Sources: CNBC
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 Multan, Punjab, Pakistan, sentences university professor Junaid Hafeez to death for blasphemy – verbal and on Facebook. 2019-12-21
The Associated Press and Snopes say they are no longer providing fact-checking services for Facebook. 2019-02-1
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
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton requests a Justice Department investigation of last night's fatal police shooting of Philando Castile (an African-American) during a traffic stop. Castile's girlfriend, Lavish Reynolds, streamed the incident live over Facebook. It showed Castile had been shot several times and was slumped against Reynolds; he died in Minneapolis's Hennepin County Medical Center. 2016-07-7
Facebook announced it is acquiring WhatsApp for US$19 billion in cash and stock. 2014-02-19
Despite early frustration and strife about their IPO, Facebook decides to remain on the Nasdaq. 2012-07-2
Facebook buys photo sharing application Instagram for $1 billion. 2012-04-9
The social network Facebook files for an initial public offering. 2012-02-1
A court in Pakistan lifts a ban on Facebook imposed two weeks ago after an "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" group appeared on the site. 2010-05-31