How the online business model encourages prejudice How the online ad model is based on discrimination
Facebook deletes Iran-linked pages over effort to sow discord among US voters Dozens of accounts posting politically charged content reached more than a million users, company says
The election hackers are back – and they’re starting with the US midterms Democracies around the world now face an even bigger threat than in 2016. But there are ways to fight back, say PW Singer and Emerson Brooking
UK fines Facebook £500,000 for failing to protect user data Decision by information commissioner comes after Cambridge Analytica scandal
Tim Cook calls for US federal privacy law to tackle ‘weaponized’ personal data Apple CEO warns of ‘data industrial complex’ as Facebook and Google chiefs also voice support for regulation
European elections ‘face growing threat of manipulation’ Commission says Facebook scandal is ‘wake-up call’ as it calls for monitoring network
‘Tech tax’ necessary to avoid dystopia, says leading economist Jeffrey Sachs warns AI could lead to wealth being concentrated in the hands of a few thousand people
Facebook and Google are run by today’s robber barons. Break them up Regulation is needed to make the tech industry act in line with the public good and not just its CEOs’ stock options
The Guardian view on taming technology: it’s out of control Editorial: Technology’s power to manipulate minds and emotions may be too much for society
Nick Clegg urged to stand up for liberalism and democracy at Facebook Former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown says ex-colleague should changes firm’s culture
After gloom over Nasdaq losses, tech investors hope for a ray of sunshine Results from Microsoft Google, Amazon and more will show whether this month’s jitters are still affecting the web giants
Think the giants of Silicon Valley have your best interests at heart? Think again New technology should be benign. All too rarely is that the case
If you’re on the side of democracy, Nick Clegg, why are you going to work for Facebook? When you take the Zuckerberg shilling, you’re leaving your principles behind you
£250,000 ad campaign urges voters to oppose May’s Brexit plan Anonymously run campaign on Facebook urges voters to ‘tell your MP to bin Chequers’
I’m joining Facebook to build bridges between politics and tech It’s time we harnessed big tech to the cause of progress and optimism. Facebook can lead the way, says Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister