Facebook revenues soar despite $5.1bn in fines and new antitrust investigation
Company says US regulators have launched an antitrust investigation into platform
Facebook to pay $5bn fine as regulator settles Cambridge Analytica complaint
Penalty by US government reflects scale of breach, first reported by the Observer
Should tech companies be worried about DoJ’s antitrust review?
Action may finally be taken over claims Facebook, Google Apple and Amazon have monopolised chosen fields
Facebook agrees to pay $5bn in vast privacy settlement, insiders say
FTC to claim company misled users about handling of their phone numbers as part of settlement
US justice department targets big tech firms in antitrust review
Officials to look into whether Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple are unlawfully limiting competition
The Great Hack review – searing exposé of the Cambridge Analytica scandal
This chilling documentary lays bare the cynicism and chaos surrounding the data research company that harvested information from millions of Facebook users
To fix the problem of deepfakes we must treat the cause, not the symptoms
Once technology is released, it’s like herding cats. Why do we continue to let the tech sector manage its own mess?
‘It’s a crisis’: Facebook kitchen staff work multiple jobs to get by
Workers have spent months negotiating with the food services contractor employed by Facebook over wages and hours
Internet advertising to grow at slowest rate since 2001 dotcom bust
Sector to be outpaced next year by cinema ads as big companies raise fears over digital scandals
Facebook’s plan for a cryptocurrency is right to set alarm bells ringing
The tech giant now seems to imagine itself a state. Its reach must not go unchallenged
Margrethe Vestager scares the tech giants. If we leave the EU, we’ll miss her
Trump says the competition commissioner hates the US, but what she really hates is tax avoidance
As the controversy mounts, Facebook still seems to click
The social media giant is set to unveil its second-best results this week, despite a privacy ruling and fears over Libra
Stand Out of Our Light: politics and the big tech threat
Books by James Williams and Carles Boix offer fascinating takes on how we can combat anger and distraction online
We just clicked: why I set out to find a new group of friends online
Can a friendship app, a digital neighbourhood noticeboard or Facebook really help me discover a new bestie?
Why the joke Facebook page calling for people to storm Area 51 went viral
More than a million people have actually RSVP’d – and the military have issued a serious response.