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Zuckerberg, Musk among tech leaders discussing AI’s future at G20 forum in Chapel Hill
Global leaders and some of the biggest names in technology are gathering in Chapel Hill to discuss artificial intelligence, its economic impact and how the rapidly developing technology should be regulated.
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Meta settles lawsuit, promising NC up to $645M and changes to Instagram and Facebook apps, AG says
The tech giant agreed to a $17 billion settlement to resolve allegations that its social media platforms are addictive to young people. The company, which previously denied the allegations, promised to pay North Carolina up to $645 million and make changes to its apps.
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Roanoke Rapids mayor apologizes over wife's controversial Facebook comments
Roanoke Rapids Mayor Emery Doughtie apologized for controversial Facebook comments attributed to his wife and said he plans to remain in office despite calls for his resignation.
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Is Facebook down? Tens of thousands of users report outage
There may be other online platforms experiencing issues.
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Fact check: Does video show millions of Venezuelans celebrating Maduro's capture?
After Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s capture, social media users rapidly shared videos showing Venezuelans celebrating. But many of these videos predated his arrest by the U.S. military.
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Social media comment has some local business owners cutting ties with Shop Local Raleigh
A Facebook comment in an online networking group is causing a stir among some of Raleigh's small business owners.
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Fact check: Did NC enact 'hands free' law banning phone use while driving?
The Facebook page — called “North Carolina Legislature” — posted that “Effective today, December 1, 2025, North Carolina has a new ‘Hands-Free NC Act’ that prohibits the use of wireless communication devices while driving.”
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Caught on cam: Airplane crashes into waters of Outer Banks
Video courtesy of Keelan Prince of Harrisburg, North Carolina, and Facebook.
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Man stabbed during Facebook Marketplace exchange
A man says he was stabbed when meeting with someone who responded to his ad on Facebook Marketplace.
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NC bill would require social media networks to keep kids under 14 from using their apps
Bill advocate and North Carolina Rep. Jeff Zenger spoke about shielding children from predators and the importance of setting limits for parents in monitoring screen time.
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Video of arrest raises questions in Goldsboro community
A video of officers kicking and slamming a man down to the ground during an arrest Tuesday in Goldsboro is causing concern after it was posted on Facebook. Editorial note: Some people may find the content in the package distressing, viewer discretion is advised. Footage of arrest courtesy of Facebook.
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Loud boom rattles Wayne and Johnston counties; source of sound unknown
People across Wayne and Johnston counties said they heard a loud boom around 9 p.m. Monday.
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Eastern NC dog trainer faces animal cruelty charges
Matthew Neal is charged with nine counts of felony cruelty to animals in Lenoir County. He is also charged with two misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals in Duplin County.
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Man charged with 11 counts of animal cruelty after viral video shows person beating dog
Eleven dogs are now in protective custody. Matthew Neal, of Pink Hill, has been arrested, and charged with nine counts of felony cruelty to animals in Lenoir County. He was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals in Duplin County.
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Meta will now remove some posts attacking 'Zionists' as a form of hate speech
Washington (CNN) -- Meta will now remove posts containing the term "Zionist" when used in conjunction with antisemitic tropes or dehumanizing rhetoric, the company said Tuesday, in an expansion of its current hate speech policies.
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Gen Z gets social on Instagram or TikTok, but keeps Facebook for shopping
Over the past decade, Facebook has declined in popularity with Gen Z as a social site, but many use Facebook Marketplace as "the internet's garage sale."
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Trump calls Facebook the enemy of the people. Meta's stock sinks
New York (CNN) -- Facebook once again finds itself in the crosshairs of former President Donald Trump. And that's making some traders on Wall Street nervous.
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Facebook, Instagram back up after more than half a million users locked out of accounts
At 10:28 a.m., there were 566,750 reported outages. As of 11:30 a.m., Facebook and Instagram were back up and running.
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Facebook is still thriving 20 years later. Here's how
Meta has not budged from its position as a social media leader, as Facebook and Instagram compete against TikTok.
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Facebook leader apologizes to families of those harassed online
Senators grilled five of the country's most prominent tech executives Wednesday about ways online platforms have enabled the spread of child sexual abuse material, as family members of victims watched from the audience.
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Sheryl Sandberg to leave Meta board
New York (CNN) -- Former longtime Meta chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg will not remain on the company's board after her term ends in May, she said in a Facebook post Wednesday.
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Meta sues FTC to block tough new restrictions on kids' data
Washington (CNN) -- Instagram-parent Meta has sued the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to prevent regulators from reopening the company's landmark $5 billion privacy settlement from 2020 and and from banning the social media giant from monetizing the user data of children.
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At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an ‘Open Secret,’ States Say
Meta has received more than 1.1 million reports of users younger than 13 on its Instagram platform since early 2019, yet it “disabled only a fraction” of those accounts, according to a newly unsealed legal complaint against the company brought by the attorneys general of 33 states.
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'Meta knew it was harming our kids': Stein explains why he and other AGs sued Instagram parent company
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein filed a lawsuit against Meta, the company that owns Instagram, alleging that it purposefully designed the social media platform to hook children and teenagers.
