Facebook explains error that caused global outage
Engineers’ command accidentally disconnected company’s network from rest of world, blogpost says
Facebook outage highlights global over-reliance on its services
Shutdown heavily impacts ability to communicate and do business for many of platform’s 2.8 billion users
‘It was scary at first’: social media users on the Facebook outage
Three people tell how they were affected by the temporary loss of the site, and WhatsApp and Instagram
Facebook whistleblower accuses firm of serially misleading over safety
Frances Haugen filed at least eight complaints against the company regarding its approach to safety
The global outage just adds to Facebook’s many recent woes
In the past month the social media empire has faced headaches ranging from accusations of putting profit over public good, to calls for it to be broken up
Facebook outage: what went wrong and why did it take so long to fix after social platform went down?
Billions of users were unable to access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for hours while the social media giant scrambled to restore services
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp working again after global outage took down platforms
Users in UK, US, Australia and other countries find services inaccessible as company apologises
Facebook is down – but you can still get your misinformation fix
With WhatsApp and Instagram MIA, now’s your chance to experience the internet without Zuck looking over your shoulder
Facebook putting profit before public good, says whistleblower Frances Haugen
Internal papers show firm is lying about making progress against hate, violence and misinformation, ex-employee says
How losing a friend to misinformation drove Facebook whistleblower
Frances Haugen was frustrated that Facebook was not publicly acknowledging the harm its platforms could cause
Facebook ‘tearing our societies apart’: key excerpts from a whistleblower
Frances Haugen tells US news show why she decided to reveal inside story about social networking firm
Facebook whistleblower to claim company contributed to Capitol attack
Former employee is set to air her claims and reveal her identity in an interview airing Sunday night on CBS 60 Minutes
As a whistleblower prepares to speak out, what can be done to rein in Facebook?
Pressure grows on social network after US senators challenge Instagram over impact of app on children’s mental health
CNN disables Facebook page in Australia after high court defamation decision
US-based news network says it has no choice after Australian court found publishers are legally responsible for comments posted below their stories
Social media firms serve as gateway for scammers, says finance watchdog
FCA threatens action unless platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram do not toughen up against fraudsters