Meta as it is now known? What if I told you that the secret lies in a well-optimized ...

Doing Facebook for small business? It’s still alive, but the way it used to work is dying or nearly dead. Posting every day? That’s a fast track to burnout. Random boosts? Usually a waste of money.

Facebook users who filed a claim in parent company Meta’s $725 million settlement related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal may soon get a payment. Meta was accused of allowing Cambridge Analytica ...

A former Facebook diversity program manager pleaded guilty to scamming the social media giant out of more than $4 million through a scheme in which she faked business deals in exchange for kickbacks, ...

Meta's Superintelligence Labs is cutting 600 employees to boost decision-making speed, according to an internal memo. This ...

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A former global diversity executive at Facebook pleaded guilty to fraud after stealing more than $4 million from the social media company in an “elaborate scheme” that prosecutors say involved ...

Campaigners have accused Facebook parent Meta of inflicting “potentially lifelong trauma” on hundreds of content moderators in Kenya, after more than 140 were diagnosed with PTSD and other mental ...

A former head of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at Facebook and Nike was sentenced to five years in prison this week for a brazen fraud scheme she ran while working at the companies.