Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, said in a blog post on Monday that the company still believes building the version for children "is the right thing to do" but it is "pausing the work" to consult with parents, experts, and policymakers.
Musk tweets 'Use Signal' in an apparent attempt to discourage people from using WhatsApp, which has been asking users to agree to a new privacy policy.
'My own thinking has evolved as I've seen data showing an increase in anti-Semitic violence,' Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in reversing a company policy that allowed Holocaust denial on the social network.
During the antitrust hearing, Rep. Joe Neguse brought up an email as evidence that the social network is using acquisitions to eliminate the competition.
In some cases, Facebook will leave up a rule-breaking post from an elected official because it's been declared 'newsworthy and in the public interest.' Now the company is going to label such posts to make this distinction clear.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Friday the company would leave up a post by President Trump which appeared to threaten U.S. protesters. Twitter placed the same post behind a block for "glorifying violence."
'In order to be trusted, people need to know what you stand for,' Facebook's CEO said on Wednesday. As a result, expect Zuckerberg and his company to better clarify their positions on various matters over the coming year.