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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

The Thai Ministry of Digital Economy and Society files legal complaints against Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, such as those that criticize the royal family.
2020-09-24

Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze announces his resignation on Facebook.
2019-09-2

Facebook uncovers a security flaw, impacting 50 million user accounts which may have been compromised.
2018-09-28

UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt writes to social media firms including Google and Facebook giving them until the end of the month to come up with ways to counter online bullying, underage usage, and unhealthy amounts of interaction online. He says they will face new legislation if they do not comply.
2018-04-22

A Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank is arrested and questioned for a few hours by Israeli police after Facebook mistranslates his Arabic-language message saying "good morning" into Hebrew for "attack them".
2017-10-22

A Cambodian opposition senator is sentenced to 7 years in prison for a post on Facebook.
2016-11-7

The Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube accounts of Israeli Deputy Premier Silvan Shalom are hacked and filled with pro-Palestine status updates. ZCompanyHackingCrew claims responsibility for the act.
2012-11-21

Associated Press reports that Yahoo! and Facebook have resolved a patent dispute.
2012-07-6

Samsung releases, in South Korea, a camera that can post photos and videos directly to Facebook and YouTube.
2011-02-23