Mark Zuckerberg
Meta’s big plunge: ‘Zuck shock’ is a nasty ‘brush with reality’

Meta’s big plunge: ‘Zuck shock’ is a nasty ‘brush with reality’
Why have the social media giant’s shares fallen off a cliff?
11 Feb 2022
Meta: Facebook gambles on a virtual world 

Meta: Facebook gambles on a virtual world
Is Zuckerberg right to be betting so much on the metaverse?
5 Nov 2021
Billionaires: who are the richest people in the world?

Billionaires: who are the richest people in the world?
Tesla chief Elon Musk leads the way ahead of Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault
26 Oct 2021
Who is Frances Haugen? Facebook employee turned whistle-blower

Who is Frances Haugen? Facebook employee turned whistle-blower
Former social media employee says she developed interest in civic responsibility as a child
25 Oct 2021
Is Facebook about to change its name?

Is Facebook about to change its name?
Branding shift could reflect ambition to become ‘metaverse company’
20 Oct 2021
Facebook down: a ‘very, very bad day’ at the office

Facebook down: a ‘very, very bad day’ at the office
Share price is hit by global service outage and whistleblower allegations
5 Oct 2021
Is social media bad for your mental health?

Is social media bad for your mental health?
Facebook faces damaging claims that it was aware of harm Instagram caused to children
28 Sep 2021

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Four things we learned from Congress grilling tech titans

Four things we learned from Congress grilling tech titans
Previously unseen internal documents and emails granted Congress new licence to probe
30 Jul 2020
Facebook changes logo - to avoid Facebook confusion

Facebook changes logo - to avoid Facebook confusion
The tech giant has launched a new logo - and confused a lot of people in the process
6 Nov 2019
What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked Mark Zuckerberg 

What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked Mark Zuckerberg
New York lawmaker grills Facebook chief on Cambridge Analytica and far-right
24 Oct 2019
Bitcoin price: crypto market falls into ‘chaos’

Bitcoin price: crypto market falls into ‘chaos’
Market drops by 20% in a matter of hours as analysts blame ‘technical issues’
27 Sep 2019
Facebook will pay $5bn fine over privacy violations
Facebook will pay $5bn fine over privacy violations
It is the largest fine the FTC has ever levied, and includes commitments from Facebook on its privacy practices, but does it go far enough?
25 Jul 2019
Will Facebook be broken up?

Will Facebook be broken up?
Democratic presidential candidates join calls for Instagram and WhatsApp to be separated from the social media giant
13 May 2019
Facebook redesign: what’s changing and when

Facebook redesign: what’s changing and when
Social media firm announces privacy-focused updates at annual F8 developers conference
1 May 2019
Should Zuckerberg’s new Facebook plans be taken seriously?

Should Zuckerberg’s new Facebook plans be taken seriously?
Tech boss could merge Facebook Messenger with Instagram and WhatsApp
7 Mar 2019
Has Facebook turned a corner after 2018’s privacy scandals?

Has Facebook turned a corner after 2018’s privacy scandals?
Social media giant posts record profits and sees jump in number of users
31 Jan 2019
Facebook used shady tactics to discredit critics and rivals 

Facebook used shady tactics to discredit critics and rivals
Social network accused of deploying ‘dark PR arts’ to downplay Russian election meddling
16 Nov 2018
Facebook faces record lawsuit after huge data breach

Facebook faces record lawsuit after huge data breach
Civil action could conceivably include millions of claimants, after 90 million accounts were hacked
1 Oct 2018
Facebook share price sinks as China plans hit great wall

Facebook share price sinks as China plans hit great wall
Social media giant stocks plunge 20% after user growth stagnation
26 Jul 2018
Why Facebook handed 60 tech firms ‘deep access’ to user data

Why Facebook handed 60 tech firms ‘deep access’ to user data
Reports that social media site had deals with firms including Apple and Amazon raises fresh privacy concerns
4 Jun 2018
MEPs frustrated by Zuckerberg’s EU parliament testimony

MEPs frustrated by Zuckerberg’s EU parliament testimony
Facebook founder accused of dodging questions in 90-minute session
23 May 2018
Can MPs force people to testify?

Can MPs force people to testify?
Former Vote Leave strategist Dominic Cummings follows Mark Zuckerberg in declining request to appear before MPs
18 May 2018
Mark Zuckerberg to appear before European Parliament

Mark Zuckerberg to appear before European Parliament
Facebook founder to answer questions about data privacy in wake of Cambridge Analytica scandal
17 May 2018
Facebook admits collecting data from non-users

Facebook admits collecting data from non-users
Mark Zuckerberg also says his own information was handed over to Cambridge Analytica
12 Apr 2018
Facebook does not use device mics for ad targeting

Facebook does not use device mics for ad targeting
Internet entrepreneur tells US Senate that claims are just ‘conspiracy theory’
11 Apr 2018
Facebook to contact 87 million users affected by data breach

Facebook to contact 87 million users affected by data breach
All 2.2 billion account holders will be sent advice on protecting their information
9 Apr 2018
Data illegally harvested from 50 million Facebook users

Data illegally harvested from 50 million Facebook users
Use of private data by Cambridge Analytica in attempt to influence US election sparks calls for new regulation
19 Mar 2018
Facebook acts to stem user exodus

Facebook acts to stem user exodus
Changes to news feed seek to address backlash against fake news and psychological impact of social media
15 Jan 2018
Zuckerberg ‘visits’ hurricane-hit Puerto Rico in VR promo

Zuckerberg ‘visits’ hurricane-hit Puerto Rico in VR promo
Billionaire criticised on social media over ‘tone-deaf’ livestream
10 Oct 2017
World's eight richest men own as much as 50% of poor

World's eight richest men own as much as 50% of poor
Oxfam report says inequality gap is 'greater than had been feared'
16 Jan 2017
How Mark Zuckerberg plans to 'tackle all disease' by 2100

How Mark Zuckerberg plans to 'tackle all disease' by 2100
Facebook founder and wife Priscilla Chan announce ambitious ten-year, $3bn investment into medical research
22 Sep 2016
Elon Musk: New setback as SpaceX rocket goes up in flames

Elon Musk: New setback as SpaceX rocket goes up in flames
Two explosions in 15 months will not deter the internet entrepreneur's out-of-this-world ambitions, say analysts
2 Sep 2016
Mark Zuckerberg's social media accounts hacked

Mark Zuckerberg's social media accounts hacked
Facebook chief's Twitter and Pinterest accounts attacked after group finds his "dadada" password
6 Jun 2016
Facebook denies censoring conservative topics

Facebook denies censoring conservative topics
Social giant accused of manipulating its 'Trending' news sidebar to remove right-wing stories
10 May 2016