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FILE- In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo a Facebook start page is shown on a smartphone in Surfside, Fla. Facebook said Thursday, March 21, 2019, that it stored millions of its users’ passwords in plain text for years. The acknowledgement from the social media giant came after a security researcher posted about the issue online. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Facebook left millions of passwords readable by employees

by Barbara Ortutay Associated Press, and Frank Bajak Associated PressMarch 21, 2019

Facebook to invest $300M in local news

by Barbara Ortutay AP Technology WriterJanuary 16, 2019

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pauses while testifying before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Records show Facebook used user data as competitive weapon

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, Frank Bajak Associated Press, and Barbara Ortutay Associated PressDecember 6, 2018

In this Feb. 28, 2018 photo, Matty Nev Luby poses for a photograph in front of a ring light she uses for her internet posts in Wethersfield, Conn. Teens and young adults say cyberbullying is a serious problem for people their age, but most don’t think they’ll be the ones targeted for digital abuse. The high school gymnast’s popularity on the lip-syncing app Musical.ly, which merged this summer into the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok, helped win her some modeling contracts. Luby said she's learned to navigate Instagram and other social media apps by brushing aside the anonymous bullies. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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In poll, young say online bullying serious problem

by Matt OBrien AP Technology Writers, and Barbara Ortutay AP Technology WritersOctober 5, 2018

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, left, accompanied by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are sworn in before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on 'Foreign Influence Operations and Their Use of Social Media Platforms' on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Facebook, Twitter protecting homeland

by Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, and Barbara Ortutay Associated PressSeptember 6, 2018

Carlos Tunnerman, 10, plays the “Contra” video game at an arcade in a Miami, July 21, 1987. Decades of study have failed to validate the most prevalent fear, that violent games encourage violent behavior. But from the moment the games emerged as a cultural force in the early 1980s, parents fretted about the way kids could lose themselves in games as simple and repetitive as “Pac-Man,” “Asteroids” and “Space Invaders.”

From penny press to Snapchat: Parents fret through the ages

by Barbara Ortutay AP Technology WriterSeptember 4, 2018

President Donald Trump listens to a question during a meeting with FIFA president Gianni Infantino and United States Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro in the White House, Tuesday, in Washington.

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Trump accuses Google of biased searches

by Darlene Superville Associated Press, and Barbara Ortutay Associated PressAugust 28, 2018

FILE - In this April 10, 2018 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. Facebook said it has uncovered "sophisticated" efforts, possibly linked to Russia, to influence U.S. politics on its platforms. The company said it removed 32 accounts from Facebook and Instagram because they were involved in...

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Facebook reveals fresh efforts to disrupt elections

by Barbara Ortutay Associated Press, and Mary Clare Jalonick Associated PressJuly 31, 2018

Facebook made some private posts public for as many as 14 million

by Barbara Ortutay AP Technology WriterJune 8, 2018

Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., left, greets Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, right, as he arrives to testify before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 11, 2018, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election and data privacy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Zuckerberg says regulation inevitable. Is Congress up to it?

by Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, and Barbara Ortutay Associated PressApril 11, 2018