Facebook is shutting down a series of fake news sites spreading false information in Bangladesh days before national elections, an official from the social media platform says.

US President Donald Trump accuses tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google of being biased in favor of opposition Democrats, a day after a report for the Senate revealed Russian agents had used social media in an attempt to sway the 2016 election in Trump's favor.

A bomb threat prompts authorities to evacuate a building at the Silicon Valley headquarters of Facebook Inc near San Francisco, police says, but hours after a sweep of the structure began there was no word of explosives found.

New European research finds that even just a one-week break from social media can cause withdrawal symptoms similar to those experienced when quitting addictive substances.

Publishers and content creators of Bangladesh from can join Ad Breaks and monetize their longer-form videos on Facebook.

Facebook said it blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 more on Instagram after police warned they may be linked to

Facebook Inc says a human rights report it commissioned on its presence in Myanmar showed it has not done enough to prevent its social network from being used to incite violence.

Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 million accounts as part of the security breach disclosed two weeks ago.

Facebook says it shut down 251 accounts for breaking rules against spam and coordinated deceit, some of it by ad farms pretending to be forums for political debate.

Facebook said it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts.

Facebook confirms that advertisers were privy to phone numbers given by members of the social network for enhanced security.

Instagram says co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer of the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook Inc, with the pair giving scant explanation.

Europe's biggest news agencies accuses Google and Facebook of "plundering" news for free in a joint statement that called on the internet giants to share more of their revenues with the media.

Facebook's ban of Myanmar's military leaders marks a new step for the leading social network against state "actors" -- and raises thorny questions on how the company deals with repressive regimes using the platform.

Facebook yesterday banned Myanmar's army chief and other top military brass after a UN investigation recommended they face prosecution for genocide for a crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.

Major technology firms including Facebook, Google and Twitter are set to meet as part of an effort to coordinate the battle against misinformation campaigns by foreign agents, a media report says.

Facebook has been “too slow” to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem by hiring more Burmese speakers and investing in technology to identify problematic content, the company says in a statement.

Social media site Facebook might be blocked again and if needed internet could be also shut down to save the state and citizens of the country, ICT and Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar says.

Facebook says it shut down 32 fake pages and accounts involved in an apparent "coordinated" effort to stoke hot-button issues ahead of November midterm US elections, but could not identify the source although Russia is suspected of involvement.

Britain's data regulator says it will fine Facebook half a million pounds ($660,000) for failing to protect users' data, in an inquiry into whether personal information had been misused by campaigns on both sides of Britain's 2016 EU referendum.