There is a leftwing way to challenge big tech for our data. Here it is
Only with radical empowerment can we as citizens halt further intrusion from Google and co
Facebook’s failure in Myanmar is the work of a blundering toddler
The social network ploughs its way through the world and deals with the consequences later. In Myanmar, that strategy has had deadly consequences
US bosses now earn 312 times the average worker’s wage, figures show
Astronomical gap between the pay of workers and bosses exposed in report on earnings of America’s top 350 CEOs
Facebook struggling to end hate speech in Myanmar, investigation finds
Misinformation has lead to violent attacks against Rohingya but report says company has been slow to respond
Twitter suspends Infowars’ Alex Jones for abuse
Far-right conspiracy theorist will not be able to tweet, retweet or favourite tweets for seven days
Google’s snooping proves big tech will not change – unless governments step in
News that the company tracks users even when they forbid it shows that technology giants do not take our privacy seriously. They must be regulated
Facebook buys rights to show La Liga games in India
Company signs exclusive three-year agreement to screen all 380 Spanish top-flight football matches across south Asia
Facebook exec: media firms that don’t work with us will end up ‘in hospice’
Campbell Brown, head of news partnerships, tells publishers that without Facebook’s help their businesses will die
Twitter is the last major host for Alex Jones’s rants. Why does he get to break their rules?
The tech giant is scared of losing power, yet as a media platform it must be responsible for its content
Peak social media? Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat fail to make new friends
As the market matures and young people share elsewhere, growing pains hit Silicon Valley
No one’s civil liberties are violated by a ban on the far-right Infowars
Platforms are not silencing voices or engaging in censorship – they are deciding not to profit from hate, says freelance journalist Michael Segalov
Does the banning of Alex Jones signal a new era of big tech responsibility?
With the removal of the conspiracy theorist’s material from key platforms, firms have changed their tune on ‘free speech’ – but some see the move as more about money than morality
The public execution of Infowars is dangerous and counterproductive
In cutting off the rightwing media outlet without explanation, the social media companies have simply fed the conspiracists, writes Silkie Carlo of Big Brother Watch
Australia is deplorably racist, as people of colour are reminded when they speak up
There can be no reconciliation until politicians acknowledge the harmful impacts of race baiting
The Guardian view on Shahidul Alam: Bangladesh should let him go
Editorial: The acclaimed photographer and activist is one of many targeted under a draconian law. He should be freed, and the legislation changed