How Facebook shot themselves in the foot in their Elizabeth Warren spat
When Elizabeth Warren criticised Facebook over their decision to let Trump run false ads, Facebook compared itself to a broadcaster. That was a big mistake
Without encryption, we will lose all privacy. This is our new battleground
The US, UK and Australia are taking on Facebook in a bid to undermine the only method that protects our personal information, says US surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden
After Coleen Rooney v Rebekah Vardy, how do we know who our friends are in the social media age?
Last week’s ‘war of the Wags’ has been so compelling precisely because it mirrors the perils of our own online lives
Elizabeth Warren trolls Facebook with ‘false’ Zuckerberg ad
Ad claims CEO backs Trump – then admits it’s not true – after company admits letting politicians make false statements
Facebook paid just £28m tax after record £1.6bn revenues in UK
Profits on social media app surged by more than 50% to £97m in latest tax year
Facebook’s decision to promote Trump’s lies shows how it’s programmed to protect the powerful
At a time when companies are forced to pick sides, Zuckerberg’s refusal is a choice in itself
Fossil fuel firms’ social media fightback against climate action
Industry funds ‘grassroots’ resistance to tougher rules while touting green credentials, study shows
Facebook’s Libra must meet strict standards, says Bank of England
Digital currency must be subject to measures such as stress tests to gain approval
Children ‘interested in’ gambling and alcohol, according to Facebook
Exclusive: algorithm may expose thousands of under-18s to harmful targeted adverts
Vietnamese activist arrested for criticising Communist government on Facebook
Nguyen Quoc Duc Vuong is being held in conditions ‘conducive to mistreatment or torture’, says Human Rights Watch
What does Peter Dutton’s US trip mean for encryption and privacy?
Australia and the US are negotiating a deal to speed up information sharing about criminal suspects
PayPal pulls out of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency
Payments company becomes first to withdraw from controversial digital project
Will fake news wreck the coming general election?
Have the social media giants cleaned up their act since the scandals of 2016? We give the big names a healthcheck
Facebook exempts political ads from ban on making false claims
Firm quietly rescinds policy banning false advertising as UK general election looms
Shoshana Zuboff: ‘Surveillance capitalism is an assault on human autonomy’
What began as advertising is now a threat to freedom and democracy argues the author and scholar. Time to wake up - and fight for a different digital future