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Early this week, the leaders of Afghanistan declared that women could not attend university. Now there are fears the any education for girls is in jeopardy as some female teachers are sent home.

The company, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, has lost a half-trillion dollars in market value so far this year.

For migrants traveling north to the U.S.-Mexico border from countries like Chile and Brazil, the trip has become virtually impossible without two things — a smuggler and social media.

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram says the firms used its platforms to spy on human rights activists, government critics, celebrities and journalists in more than 100 countries.

A group of Israeli mothers, whose sons are fighting in Gaza, is calling to end the war. They hold a minority view, but draw inspiration from a successful protest by Israeli mothers in a previous war.

The heads of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple will face lawmakers' questions about whether they are using their power to squash competition.

Steve Inskeep talks to Hadas Gold, media and global business reporter for CNN, about Facebook CEO's promise to focus on private and encrypted communications in a shift away from public posts.

A new report says instant messaging is surpassing old-fashioned texting in Britain. It may seem too soon to talk about the good old days of texting, but technological turnover is another sign of the times. Also on the decline: phone numbers.

Facebook is heavily used in Pakistan among the middle class. WhatsApp and Twitter are popular too. But Facebook has played a key role in Pakistan in gathering people for political and cultural movements of all stripes.