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Facebook may be forced to stop sending data about its European users to the US, in the first major fallout from a recent court ruling that found some trans-Atlantic data transfers don’t protect users from American government snooping. The social network said Wednesday that Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has started an inquiry into how Facebook …

Bill O’Reilly’s “Killing” series — 17 million copies in print — continues. Holt just published “Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America.” Bill: “The battles were intense. In the beginning, Native Americans had more advantage. But as railroads began and Civil War ended and the Army came in with cannons and guns, they …

Another day, another Nobu outing for Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker. The rumored pair — who have fueled dating speculation in recent weeks — enjoyed a lunch date on Saturday at the Malibu, Calif., eatery, where they were joined by Jenner’s younger sister, Kylie, and some friends. Jenner’s former NBA flame, Detroit Pistons power forward …

While Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has risen to the top of the A-List, one man has had a front-row seat. Hiram Garcia was in his early teens when he first met Johnson, then a University of Miami football player dating Hiram’s sister, Dany. Although Dany and Johnson, who share a daughter named Simone, are now …

Facebook users will be paid up to $120 to shut down their accounts as part of an experiment on how the platform affects elections. The social-media giant is reportedly recruiting users willing to give up Facebook and Instagram for one or six weeks in late September for a study of how the apps influence political …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the social media platform is bracing for “civil unrest” following the 2020 presidential election. The tech titan said Facebook is trying to clamp down on misinformation ahead of the November vote because of the risk of an uproar in the days or weeks it will take to count all the …

Facebook will ban new political ads during the week leading up to the general election on November 3, the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday. “The U.S. elections are just two months away, and with Covid-19 affecting communities across the country, I’m concerned about the challenges people could face when voting,” Zuckerberg wrote in a memo …

Facebook is implementing a worldwide limit on forwarding within its Messenger app ahead of the US presidential election. The popular chat platform will follow in sister company WhatsApp’s footsteps by limiting users to only five forwards at a time, Facebook said in a blog post, which it hopes will keep people from spreading potential misinformation …

Facebook will stop accepting new political advertisements in the week before November’s presidential election in an attempt to clamp down on misinformation. The move is one of several steps Facebook will take to combat voter suppression and protect the integrity of a contentious vote held amid the coronavirus pandemic, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday. “This …

Facebook is officially designating the actions of Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old who allegedly killed two people and wounded another in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after being mobbed and attacked by rioters, a “mass murder,” despite the fact that this has not been proven in court. Facebook confirmed that it would remove any posts that support Rittenhouse. Conservative …