‘It’s time for significant changes’: civil rights groups call for Facebook leaders to step down
A letter from 29 groups demanded a restructuring of the company’s board to improve accountability in wake of recent scandals
The Guardian view on Instagram’s troll farms: meme warfare
Editorial: Mark Zuckerberg downplayed the role of his fastest-growing arm of his social media empire in Russian troll operations. Why? And what ought to be the consequence?
Netanyahu’s son banned from Facebook over hate speech
Yair Netanyahu, 27, barred for 24 hours for anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian comments
After a year from hell, Facebook parties like it’s 2017
Network held its Christmas party at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco – but was there much to celebrate after a year of scandal?
France pushes forward alone with new tax on big tech companies
Tax will come into effect from 1 January, but plans for an EU-wide levy have faltered
Guardian most trusted newspaper in Britain, says industry report
News outlet reaches more than 23m UK adults every month, helped by free website
To a man with an algorithm all things look like an advertising opportunity
Facebook’s tone-deaf response to a woman who continued to be bombarded by parenting ads after her son was stillborn highlights big tech’s bro-gramming problem
Facebook’s privacy problems: a roundup
The social media giant’s troubles have led to lawsuits, House of Commons hearings and several apologies
Facebook admits bug allowed apps to see hidden photos
Bug let developers access pictures people had uploaded but chosen not to post
Facebook holds privacy pop-up event in New York after year of public troubles
Company had staff on hand to ‘help people manage their privacy’ and answer questions following controversy-plagued 2018
Google and Facebook to push hard against proposal for regulatory body
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission considers market position of Google and Facebook justifies greater oversight
‘They don’t care’: Facebook factchecking in disarray as journalists push to cut ties
Journalists hired to help fix Facebook’s fake news problem say they have lost trust in the platform
Facebook among firms named on Myanmar human rights ‘dirty list’
Forty-nine companies accused of human rights and environmental abuses
Why Facebook’s new rule about sex is its weirdest yet
Facebook has always taken strange positions. But what is the point in banning posts that ‘facilitate, encourage or coordinate sexual encounters between adults’?
The Guardian view on surveillance: Australia is giving too much power to the state
Editorial: Laws on encryption must not pose an unwarranted danger to the freedom and privacy of citizens