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Noel King talks to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota about allegations Cambridge Analytica illegally obtained data on millions of Facebook users on behalf of Trump's presidential campaign.

Facebook has rebranded itself as Meta, banking on the metaverse becoming a significant part of our lives. Not everyone is happy with the company making a mark in a space that has existed for years.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei turned to social media recently. Meanwhile, Iran's government has stepped up efforts to identify and target online pro-democracy activists. Analysts say the government is using increasingly sophisticated methods to shrink the online space for free expression.

Companies, including Facebook, are increasingly offering paid leave for employees who need to care for sick loved ones. Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg about the decision.

Also: February jobs report is due this morning; Japan looks ahead one year after disaster; opposition leader in Syria rejects talks with Assad regime; "Kony 2012" buzz continues.

Facebook measures how much you like, click, share. But the company has been slow to record the harm that occurs when people are connected, like through fake news and hate speech.

Mark Zuckerberg invented Facebook in his Harvard University dorm room. Within months, he became the youngest self-made billionaire in history. Ben Mezrich's new book The Accidental Billionaires charts his meteoric rise.

Facebook lets you check up on old classmates without having to run into them at real-life reunions. Now companies that organize class reunions are seeing a drop in attendance.

Earlier this month, South Sudan teetered on the brink of a return to civil war. The government cites a Facebook post for sparking the violence.

The agency will look at whether the social network violated a 2011 consent decree when users' data was revealed to political strategists.