/tags/facebook Facebook en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 31 May 2022 23:09:54 GMT /business/2022-05-31/supreme-court-blocks-texas-social-media-law-from-taking-effect In a 5-to-4 vote, the court granted a request from Big Tech industry trade groups, which argued the law would unleash a flood of racist, hateful and other extremist content on social media platforms. Tue, 31 May 2022 23:09:54 GMT /business/2022-05-31/supreme-court-blocks-texas-social-media-law-from-taking-effect Nina Totenberg, Bobby Allyn /politics/2022-02-15/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-facebook-alleging-social-media-giant-violated-state-law Attorney General Ken Paxton asserts that the company, which recently rebranded itself as Meta, violated state law when it captured users' facial features without proper consent. Paxton was also questioned if his choice of venue for the announcement had anything to do with one of his primary opponents. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 20:15:13 GMT /politics/2022-02-15/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-facebook-alleging-social-media-giant-violated-state-law Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /covid-19/2021-02-08/facebook-widens-ban-on-covid-19-vaccine-misinformation-in-push-to-boost-confidence The social network says it will focus on groups, pages and accounts repeatedly sharing false claims about vaccines. Mon, 08 Feb 2021 22:32:00 GMT /covid-19/2021-02-08/facebook-widens-ban-on-covid-19-vaccine-misinformation-in-push-to-boost-confidence Shannon Bond /2020-12-09/48-ags-ftc-sue-facebook-alleging-illegal-power-grabs-to-neutralize-rivals The state and federal officials say Facebook's acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram violated competition laws and served to stifle rivals by giving the social network an unfair advantage. Wed, 09 Dec 2020 21:33:32 GMT /2020-12-09/48-ags-ftc-sue-facebook-alleging-illegal-power-grabs-to-neutralize-rivals Shannon Bond, Bobby Allyn /austin/2020-02-18/fake-news-study-finds-truth-has-very-little-influence-on-what-we-believe A study headed by a professor at UT Austin's McCombs School of Business asked 80 undergraduates to identify which social media news headlines were real� Tue, 18 Feb 2020 12:50:00 GMT /austin/2020-02-18/fake-news-study-finds-truth-has-very-little-influence-on-what-we-believe Jennifer Stayton /2019-12-19/on-census-facebook-and-instagram-to-ban-disinformation-and-false-ads Under pressure to prepare for 2020 census interference, Facebook says content misrepresenting who can participate and the data the government collects will be banned from its social media platforms. Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:02:51 GMT /2019-12-19/on-census-facebook-and-instagram-to-ban-disinformation-and-false-ads Hansi Lo Wang /politics/2019-08-16/donald-trump-is-spending-more-money-on-facebook-ads-in-texas-than-in-any-other-state Beginning in June, thousands of voters across the country saw a fundraising plea in the form of a Facebook ad from the president’s official social media� Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:58:42 GMT /politics/2019-08-16/donald-trump-is-spending-more-money-on-facebook-ads-in-texas-than-in-any-other-state Alex Samuels/Texas Tribune /crime-justice/2019-07-08/2-dozen-dallas-police-officers-disciplined-over-offensive-facebook-posts Dallas police officials say more than two-dozen officers face disciplinary measures after they were found to have posted bigoted or other offensive� Mon, 08 Jul 2019 17:54:45 GMT /crime-justice/2019-07-08/2-dozen-dallas-police-officers-disciplined-over-offensive-facebook-posts The Associated Press /news/2019-07-01/border-patrol-chief-calls-derogatory-posts-in-closed-facebook-group-inappropriate The head of the U.S. Border Patrol says sexist posts and comments mocking migrant deaths in a closed Facebook group for agents and employees are� Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:55:29 GMT /news/2019-07-01/border-patrol-chief-calls-derogatory-posts-in-closed-facebook-group-inappropriate The Associated Press /energy-environment/2019-06-11/facebook-is-building-a-massive-solar-farm-north-of-odessa Facebook is building a massive solar farm in West Texas that's believed to be one of the largest solar projects in the nation and the social media giant's� Tue, 11 Jun 2019 15:39:05 GMT /energy-environment/2019-06-11/facebook-is-building-a-massive-solar-farm-north-of-odessa Russell Contreras, The Associated Press