brussels bureau 22/05/2018

Mark Zuckerberg apologises to European Parliament for massive data leak

Watch live as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets lawmakers in the European Parliament.

brussels bureau 22/05/2018

Zuckerberg comes to Europe to answer Facebook criticisms

The social media boss will be questioned by the heads of the political groups in the European Parliament in a session that will be livestreamed to the public.

Belgium 22/05/2018

Facebook faces EU grilling

Zuckerberg testified before the US Congress in a two-day hearing last month

brussels bureau 21/05/2018

Zuckerberg to testify in public

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has bowed to pressure and agreed to allow his testimony before the European Parliament on Tuesday to be streamed live on the web.

brussels bureau 17/05/2018

Facebook's Zuckerberg bound for Brussels

Social media boss to face data protection grilling, but closed-doors meeting is slammed

Belgium 16/05/2018

Zuckerberg to appear before European Parliament

The Facebook CEO is heading for Brussels

Belgium 16/05/2018

Zuckerberg to face MEPs in Brussels after data leak scandal

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will face MEPs’ questions following the Cambridge Analytica scandal in the European Parliament, its president said on Wednesday.

USA 16/05/2018

FBI investigates Cambridge Analytica

How the company came into possession of and then used personal information is of particular interest to investigators

world news 13/05/2018

As it happened this morning: Monday 14 May

Euronews brings you the latest news and updates as they happen this morning.

USA 11/05/2018

US Democrats release 3,500 Russian Facebook ads

Democrats on the House intelligence committee have released more than 3,500 Facebook ads they claim were created or promoted by a Russian internet agency, before and after the 2016 election. They provide the fullest picture yet of Russia's attempt to sow racial and political division in the United

United Kingdom 02/05/2018

Cambridge Analytica closes down following Facebook data scandal

The political consultancy firm at the centre of a scandal involving the mishandling of Facebook user data has closed down.

world news 02/05/2018

Latest: military spending, Facebook conference, EU budget

The latest news this morning, Wednesday May 1

world news 01/05/2018

Facebook's new match-making service wants to build 'meaningful relationships'

New dating features on Facebook are coming soon. In the aftermath of the data breach scandal, will users sign themselves up?

USA 01/05/2018

CEO and co-founder of WhatsApp, the world's most popular messaging service, quits

Jan Koum said he will be "taking some time off to do things I enjoy outside of technology."

world news 19/04/2018

Facebook to move users outside Europe ahead of new data regulations

Switch comes just weeks before GDPR implementation

brussels bureau 18/04/2018

Facebook complying with new EU privacy law - kind of

The company says European users must still accept targeted ads

world news 18/04/2018

Facebook to roll out Europe's stringent privacy rules worldwide

Facebook’s two billion users may get the full benefit of the European Union’s stringent data protection regulations

Russia 18/04/2018

Russia threatens to clamp down on Facebook

After its attempts to block messaging app Telegram, Facebook could be next

world news 17/04/2018

Facebook splashes millions more on lobbying — but CEO still won't face MEPs

Facebook spending on lobbying in Brussels has increased fivefold in recent years, yet CEO Mark Zuckerberg is yet to accept an invitation to face EU lawmakers’ questions following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

United Kingdom 16/04/2018

UK pub chain deletes Facebook... and Twitter and Instagram

"People spend too much time on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and struggle to control the compulsion." Tim Martin, JD Wetherspoon chairman