Facebook Data Scandal

"They have also failed to provide or even search for responsive documents" between CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg, Becerra noted, according to the report.

Zuckerberg stressed that he's trying to plug loopholes across its services, including curbing fake news and political interference on its platform in the wake of upcoming elections

The Silicon Valley company reported a 63 increase in profit and a 49 percent jump in revenue for the first quarter

The statement said users will be told that facial recognition is optional, but that it could offer some benefit, such as being notified when someone is using an unauthorized picture

Facebook does in fact store a list of visited websites that include Facebook's tracking code

Zuckerberg was prepared to say that his company accounts for just a slice of the $650 billion advertising market and that it has plenty of competitors

Mark Zuckerberg told US Congress that his own personal data was "improperly shared"

EU has urged Facebook to take all the necessary steps to mitigate any potential negative consequences for the users

Everyone around the world deserves good privacy controls, said Zuckerberg

The recent news about Facebook's alleged mismanagement of users' data has solidified our decision to suspend our activity on the platform at this time, said a statement from Playboy

Social-media giant plans marketing outreach to reassure users of safety on its platform and prevent more advertisers from dropping out

20 million Indians become first-time voters every year

Steve Bannon was Donald Trump's former chief strategist and former Vice President of Cambridge Analytica

US lawmakers demanded Zuckerberg personally testify in Washington to explain his company's actions

Zuckerberg has vowed to "step up" to fix problems at the social media giant, as it fights a snowballing scandal over the hijacking of personal data from millions of its users

In an interview with CNN, the billionaire chief executive officer said he would appear before Congress if necessary

The debate around the use of personal data - how that is done, transparency that is needed - is of concern for all of us, says Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

We are committed to vigorously enforcing our policies to protect people's information and will take whatever steps are required to see that this happens, says the company in a statement

Cambridge Analytica was required to destroy the information in 2015 when Facebook learned it had the data, but reportedly failed to do so

Facebook suspended Alex SpectreKogan over allegations that he lied when he said the data would be used for research purposes only