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Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyond

MEXICO CITY (AP) — All of a sudden, women contacting one of the biggest sources of information about abortion in Mexico through the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp were met with silence. The…

John McCarthy May 17, 2025

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Why are pro-Trump posts popping on a Haitian-American Facebook page? It’s been hacked

MIAMI — The first email came in early September, around the time the Haitian-American Facebook page began posting about the Trump campaign’s falsehoods about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, eating their…

John McCarthy October 14, 2024

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Meta platforms experienced significant outage on Super Tuesday

MENLO PARK — Facebook, Instagram and other Meta platforms suffered a significant outage on the morning of Super Tuesday that now appears to be resolved. Experts at three organizations that monitor internet…

John McCarthy March 5, 2024

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Meta keeps booting small-business owners for being hacked on Facebook

MENLO PARK — Sheela Lalani is one of many small-business owners who depend on social platforms to generate extra holiday revenue. Her Instagram shop with unique, artisan-made children’s clothing—adorably modeled…

John McCarthy February 10, 2024