Facebook and Twitter could be blocked in Russia in data storage row

Firms given nine months to comply with law forcing them to store data on Russian servers

Facebook allowed violent posts by man charged with Ilhan Omar death threat

Site took no action to remove posts by Patrick Carlineo alluding to violence against Muslims and US officials, until Guardian review

Facebook urged to disable ‘like’ feature for child users

Proposed rules for child safety on social media include limits on data collection

Judge orders Ukip to reveal Brexit referendum data use

Party must show how it spent £300,000 on data services in run-up to 2016 vote and 2015 election

The white paper on online harms is a global first. It has never been more needed

The tech industry may rail against the DCMS’s document but it’s high time they were brought to book

Growing up in public, warts and all, deserves our respect, not scorn

Some might write off generation Z as narcissists, but they are more open and honest than the rest of us

AEC warns anonymous Facebook pages over pro-Liberal election ads targeting voters

Australian Electoral Commission to tell page authors that electoral ads must be authorised

British woman freed in Dubai after conviction for Facebook ‘horse’ insult

British woman fined by Dubai court over criticism of ex-husband’s new wife three years ago

US immigration police broke Facebook rules with fake profiles for college sting

Revealed: Ice investigators set up social media profiles linked to a sham university for foreign students

Mussolini’s great-grandson claims Facebook suspended his account

Caio Mussolini says apparent deletion of social media account is ‘discrimination’

Facebook to use AI to stop telling users to say hi to dead friends

Algorithmic features have sent suggestions to wish happy birthday to those who’ve died

Facebook posts about Sajid Javid deepen Tory Islamophobia row

Home secretary subject of online attacks by people claiming to be party members

The Guardian view on online harms: white paper, grey areas

Editorial: The internet needs regulation. People and societies need protection. But this will be harder than the government’s new white paper makes it look

Internet crackdown raises fears for free speech in Britain

Critics say online harms white paper could lead to North Korean-style censorship

Social media firms to be penalised for not removing child abuse

UK police and charities praise plan to hold firms liable for not taking down harmful content