Facebook still flooded with fake reviews, says Which? Users exposed to unsafe products bolstered by misleading reviews, says study
Trump referred to immigrant ‘invasion’ in 2,000 Facebook ads, analysis reveals President’s campaign ads on Facebook use language similar to that of El Paso suspect’s manifesto
Political ads are all over Facebook. But voters are in the dark about where they come from If there is an autumn election, voters will be bombarded by a wave of unregulated ‘news’
Johnson ally Lynton Crosby could be called to give evidence to MPs Disinformation committee wants CTF Partners chief to detail its propaganda activities
A logistical challenge: try to end the week on a positive note Greenland may have lost 197bn tonnes of ice in July, but the Boris bounce offers a brief respite from despair
Brexit, cycle lanes and Saudi Arabia: CTF’s Facebook campaigns Campaigns overseen by staff of Sir Lynton Crosby’s firm purported to be independent news sources
US could ban ‘addictive’ autoplay videos and infinite scrolling online Senator says bill aims to tackle features that ‘capture attention by using psychological tricks’
Facebook says it was ‘not our role’ to remove fake news during Australian election Facebook executive Simon Milner says company ‘only removes content that violates our community standards’
Neuroscientists decode brain speech signals into written text Study funded by Facebook aims to improve communication with paralysed patients
Charity urges Facebook to extend fact-checking to Instagram UK fact-checking organisation Full Fact offers 10 suggestions for improvements
Tories continue Facebook ad spree as ‘major bugs’ block transparency Tools to crack down on ‘dark money’ political ads are ineffective, researchers say
Grieving in the internet age: would posting photos of my dead friend look performative? Maybe my social media conundrum is all part of accepting the futility of grief. Nothing I do, or don’t do, will change his fate
Racist Facebook troll jailed for abuse of female politicians Gerard Traynor, 53, sent ‘grossly offensive’ posts to Priti Patel and Arlene Foster
Facebook and Google face tighter rules in Australia as ACCC releases report Digital platforms inquiry makes 23 recommendations to force more regulation on the companies
Tories test Boris Johnson campaign messages on Facebook Flurry of ads fronted by new PM may be testing waters before potential early poll