Sources: France 24 IOL The Guardian
Facebook takes down the main page of the military of Myanmar a day after two protesters were killed. The social media site said that the account violated its policies of "incitement to violence and coordinating harm". Earlier, the military had blocked Internet access in many parts of the country. 2021-02-21
Facebook bans a large group called "Stop the Steal", which was used by supporters of President Donald Trump to organize protests against the election results. 2020-11-5
A court in Vietnam sentences 42-year old activist Doan Khanh Vinh Quang to 27 months in prison for writing anti-government Facebook posts criticizing the Communist Party of Vietnam. 2018-09-25
Bradford West MP Naz Shah is suspended from the opposition Labour Party over comments she made on Facebook about Israel. 2016-04-27
Thousands are turning to social media (#PorteOuverte-Twitter) to check-in on loved ones in the area, many using Facebook's "Safety Check" feature. 2015-11-14
Facebook announced it is acquiring WhatsApp for US$19 billion in cash and stock. 2014-02-19
The Guardian obtains a copy of a document from April that reveals that the NSA is mining data using PRISM, spying on the e-mails and web activities of American citizens through direct access to Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, YouTube, Skype, Yahoo, Paltalk and AOL. The Guardian's report does not state from whom they obtained the document. 2013-06-6
The Ramnit worm steals more than 45000 Facebook logins and passwords. 2012-01-6
The Pope encounters thousands of Facebook protesters after a seven-week online campaign against his views on contraception and HIV-AIDS. 2010-05-11