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Arcs in the news about Meta from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Organization · 516 stories · 3,690 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 3, 2023
Right nowactive arcs, newest development first
- The social media addiction lawsuits against Meta, YouTube and TikTokFeb 12, 2024week of Sep 28, 2026
Sep 25 TikTok settles lawsuit with Alabama for at least $100 million, will implement safety features
35 stories · earliest story we hold Feb 15, 2024
- The 2026 warnings over AI's risks and calls to slow it down
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Apr 6week of Sep 28Sep 28 Florida attorney general asks judge to halt new OpenAI model development
85 stories · earliest story we hold Apr 8
- The backlash against AI data centers and their power and water costs
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Jan 12week of Sep 21Sep 24 Hundreds of Texas data centers under investigation after failing to report water usage
77 stories · earliest story we hold Jan 13
All arcs2 named arcs in 2024
Year: changes this list, the board and the stories below.
Active · 1
- Feb 15, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026 · 35 stories
Gone quiet · 1
- The law forcing TikTok's sale or ban, from Congress to the 2025 dealFeb 12, 2024 – Jul 18, 2026 · 84 stories
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On a timeline
every arc in 2024 at its own dates · opens on month
- Each row is an arc
- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
- Who covered it: left, center, right
Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold
Earlier years are still being indexed.
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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.
Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2023 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| Oct 9, 2023 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 82 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 106 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 32 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 62 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 68 |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 173 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 36 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 65 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 157 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 44 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 43 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 54 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 28 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 89 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| May 13, 2024 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| May 20, 2024 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 56 |
| May 27, 2024 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 67 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 69 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 62 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 119 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 56 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 32 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 123 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 29 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 91 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 10 | 29 | 14 | 126 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 49 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 20 | 43 | 17 | 197 |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 23 | 45 | 30 | 302 |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 104 |
| Jan 27, 2025 | 16 | 31 | 6 | 160 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 38 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 44 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| May 5, 2025 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 71 |
| May 12, 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| May 19, 2025 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 30 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Jul 14, 2025 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 49 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 38 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 85 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 47 |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 49 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 42 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 46 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| Jan 19, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 43 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 35 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 62 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 141 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| May 4, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| May 11, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| May 18, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 12 | 35 | 13 | 258 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 86 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 49 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 16 | 33 | 13 | 160 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 238 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 17 | 36 | 21 | 313 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 124 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 42 | 70 | 30 | 383 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 47 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 57 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 12 | 34 | 17 | 234 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 137 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else87 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about Meta that are not part of any arc yet
- Dec 13Amazon to contribute $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund. Meta is also donating $1M25 articles · 23 independent sources2 left, 7 center, 5 right
- Dec 12Meta Donates $1 Million To Trump’s Inaugural Fund Weeks After CEO Zuckerberg Met President-Elect22 articles · 22 independent sources5 left, 6 center, 4 right
- Dec 11– 12Meta says it has almost resolved outage on Facebook and Instagram apps31 articles · 18 independent sources1 left, 12 center, 3 right
- Nov 22Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta10 articles · 10 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Nov 14Meta hit with $840 million EU fine for 'abusive' Facebook Marketplace ad practices13 articles · 12 independent sources0 left, 7 center, 1 right
- Nov 5South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users6 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Oct 22Meta bans jet-tracking accounts that post updates on Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg8 articles · 8 independent sources2 left, 0 center, 4 right
- Sep 25Meta reveals the budget-friendly Quest 3S VR headset7 articles · 7 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Sep 25Meta is bringing the voices of Judi Dench, John Cena and Keegan-Michael Key to its AI chatbot6 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Sep 25Meta unveiled a huge update to its Ray-Ban Smart Glasses7 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right
Stories that name Meta
- Dec 31Trump calls Mar-a-Lago the ‘center of the universe’ and a magnet for those seeking influence11 articles · 10 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 2 right
- Dec 24Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, state media says8 articles · 8 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Dec 19Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they're consuming too much of its energy9 articles · 8 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Dec 13OpenAI's Altman will donate $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund21 articles · 14 independent sources2 left, 4 center, 3 right
- Dec 6Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass14 articles · 13 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 2 right
- Nov 28– Dec 5Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?65 articles · 40 independent sources11 left, 14 center, 7 right
- Nov 28Zuckerberg dines with Trump in Mar-a-Lago28 articles · 20 independent sources1 left, 7 center, 5 right
- Nov 25– 29Australian Senate passes a social media ban for young children58 articles · 36 independent sources4 left, 17 center, 3 right
- Nov 19Tired of your Instagram algorithm? You'll be able to reset it soon for a 'fresh start.'5 articles · 5 independent sources2 left, 0 center, 1 right
- Nov 18– 19Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in ‘Project 2025.’ Now he’s Trump’s pick for the agency12 articles · 10 independent sources4 left, 1 center, 1 right
