Three users of the Facebook Messenger app sue Facebook, saying the social network violated their privacy by collecting logs of their phone calls and text messages, in the latest legal challenge facing the company.

The US Federal Trade Commission says it is conducting an open investigation of Facebook Inc's privacy practices following the disclosure that 50 million users' data got into the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

A data analysis firm employed by President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign tapped the Facebook profiles of more than 50 million users without their permission, allowing it to capitalize on the private social media activity of a large portion of the US electorate, newspapers report.

UN human rights experts investigating a possible genocide in Myanmar say that Facebook had played a role in spreading hate speech there.

One of Brazil's top newspapers, the Folha de S. Paulo, announces it would stop publishing on its Facebook page after the social network announced it would give personal content more visibility.

The education ministry wants to keep social media platform Facebook shut for a certain time during the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations scheduled to be held across the country on February 1 simultaneously to prevent question paper leaks.

Facebook will be launching a new blood donation feature in Bangladesh to easily and effectively connect the blood donors and those in need.

Facebook Inc will prioritize "trustworthy" news in its feed of social media posts, using member surveys to identify high-quality outlets and fight sensationalism and misinformation, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says.

It makes one wonder why married couples must declare their unquestionable adoration for each other on Facebook. Do they not see each other every single day of their lives?

Former US President Barack Obama has recently joined a growing chorus of critics of social media.

Facebook accounts and telephone records can be used to pinpoint the best individuals to vaccinate to stop a disease outbreak in its tracks, researchers say.

Let’s have a look at the top stories that rocked the social media platforms in 2017.

Facebook acknowledges that using social media can be bad for your health.

Monthly active users of Facebook Messenger have grew to over 1.3 billion in 2017. Plus, each day in 2017, over seven billion conversations have taken place on the platform, with holidays (New Years, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day) proving particularly popular times to connect.

Facebook begins to roll out the new Snooze feature, allowing users to discreetly -- and temporarily --unfollow someone's posts.

A former Facebook executive accuses the social network of ripping society apart.

The government and Facebook authorities jointly begin the process to verify all the Facebook pages of the ministries and division officials for the welfare of its citizens.

A new European study finds that materialistic people are more likely to have more friends on Facebook, as they may see people as "digital objects" that can be collected.

Facebook is trying to combat "revenge porn" by encouraging users in Australia to submit their nude photos to a pilot project designed to prevent intimate images from being shared without consent.

G7 countries and tech giants including Google, Facebook and Twitter agree to work together to block the dissemination of Islamist extremism over the internet.