Social media platforms must police their sites better, says Ofcom
Chief executive joins those arguing that social media are under-regulated
Facebook told to grant grieving mother access to daughter’s account
German court rules parents can inherit contract between a child and a social media site
The Guardian view on controlling social media: the start of a long road
Editorial: The information commissioner’s fine against Facebook will hardly scratch its profits but nonetheless lays down an essential marker about the protection of our data
Facebook labels Russian users as ‘interested in treason’
Firm removes category, which affected 65,000 people, from ad tools, following safety fears
Watchdog investigates links between Canadian data firm and Vote Leave
Information Commissioner’s Office inquiry into AggregateIQ is one of many started by ICO in response to data misuse claims
Why is the BBC downplaying the Facebook Brexit scandal?
The broadcaster fears bias. But it must not overlook allegations of dishonesty linked to the leave campaign, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
Compensation sought for Australians caught up in Facebook privacy breach
Mass complaint seeks compensation for ‘unauthorised access to and use of their personal data’
Tweeting jailbirds: social media use by prisoners triples
Prisoners access sites including Facebook, ‘fuelling criminal activity and harming victims’
Guardian readers are right to ask what we do with their data
Following revelations about Facebook’s use of personal data, it’s right to take a closer look at our own terms and conditions, says Guardian readers’ editor Paul Chadwick
Facebook and Twitter bias: it all depends how you look at it
Social media platforms face internal debates over what line to take on politics and news
More choice on privacy just means more chances to do what’s best for big tech
A study of how Facebook, Google and Microsoft have applied the EU’s new GDPR rules shows users are being manipulated
‘I was shocked it was so easy’: meet the professor who says facial recognition can tell if you’re gay
Psychologist Michal Kosinski says artificial intelligence can detect your sexuality and politics just by looking at your face. What if he’s right?
Facebook labels declaration of independence as ‘hate speech’
The website told a local newspaper they violated its community guidelines by posting the original document
YouTube and Facebook escape billions in copyright payouts after EU vote
Controversial new law that critics claimed threatened internet freedom is rejected
Privacy policies of tech giants ‘still not GDPR-compliant’
Consumer group says policies of Facebook, Amazon and Google are vague and unclear