Voters ‘used as lab rats’ in political Facebook adverts, warn analysts
Parties are all involved in a targeted experiment that campaigners warn lacks transparency and could harm democracy
Facebook: we would let Tories run ‘doctored’ Starmer video as ad
Social network says scrutiny that followed edited clip serves accountability
Google and Facebook ‘considering ban on micro-targeted political ads’
Reports say firms may act over concerns that practice risks damaging democratic norms
Media plans drawn: the battle to influence the UK electorate
From Facebook to WhatsApp and viral soundbites, the 2019 campaigns are as much about algorithms as policies
Facebook sold a rival-squashing move as privacy policy, documents reveal
Documents from a 2015 lawsuit allege that the tech giant’s policies were anticompetitive and misrepresented to the public
Targeted ads are one of the world’s most destructive trends. Here’s why
They have led to a proliferation of fake news and clickbait, fuelled surveillance capitalism and normalised pervasive tracking and data-mining. Then there’s their effect on democracy ...
Ex-Johnson aide behind banned Facebook ad worked on fake grassroots campaign
Alex Crowley worked on ‘Mainstream Network’ campaign pushing for no-deal Brexit
Facebook rebrands as FACEBOOK: can capital letters save a toxic brand?
The company’s new logo is designed to bring a ‘sense of optimism’ to the brand that brought us the Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebook and Google urged to ban political ads before UK election
Letter calls for suspension until after vote due to lack of time to reform online advertising rules
Hillary Clinton: Zuckerberg should pay price for damage to democracy
Former presidential candidate criticises Facebook’s decision to let politicians lie in adverts
Who is to blame for our bullying culture? Not just tech corporations
Online trolls are taking their cues from journalists, editors and politicians, says the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Tory candidate wrote people on Benefits Street should be ‘put down’
Exclusive: prospective Gower MP Francesca O’Brien made comments on Facebook in 2014
Telegraph buyers circle, but real political clout now lies with Facebook
The Barclay brothers are offering a trophy of sorts, even though newspapers no longer hold such sway over voters
How key Republicans inside Facebook are shifting its politics to the right
Company has been accused of pro-Republican bias, in both policy and personnel, amid fears it could be broken up if a Democrat wins in 2020
Facebook and Twitter spread Trump’s lies, so we must break them up
The social media giants have a monopoly on news but no interest in protecting democracy