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WHIT JOHNSON (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We do turn now to a story breaking overnight. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg claims he was pressured by the White House to censor content related to COVID-19 during the pandemic. Aaron Katersky joins us now with details. Aaron, good morning. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GIO BENITEZ (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And welcome back to "GMA" here. And the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp getting into the AI business, changing the way you search for information. ABC's Morgan Norwood is here with more on how it works. You've got your phone ready. You're gonna show us the whole thing. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JANAI NORMAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Well, it is time now for our "Play of the Day," and a forgotten Facebook feature is making a comeback, they say. Will Ganss has been doing some poking around for this story. I hope you're not poking around too much, Will. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're back now with "Scam U," a scheme on the rise targeting Facebook users. It's called "malicious tagging." And it could put your personal information at risk. Our consumer correspondent Becky Worley has those details. Good morning to you, Becky. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE (ACTOR / SINGER) Drop the "the," just Facebook. (Off-camera) All right, we're back now with our "Play of the Day." It was 20 years ago today that Facebook was launched at Harvard, as depicted in that Oscar-winning movie "The Social Network." And we've been trending and liking ever since. Facebook has become the largest social media network with more than 3 billion users. Some of whom were not alive when it was created. GIO BENITEZ (ABC NEWS) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GIO BENITEZ (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And we are back now on "GMA" with the incredible reunion nearly 30 years in the making, dreams of a young man meeting his inspiration. It's a flight to remember. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

REBECCA JARVIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We turn now to two major settlements from Apple and Facebook after settling class action suits. And could you see a payday? Trevor Ault has the details. All right, tell us how to get that money, Trevor. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

REBECCA JARVIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We turn now to Facebook's class action settlement and how to know if you qualify. Becky Worley is here with the details. It's so nice to have you with us in studio. Becky, good morning. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GIO BENITEZ (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And Former President Trump announcing now his return to Facebook and YouTube. Trump posting, "I'm back," with an old clip of him at a rally, saying, "sorry to keep you waiting." Complicated business, complicated. This was his first time back on the social media sites after being banned following the attack on the Capitol more than two years ago. Twitter also reinstated Trump's account last November, but he has yet to post there, Janai. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're back now on "GMA" with a warning about selling on Facebook Marketplace. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now to former President Trump. Meta says it will restore his Facebook and Instagram accounts after two years suspension. Chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl has the details. Good morning, Jon. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

T.J. HOLMES (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We want to switch now away from the election for just a moment to bring you this breaking news overnight from Facebook. 11,000, 11,000 jobs have been cut at the social media giant, Meta. Mark Zuckerberg shared a lengthy message with employees. Our chief business correspondent Rebecca Jarvis has the very latest on this. Rebecca, good morning. That's a lot of jobs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CECILIA VEGA (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Such a terrifying journey for those children. Marcus, thank you so much. We're gonna turn now to Vladimir Putin, this morning issuing a new warning for Americans about those rising prices. This as more than 330 multinational companies are now halting their operations in Russia. Our foreign correspondent James Longman has the latest from Moscow. Good morning, James. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

EVA PILGRIM (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Pierre Thomas for us there in Washington. And Facebook taking action overnight after Russia announced it is limiting the social media platform. Deirdre Bolton is here with that part of our coverage. Good morning to you, Deirdre. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) All right, George. Now to a stunning turn of events on Wall Street. Facebook's parent company, Meta, losing $230 billion as its stock price plunged some 26%. The worst one-day drop in value ever. But Meta was not alone. Whit Johnson is at the New York Stock Exchange where they're hoping for a rebound this morning. Good morning, Whit. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're going to get the latest now on Facebook. The company's stock plunged overnight after reporting a big decline in daily users for the first time in its 18-year run. Our chief business correspondent Rebecca Jarvis is tracking this developing story. Good morning, Rebecca. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) All right, George, now to Facebook changing its name to Meta. The rebranding comes amid mounting controversies for the tech giant. Deidre Bolton joins us with more on the big announcement and what it means. Good morning, Deidre. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

T.J. HOLMES (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We wanna turn now to Facebook announcing changes after testimony on Capitol Hill by a former employee of the social media giant. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We are turning now to that global social media outage. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are up and running after hours of chaos online. Rebecca Jarvis is back with more on the investigation. Good morning, again, Rebecca. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) The former Facebook employee claiming the social media giant knew its apps could cause harm to some of its youngest users. Senior national correspondent Terry Moran is there in Washington for us. Good morning, Terry. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We have a lot of news to get to this morning, as well. We're going to start with Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He's responded to the whistleblower's testimony on Capitol Hill. The former Facebook employee claimed that the social media giant knew its apps could cause harm to some of its younger users. Let's go back to Terry Moran in Washington. Good morning, Terry. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And we're gonna turn to that global, massive global social media outage. Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp are up and running after hours of chaos online. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

T.J. HOLMES (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) All right, Robin. We're gonna turn now to the former Facebook insider speaking out, saying the company knew its platforms were being used to spread hate and misinformation. Our Rebecca Jarvis with the latest. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AMY ROBACH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Well, George. Turning now to Facebook and Instagram, they are under fire. The company's global head of safety grilled in a Senate hearing. One senator comparing the popular social media app to cigarettes, saying it's meant to hook kids early. Rebecca Jarvis has the latest on all of that. Good morning, Rebecca. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) All right, Amy. We're going to turn now to Facebook. The company's global head of safety set to be grilled in a Senate hearing focusing on how kids are affected by Instagram. Rebecca Jarvis has it for us this morning. Good morning, Rebecca. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're going to move on now to our "GMA" Cover Story, and a troubling report putting parents on alert about Instagram. Company documents obtained by "The Wall Street Journal" demonstrate that Facebook, Instagram's parent company, knows the app can be toxic for teen girls. Rebecca Jarvis has the story. Good morning, Rebecca. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Right now, we're going to go to our "GMA" Cover Story. It's about a campus rape and an apparent confession on social media. Erielle Reshef sat down with the victim, Shannon Keeler and joins us now with her powerful story. Good morning, Erielle. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We are back now with a social media crackdown on President Trump in the wake of yesterday's Capitol siege. Both Twitter and Facebook temporarily blocking the President's accounts. Let's go to Rebecca Jarvis with the latest on that. Good morning, Rebecca. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now to the Facebook bombshell. The federal government and dozens of states suing the social media giant in separate lawsuits, calling the company an illegal monopoly and demanding they sell Instagram and WhatsApp. Rebecca Jarvis joins us now with what this could means for Facebook and its billions of users. Good morning, Rebecca. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Looking forward to that. Now to that QAnon crackdown. Facebook banning pages devoted to the fringe conspiracy movement and the FBI warning about a potential domestic terror threat. Rebecca Jarvis joins us now with more. Good morning, Rebecca. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're gonna go to the White House now, where President Trump is at odds with Facebook and Twitter after they take action against Trump's post that makes false claims about the coronavirus, to claim kids are virtually immune. Our senior White House correspondent Cecilia Vega is tracking the story. Good morning, Cecilia. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LARA SPENCER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) I decided to put them on in honor of Will Reeve. And, Robin, I totally relate. I get so many notes about Riva, so despite her behavior you guys seem to like having her as my co-host so she shall continue until I hear otherwise. And we have a lot to talk about in "Pop News" this morning. We're gonna begin with the class of 2020. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) That's true, Tom. All right, thank you. Joining us now, the ER doctor who posted that Facebook plea that you just saw, emergency physician with UMass, Dr. Josh Lerner. He's there at his home in Massachusetts. And, Dr. Lerner, first and foremost, thank you, thank you, thank you to you, everybody in the medical field in whatever capacity for what you are doing. Your Facebook post really struck a chord with a lot of people, dwindling supplies. Can you tell us what the situation is now like where you are? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

EVA PILGRIM (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We have dramatic video this morning from a fire that turned a country star's tour bus into an inferno. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We are back now with our "Play of the Day." And a dad who knows how to make his baby happier. Take a look at this. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CECILIA VEGA (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) All right, we are back now with that holiday shopping alert. Facebook users say they're noticing ads in their feeds for items that they bought in brick and mortar stores, not online. And that is raising questions about how your shopping is now being tracked. This is a story that we first saw in "Business Insider." And our technology correspondent Becky Worley has more on all of this. Good morning, Becky. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) The worlds of brick-and-mortar and social media are entwined even more closely than you might have thought. Turns out, Facebook is able to track what you buy in stores, and then target you with ads online. Here's ABCs Becky Worley. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

TOM LLAMAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Back now with a "GMA" exclusive. Two mothers were brought together by a terrible disease striking their children. Now meeting for the first time to share a heart-felt thank you that may have saved a young life. Here's ABC's Trevor Ault. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now the other big hearing on the Hill, Mark Zuckerberg in the hot seat. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now to new reports this morning revealing that Russia is already trying to meddle in our elections. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And we go now to our "GMA" cover story. It's an exclusive look at the new Facebook dating feature that can turn those likes into love. Becky Worley, the perfect person who has all the details for us. Hey, Becky. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Back now with that new emergency order issued for Area 51. Yes, that spot near Las Vegas, famous for extraterrestrial conspiracy theories. Now millions say they're going to visit after a post went viral on Facebook and officials are on alert. Will Reeve, what say you? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AMY ROBACH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Such chilling images, Eva, thank you. Well now to new concerns about Facebook. A report detailing how the social media giant hired outside contractors to listen to users' audio conversations. Rebecca Jarvis is here with this story. A lot of people are listening to this, this morning. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now to a "GMA" exclusive with Dr. Priscilla Chan, the woman who is leading a multimillion-dollar fight against rare diseases, all around the world, and she's doing it with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative that's co-founded by her husband, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AMY ROBACH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're gonna turn now to a social media glitch affecting some of the billions of Facebook and Instagram users, preventing them from uploading and seeing photos and videos. Oh, my. ABC's Janai Norman is here. And, Janai, a lot of users, I joke, but they were fired up about this. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) It's taking a closer look at the Facebook feature Secret Crush and Birthday Stories. They promise to help users find romance, enjoy their birthdays, but also have raised new privacy concerns. Our tech guru Becky Worley has all the details. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Cecilia, we're gonna turn to that major Facebook crackdown this morning. They have now kicked several high-profile people off their site, banning them, calling them, quote, "Dangerous individuals," saying that they violated the ban on hate and on bigotry. So let's right to our chief national affairs correspondent Tom Llamas. He joins us here this morning with the latest. This was something. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CECILIA VEGA (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And we are back now with that ABC News exclusive. George sat down with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CECILIA VEGA (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We'll turn now to that new social media privacy concern for Facebook and Instagram users. Facebook revealing it stored hundreds of millions of user passwords in plain text readable by employees. ABC's Erielle Reshef is here with more on how the tech giant is once again in hot water. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) They're gonna be even happier in a little bit. We have a lot of news to get to this morning as well as we're gonna begin with Washington. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]