Ad mogul Sir Martin Sorrell: ‘I didn’t want to retire – I have a point to prove’

The former WPP boss on the economy, Facebook and why his S4 Capital is growing despite the coronavirus crisis

Extend US Facebook boycott to Europe, campaigners urge

Calls follow Mark Zuckerberg’s dismissal of anti-hate-speech campaign in meeting with staff

Scammers can create fake business ads on Google ‘within hours’

Which? investigation shows apparent ease of promoting fraudulent services online

The Guardian view on Facebook and democracy: real and present danger

Editorial: Political advertising is banned from being broadcast on television or radio. Unless Facebook changes, it may be time to extend this prohibition to social media

Jim Steyer: the man who took on Mark Zuckerberg

With 800 firms now joining the Facebook advertising boycott, the man whose idea it was explains how the company could easily clean up its act

Ministers urged to limit Facebook and Google’s power over ad market

CMA proposals include requiring Google to share data and making personalised ads optional in UK

Third of advertisers may boycott Facebook in hate speech revolt

‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign gathers momentum as ad boycott spreads outside US

How hate speech campaigners found Facebook’s weak spot

The social network’s crisis has been a long time in the making and shows no sign of going away

Peers call for tougher regulation of digital and social media in UK

Misinformation ‘pandemic’ erodes trust in politics and institutions, warns Lords committee

Exclusive: Viber severs ties with Facebook in growing boycott

Service adds to firms shunning Facebook over refusal to act against Donald Trump posts

Nick Clegg is on the wrong side of history at Facebook

The former deputy PM continued to defend the indefensible as the tech giant went on an election PR blitz

Google reports weak revenue growth in first pandemic-affected quarter

Alphabet first-quarter earnings offer a glimpse of how the digital ad market has fared amid stay-at-home orders

Government ignored advice to set up UK emergency alert system

Failure to follow up on trials mean there is no ability to send coronavirus advice to mobiles

British American Tobacco circumventing ad ban, experts say

BAT seems to be running accounts to promote e-cigarettes after crackdown on hiring influencers

Fake coronavirus tweets spread as other sites take harder stance

Tech platforms adopt range of policies to fight rise in false information on Covid-19