‘No right to livestream murder’: Ardern leads push against online terror content

New Zealand PM launches ‘Christchurch Call’ to build support to eliminate extremist material on social media

Secretive hard-Brexit Facebook campaign got 1m responses

Ads run by Lynton Crosby firm may have collected emails, says information commissioner

The only way to rein in big tech is to treat them as a public service

The drive for profit is behind many of the ills of Google, Facebook et al. Unions and public ownership are the only way to solve this, says academic Nick Srnicek

Facebook profits likely to fall after fake news and privacy scandals

Analysts predict first quarterly drop in earnings since 2015 on $3bn rise in turnover

Facebook urged to tackle spread of fake profiles used by US police

A Guardian report recently revealed a secret network of accounts operated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

‘It’s a lie’: Chris Bowen calls on Coalition to disavow claim Labor will bring in death tax

Claim spread on Facebook has led to far-right meme and fake tweet purporting to be from union leader Sally McManus

Sri Lanka’s social media blackout reflects sense that online dangers outweigh benefits

Features that make Facebook so useful for spreading information have also made it potentially dangerous

My Ted talk: how I took on the tech titans in their lair

For more than a year, the Observer writer has been probing a darkness at the heart of Silicon Valley. Last week, at a TED talk that became a global viral sensation, she told the tech billionaires they had broken democracy. What happened next?

Facial recognition is big tech’s latest toxic ‘gateway’ app

We test and control drugs, so why do we freely allow the spread of potentially harmful products by unregulated entrepreneurs?

Facebook security lapse affects millions more Instagram users than first stated

News that the company had insecurely stored passwords came on the same day as the release of Robert Mueller’s long-awaited report

Facebook bans far-right groups including BNP, EDL and Britain First

Number of organisations and individuals permanently banned for being ‘dangerous’

Facebook uploaded email contacts of 1.5m users without consent

Company says it has stopped using password verification feature that collected data

Facebook teams with rightwing Daily Caller in factchecking program

Site co-founded by Fox News host Tucker Carlson has promoted misinformation and is known for pro-Trump content

Should we all copy Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and give up social media at weekends?

Even though the congresswoman is an ace on Twitter, she believes it’s best to log out sometimes – and that this might help reduce stress and depression

EU tells Facebook’s Nick Clegg to rethink ad rules for elections

Former British MEP is sent stern letter accusing Facebook of ignoring how EU law works