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Egypt has shut down a free Facebook service called Free Basics. The government says it's a licensing issue, but critics say the Egyptian government is stifling freedom of expression.

You've seen it when a friend posts sad news on Facebook — someone clicks the "like" button, then comments that he isn't, in fact, pleased with the misfortune. Soon, there could be a better option.

Facebook rolled out five new emojis globally. Now, users can not only "like" a post but also choose "haha," "angry" and other options. Users are taking to social media to voice their reactions.

What a meme-maker and an investigative journalist teach us about the power of the Facebook empire, and how its opaque decisions harm real people.

Facebook is banning some types of content that degrades, sexualizes, and otherwise harasses elected officials, celebrities, activists, and journalists.

Facebook was first mentioned on NPR on Aug. 19, 2004 in a story about a Harvard University website called "The Facebook." Two months later the name "Mark Zuckerberg" first appeared in a story about a site called connectyou.com and the legal battle that ensued.

Facebook turned over thousands of ads it said ran from 2015 to 2017 and vowed to change its policies to make its service tougher to use again for such interference.

Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the country's military is moving to strangle free speech by shutting down access to social media sites.

WNY Gardeners in western New York has more than 7,500 members. The word "hoe" is what got them into trouble. Facebook's algorithms sometimes flag that word as "violating community standards."

A Canadian company named Meta got lucky when investors bought shares of its stock — thinking they were buying rebranded Facebook stock. CNBC says the Canadian firm's shares surged nearly 25%.