WhatsApp struggling to control fake news in India, researchers say

Hindu nationalism and cheap mobile data driving spread of disinformation, BBC study says

May I have a word about … testing times for Facebook, Google and co

Things must really be getting tricky for the tech giants if they have to resort to terminating their staff

Will you be getting a smart home spy for Christmas?

Facebook, Google and Amazon are eager to get their new devices under your tree. But will they give away your privacy?

Facebook delays identity checks on UK political advertisers

Exclusive: social network says it is improving process to stop abuse of disclaimer system

Pressure grows on Zuckerberg to attend Facebook committee hearing

Australia, Argentina and Ireland join UK and Canada in urging Facebook CEO to give evidence to parliaments

EU stumbles in plan to levy 3% digital tax on major firms

Agreement to take action against companies such as Facebook and Google runs into opposition

Facebook admits failings over incitement to violence in Myanmar

Report finds platform was used to spread hate and cause harm, and that posts have been linked to offline violence

Make social media firms remove terror attack images, says police chief

Manchester chief constable in favour of requirement to take down distressing material

GCHQ uses Instagram to ‘open up world of espionage’ to public

UK intelligence hub opens account on app that has become growing source of citizens’ metadata

UK and Canada MPs unite to demand Mark Zuckerberg answers questions

Joint hearing will try to force Facebook chief to appear over Cambridge Analytica scandal

The Guardian view on taxing tech: needed and fair

Editorial: If data is the new oil, the state must assert its right to raise revenue from it – and use it for the public good

Hammond’s digital tax faces opposition from big tech firms

Microsoft, Facebook and Google express confusion over plans and call for more clarity

UK finally takes on arrogant tech giants with digital services tax

Budget levy on giants such as Facebook, Google and Amazon could go further – but it’s a start

Hammond targets US tech giants with ‘digital services tax’

Tax aimed at likes of Amazon and Google but OBR says it might raise just £30m from each

To regulate AI we need new laws, not just a code of ethics

Global tech regulations must be created to avoid an unhealthy concentration of power in too few hands, says the Guardian’s readers’ editor, Paul Chadwick