The Guardian view on privacy online: a human right
Editorial: Encryption on the internet will be abused, but better that than a society where no one is allowed secrets from the government
Twitter reports profit for second quarter in a row and adds 6m new users
Company posts first-quarter profit of $61m on revenues of $665m, comfortably ahead of analysts’ expectations
‘Unlike Hillary Clinton, I have never wanted to be someone’s wife’
After writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie grilled the former US presidential candidate about why the first word on her Twitter bio is ‘wife’, Clinton said she would think about changing it. Why do women still let their domestic roles define them?
Russia spread fake news via Twitter bots after Salisbury poisoning – analysis
Propaganda from Russian-operated accounts grew by 4,000% in aftermath of attack, Whitehall says
You can buy anything on the black market – including Twitter handles
The perfect @ identity is a must-have accessory for big companies and brand-conscious celebrities – at any cost
Diane Abbott dismisses criticism of simulated image on Syria tweet
Shadow home secretary calls row ‘pathetic’ after she uses picture originally posted to aviation blog
Meme come true: Fleetwood Mac re-enter US charts thanks to Twitter post
A humorous tweet featuring the band’s enduring hit Dreams sent it into the Top 20 of Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs chart
I’m a sucker for a good meme, but are they degrading our politics?
An exhibition at the Design Museum makes clear that subversive images are the currency of echo chambers on both the left and the right. But there are limits to a purely visual society
Ambridge Analytica: the spoof account that’s combine-harvesting data
The Twitter account is home to ‘big farmer’ jokes and Archers-inspired gags. Just don’t confuse it with Cambridge Analytica – or Oxford Analytica, for that matter
The Guardian view on free speech online: let law decide the limits
Editorial: The standards by which the internet is controlled need to be open and subject to impartial judiciaries – not left to advertisers
How to get Twitter back on song? #NoMoreRetweets
They make up a quarter of all tweets, but at long last someone has found a way to turn them off…
‘I live a life of austerity so I can travel all the time’
Tom Bourlet on how he saves money to fund his lifestyle – and how Heinz spaghetti hoops inspired the name of his blog
Scientists prove that truth is no match for fiction on Twitter
Researchers find fake news reaches users up to 20 times faster than factual content – and real users are more likely to spread it than bots
Blocked by Trump on Twitter – now crusaders take their case to court
Holly Figueroa O’Reilly has joined others in a lawsuit that accuses the president of violating her first amendment rights. Will she succeed?
How a Tory MP’s tweeted apology proves Labour is still winning at social media
Ben Bradley’s apology to Jeremy Corbyn was retweeted 55,000 times. Does this mean social media is the future of political recourse?