Facebook to pay $550 million to Illinois users to settle lawsuit

Facebook will pay $550 million in the form of a cash fund for Illinois users who sued the social media company for collecting facial-recognition data, Edelson PC said on Wednesday.

Data on 267 million Facebook users exposed: Researcher

A Ukrainian security researcher reported finding a database with the names, phone numbers and unique user IDs of more than 267 million Facebook users - nearly all U.S.-based - on the open internet.

Ellijay police search for escaped, mischievous elf

Is it an Elf on the Shelf or a menace to society? The Ellijay Police Department has an on-going elf problem.

Facebook is deleting the name of potential whistleblower

Facebook says it is deleting the name of the person who has been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower who triggered the Trump impeachment probe.

Facebook and Instagram ban ‘sexual’ use of eggplant and peach emojis

Facebook, which has been caught in a bipartisan battle over political ads, is waging a different type of war against -- eggplants and peaches?

Single mom arrested for Facebook post about her ex gets the last laugh

A judge once ordered her jailed and banned from Facebook because she posted a critical comment about her ex-husband. But a Georgia woman is getting the last word. And an apology. And a big check. 

Facebook pledges $1 billion to fight California affordable housing crisis

Facebook announced Tuesday that the company would be providing $1 billion to help address the affordable housing crisis in California.

‘Sharenting’: Teens think parents share too much about them on social media, study says

Many parents love to share about their kids on social media, but a recent study from Microsoft found that 42 percent of teenagers in 25 countries have a problem with how much their parents post about them online.

Men who tried to kidnap toddler at Richardson park caught on Facebook Live

Richardson police are looking for two young men seen on a Facebook Live video who threatened to kidnap a toddler at a public park in exchange for the mother’s cell phone.