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Dan Hauer, who teaches English and is fluent in Vietnamese, had a wide following on social media for his language tips and cultural observations. Then he made a joke about a revered national hero.

A group of 48 attorneys general accuse Facebook of having "monopoly power" and harming users and companies alike. Now they have filed a lawsuit. NPR's Noel King talks to Connecticut AG William Tong.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ian Bogost about data collected from Facebook-connected apps. In 2010, Bogost launched Cow Clicker, a parody game that inadvertently collected a lot of user information.

The civil rights group says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised Congress and the public the network would move fast to take down posts that break its rules, but anti-Muslim bigotry is still present.

Cambridge Analytica concedes it improperly received Facebook users' personal information but denies using it for the campaign. Facebook said the company may not have deleted the data as promised.

Facebook's ban on new political and issue ads starts on Tuesday, a week before Election Day. But that won't stop groups intent on reaching voters through the platform.

WSJ reporter Jeff Horwitz says Facebook executives often choose to boost engagement at the expense of tackling misinformation and mental health problems, which are rampant on their platforms.

Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg testifies for the first time on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Lawmakers want answers on how Facebook allowed Cambridge Analytica to misuse data from some 87 million users, as well as how Russia-linked content was spread to some 146 million people during the election cycle.

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee demands the social network fact-check ads from political candidates, saying its hands-off policies "pose a threat to free and fair elections."

The new ban is an expansion of the social network's rules against misinformation that could lead to imminent physical harm. It comes as governments prepare to roll out the first vaccinations.