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WASHINGTON - The attorney general for the District of Columbia has added Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg to a lawsuit stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, one of the first times the tech scion has personally been targeted by regulators.

WASHINGTON - Facebook has agreed to pay penalties totaling more than $14 million under a settlement with the Justice Department over findings that the companys hiring practices intentionally discriminated against Americans in favor of foreign workers, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

Over the summer, Frances Haugen called a friend to talk through the implications of her decision to reach out to a journalist and provide confidential documents she had gathered from inside Facebook.

With more people shopping online under the new normal, there has also been a surge in complaints about fraud, scams and people getting the wrong product.

WASHINGTON - Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on Tuesday told lawmakers that the company systematically and repeatedly prioritized profits over the safety of its users, painting a detailed picture of an organization where hunger to grow governed decisions, with little concern for the impact on society.

Services of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp had suffered outages likely due to an issue of the servers.

Facebook apps slowly came back online Monday following a prolonged, global outage, one of the largest disruptions to the social media sites billions of users in years.

The Facebook page of a business entity claiming to sell dog meat triggered an uproar on social media, especially among dog lovers.

A Facebook users outburst against retailers who are secretly sending real sulcata tortoise via parcel shipping went viral among netizens on Saturday.

Facebook on Thursday announced a new enforcement policy for groups that coordinate online to spread misinformation, hate and "social harm" but do not violate traditional company standards against "inauthentic" content.

Facebook is facing renewed fury from Washington after reports suggested the company knew, but didnt disclose, that its Instagram platform could pose risks to teenagers.

The new value-added tax for electronic services from abroad (e- service) levied by the Revenue Department became effective on September 1.