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2021
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp sue over allegedly infringing domain names
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp filed a complaint in Pennsylvania against New Ventures Services Corp. and individuals, alleging that they registered and profited from domain names identical or confusingly similar to the brands’ trademarks. The allegations are claims in the complaint, not court findings.
2021
Facebook and CleanMax announce renewable-energy partnership in India
Facebook and CleanMax announced a partnership to support renewable power from wind and solar facilities in India. Under the agreement, they will assemble a portfolio of projects supplying renewable power to India's electrical grid; CleanMax will own and operate the projects, and Facebook committed to purchase all of their environmental attribute certificates.
2021
Muslim Advocates sues Facebook over content-moderation statements
Muslim Advocates filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Facebook and executives, alleging that statements about removing hateful and violent content misled people about Facebook's efforts to combat anti-Muslim bigotry. The article reports the allegations, not a court determination.
2021
Facebook says it does not plan to notify users affected by data leak
Facebook said it had not notified more than 530 million users whose information was leaked and did not plan to notify them, citing uncertainty about which users needed notification and saying users could not fix the problem.
2021
Facebook defends its security after user data is posted online
Facebook said data linked to more than 500 million accounts had been scraped using a flaw that it had found and fixed before September 2019, and said it was working to get the dataset taken down. The article reports criticism that Facebook's response lacked an apology and empathy.
2021
Meesho raises $300 million in funding
Meesho raised $300 million in a funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, valuing the platform at $2.1 billion. The article says the company plans to use the funds to strengthen its talent pool.
2021
Amazon completes talent acquisition from Facebook
Amazon completed the acquisition of more than a dozen satellite internet experts from Facebook in April 2021. The article says the former Facebook engineers would support Amazon's satellite broadband effort.
2021
Facebook adds News Feed controls and recommendations
Facebook introduced News Feed features that let users prioritize posts from up to 30 selected friends and Pages, view posts in chronological order, and receive recommendations for accounts they do not follow.
2021
Facebook launches COVID-19 vaccine-support profile frames in the U.S.
Facebook teamed up with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC to launch profile frames that let users share support for vaccination. The frames began rolling out to U.S. users on the reported launch date.
2021
UK regulator opens in-depth review of Facebook's Giphy acquisition
The UK Competition and Markets Authority said it would conduct a Phase 2 investigation into Facebook's acquisition of Giphy, continuing until September 15, 2021. The source also reports that Facebook refused to make concessions.
2021
Facebook announces 14 Prineville community grants
Facebook's Prineville Data Center announced that 14 local nonprofits and schools would receive Community Action Grants totaling $210,000.
2021
RSF sues Facebook in France over alleged safety claims
Reporters Without Borders sued Facebook in France, alleging that its promises to fight hate speech and falsehoods were deceptive and that hate and misinformation spread on the platform.
2021
RSF files lawsuit against Facebook over hate speech and false information
Reporters Without Borders filed a lawsuit in France against Facebook, accusing it of allowing large-scale proliferation of hate speech, including against journalists, and false information despite promises to provide a safe online environment. The article reports allegations, not a court determination.
2021
Facebook services experienced an outage
A technical issue disrupted access to Facebook services, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. Facebook said it resolved the issue for everyone and apologized for the inconvenience.
2021
Facebook partners with Sri Lanka's VTA on digital skills training
Facebook partnered with Sri Lanka's Vocational Training Authority on a digital skills training initiative for trainers and students.
2021
Russia sues social media platforms over protest content
Russian authorities sued Twitter, Google, Facebook, TikTok and Telegram, alleging that the platforms failed to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests. The report said each violation could be punishable by a fine of up to 4 million roubles.
2021
Russian regulator files administrative cases against online platforms
Russia's communications and media regulator filed administrative cases against social media and online platforms, alleging that they failed to remove or promptly remove information encouraging minors to engage in unlawful activities. The report identifies Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, VK, OK.ru, Telegram, and YouTube among the platforms involved.
2021
Facebook announces LeadHERs book
Facebook announced the launch of “LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women,” a collection of stories and life advice from 19 women, available for free in digital and physical formats.
2021
Facebook announces business resiliency training component
Facebook said it was launching a new training component on business resiliency through financial education in Nigeria, South Africa and Senegal, with modules aimed at improving female business owners’ financial management skills and addressing challenges such as access to capital.
2021
Facebook introduces BARS app in closed beta
Facebook introduced BARS, an app for creating and sharing rap videos, and made it available in closed beta to a limited number of iOS users. The article says invites would begin in batches, starting with users in the US.