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Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger founded Instagram in 2010

Instagram co-founders step down from company

Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer of the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook.

Instagram • 25 Sep 18

Facebook says it is stepping up its battle against fake news

Facebook stops misinformation tied to Iran, Russia

Facebook says it has stopped stealth misinformation campaigns from Iran and Russia, as part of its battle against fake news.

Science and Technology • 22 Aug 18

Facebook executives this week forecast years of lower profit margins

$120 billion wiped off Facebook's shares

Shares in social media company Facebook suffered the biggest one-day wipeout in US stock market history yesterday after its executives forecast years of lower profit margins.

Business • 27 Jul 18

Facebook's quarterly results were largely weaker than had been expected

Facebook shares slump 20% as user growth cools

Facebook shares dived nearly 20% in opening trade on Wall Street today after it signalled it expects weaker growth.

Business • 26 Jul 18

Mark Zuckerberg apologised for the Cambridge Analytica data leak in testimony to the EU Parliament

Zuckerberg apologises to EU over Facebook data leak

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to members of the European Parliament for the Cambridge Analytica data breach.

World • 22 May 18

Facebook's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is due before the European Parliament this week

EU parliament to broadcast Zuckerberg hearing live

A European Parliament meeting tomorrow with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be broadcast live, after controversy over plans for a closed-door hearing.

Business • 21 May 18

Mark Zuckerberg will meet party leaders and members of the civil liberties committee

Facebook chief Zuckerberg to appear before MEPs

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will appear before members of the European Parliament to answer questions about the improper use of data of 87 million Facebook users by a political consultancy, the speaker of the legislature has said.

Facebook • 17 May 18

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke at the company's annual F8 developer conference yesterday

Facebook announces Clear History tool

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has described 2018 as an "intense year" for the social network, but promised to take a "broader view" of the company's responsibilities.

Business • 02 May 18

WhatsApp's co-founder Jan Koum to leave after clashing with the company's parent

WhatsApp co-founder set to leave the company

The co-founder of WhatsApp has said he was leaving the company, in a loss of one of the strongest advocates for privacy inside Facebook.

Business • 02 May 18

Facebook's quarterly financial results appeared to show no impact over the breach of users private data

Facebook reports soaring profits despite data scandal

Facebook has reported a sharp jump in profits in the past quarter, with gains in its user base and strong ad growth as the social network appeared to see no impact from a controversy over privacy.

World • 26 Apr 18

'New privacy experiences' to be rolled out

Facebook to begin roll out of privacy changes

Facebook has said it will begin rolling out changes to how it handles private data this week to comply with forthcoming EU rules, with European residents seeing the measures first.

technology • 18 Apr 18

Mark Zuckerberg faced questions from dozens of politicians

'It was my mistake' - Key Zuckerberg hearing quotes

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg appeared before US lawmakers to apologise for how his company has handled the growing furore over online privacy, to promise change, and explain the social media giant's policies.

News Lens • 11 Apr 18

Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly defended the company's privacy practices

Zuckerberg says his data was improperly shared

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has told US politicians that he was among around 87 million users whose data was improperly shared with political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica.

US • 11 Apr 18

Mark Zuckerberg arriving at US Congress to testify

Facebook to investigate 'tens of thousands' of apps

Facebook will investigate "tens of thousands" of apps to discover if any other companies have accessed data in a similar way to Cambridge Analytica, Mark Zuckerberg has told US politicians.

Science and Technology • 11 Apr 18

Mark Zuckerberg arrives at Capitol Hill last night to meet US politicians

Five questions US Congress should ask Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook founder, chief executive and chairman Mark Zuckerberg will begin two days of answering questions in front of US legislators later today.

Facebook • 10 Apr 18

Mark Zuckerberg is to testify before senators tomorrow, and a House panel on Wednesday

Zuckerberg to tell Congress breach 'was my mistake'

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will accept responsibility for the social network's failure to protect private data and prevent manipulation of the platform, according to testimony released on the eve of his first Congressional appearance.

News Lens • 10 Apr 18

The company's shares have sunk 16%, wiping more than $80 billion from its market value since 16 March

Facebook shares rise as Zuckerberg soothes investors

Shares of Facebook rose as much as 4.2% last night after Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said the social network had not seen any meaningful impact on usage or ad sales in the wake of a data privacy scandal.

Business • 06 Apr 18

The ODPC says it is still unclear whether scraping of data by third party apps has posed actual harms or risks

ODPC warns high number of Irish users' data harvested

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has warned that the number of Irish and EU-wide users of Facebook that will have had data "harvested" by apps will be very high.

Facebook • 06 Apr 18

Facebook said the data of up to 87 million people may have been shared with Cambridge Analytica

87 million users may have been hit by Facebook scandal

Facebook has said that the personal information of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, up from a previous estimate of more than 50 million.

Facebook • 05 Apr 18

Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for the mistakes Facebook has made

Zuckerberg won't answer MP questions over data breach

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg will not answer questions from British MPs over how millions of users' data got into the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, according to a letter sent by the social network.

Technology • 27 Mar 18

Mark Zuckerberg said the rules had changed to prevent another breach

Zuckerberg apologises for data scandal in UK adverts

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has taken out full-page ads in almost all of Britain's national newspapers to apologise for a huge data privacy scandal.

technology • 26 Mar 18

Mark Zuckerberg said on Facebook that the company 'made mistakes'

Zuckerberg 'sorry' over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has promised tougher steps to restrict developers' access to data belonging to 50 million of the company's users.

World • 22 Mar 18

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg is accused of misleading a UK parliamentary inquiry

Facebook 'outraged' over misuse of data

Facebook has said the company was "outraged" after being "deceived" over the misuse of data by Cambridge Analytica.

World • 20 Mar 18

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the important driver of the business is the 'quality of the conversations and connections'

Facebook forecasts rising ad sales despite dip in usage

Facebook has offered reassurances to investors that its digital ad business would remain highly profitable, despite a dip in usage on the social media network and an overhaul of its flagship News Feed.

Business • 01 Feb 18

Rupert Murdoch said lack of there was a lack of transparency that should concern publishers

Murdoch says Facebook should pay for 'trusted' news

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has said that large online platforms such as Facebook should pay "trusted" news organisations as part of efforts to improve credibility and stem misinformation.

Facebook • 22 Jan 18