The key mechanism used by Facebook to transfer data from the European Union to the United States "cannot in practice be used" for such transfers, according to Ireland's Data Protection Commission, ...

The giant social media network has begun distributing payments to users as part of a huge settlement over claims the platform ...

Twenty-one years after Facebook's launch, Australia's top 25 news outlets now have a combined 27.6 million followers on the platform. They rely on Facebook's reach more than ever, posting far more ...

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched two inquiries into Facebook Inc after concerns were raised about the social network giant's handling of children's personal data on Instagram.

People who filed claims as part of Facebook's privacy settlement could get their money over the next 10 weeks.

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is set to settle a $32.8 million data privacy fine with ...

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.

Get ready to find out if your Facebook data has been swept up in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Starting Monday, the 87 million users who might have had their data shared with Cambridge Analytica ...

Remember back in 2023, when we told you how to get your cut of a $725 million class action settlement? A couple of years later, that money is going out.

Some Facebook users may soon see some extra money in their bank accounts. Here is how much you could get if you're eligible.

Dr. Aleksander Kogan says he is being used as a "scapegoat." Aleksandr Kogan, the Cambridge University researcher who collected information on millions of Americans through Facebook for Cambridge ...

Julie Zhuo says fast-growing AI startups are getting by on "good vibes," but warns they'll need data to survive when growth ...