Facebook is partnering with German news agency DPA as part of a large-scale effort to fight fake news through fact-checking ahead of the European Parliament election in May

Facebook, messenger and Instagram were reported as down by users, especially in Europe and the US.

Where could your "mindless scrolling" take you this weekend?

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson has had his Facebook and Instagram profiles removed for sharing opinions that "cross the line and amount to hate speech."

How soon after waking up do you check your phone? Do you compulsively refresh your Twitter feed? Can you find your way around without Google Maps? There are many obvious and tactile ways in which Silicon Valley has its hooks in our everyday lives.

Jesus of Snaz-ereth! Christians will be up in alms with this picture of the leopard-print lord.

We trusted internet platforms to be benign. We reacted too slowly to warning signs. But if we want to preserve agency over our lives, we have to act now.

"You know that I am no longer CDU president, so I will now close my Facebook page," Merkel said in a video message.

The accounts were engaging in "malicious activity," said the social media giants.

Scrolling through social media you may have noticed everyone from your friends to celebrities participating in the "10-year challenge", comparing current photos of themselves with those from over a decade ago.

Melting glaciers, dying coral reefs, destroyed cities. Organizations and users around the world are using the #TenYearChallenge to shine a spotlight on real issues

Facebook just took down two large disinformation networks that were linked to Russia. They were operating in Central and Eastern European countries.

The company's inability or unwillingness to change its ways makes America, and Americans, less secure.

An Italian watchdog fines Facebook €10million for misleading users of its data practices. In addition, the authority demanded the company state how it uses data on its website and app.