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After more than a year of scandals and just months ahead of the midterm elections, there's growing concern over what kind of security can be provided by a social media platform that's free for users.

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."

In 1972, Tina Green put a note in a bottle and threw it into Lake Michigan. She got a new phone and discovered she had a Facebook message from 2015. A man found her bottle and was trying to reach her.

Meta, the parent company of the social media platform, says a configuration change caused the issue with users' feeds early Wednesday morning.

Under pressure to prepare for 2020 census interference, Facebook says content misrepresenting who can participate and the data the government collects will be banned from its social media platforms.

Mark Zuckerberg is facing a backlash among Facebook employees over his refusal to act on President Trump's inflammatory posts. Staff says the crisis reflects new and old frustrations with the company.

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 is reportedly considering a way to allow children under 13 to use the social networking site. Stephen Balkam, chief executive and founder of the Family Online Safety Institute, lays out steps to help parents protect their children.

Outrage over a clip showing the decapitation of a woman has led the social media giant to say it will do more to delete content that "is being shared for sadistic pleasure or to celebrate violence."

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.