Two days after CNN first reported that five women said "Game Change" co-author and journalist Mark Halperin sexually harassed them during his time at ABC News, the number of accusers has grown to at least a dozen women.
In a summons filed Friday in a New York state court, O'Reilly's attorneys accuse Michael Panter of "making defamatory and false statements in a publicly-available social media post."
Facebook has announced new plans to increase ad transparency and authentication requirements for advertisers, a move that comes amid ongoing scrutiny over Russia's use of social media to meddle in American politics.
Twitter has pulled all advertising bought by Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik on its platform after concluding that both news organizations attempted to interfere with the 2016 presidential election on behalf of Russia.
HBO announced on Thursday that it will not move forward with a planned miniseries about the 2016 election based on a forthcoming book co-authored by Mark Halperin after a CNN report in which five women accused Halperin of sexual harassment.
After reaching millions of people each night on "The O'Reilly Factor," long the number one show on cable news, O'Reilly now commands a significantly smaller audience online.