MPs to question senior figures in Cambridge Analytica scandal
Brittany Kaiser, who spoke out in March, among those appearing in front of fake news inquiry
First past the post leaves UK elections uniquely vulnerable to data hijack
Political parties, in league with tech firms, target voters in a few marginal seats to sway national results. This isn’t democracy, says musician Brian Eno
‘The third era of Zuck’: how the CEO went from hero to humiliation
The Facebook chief has carefully crafted his image of boy genius turned mature leader. Now he’s losing control
Facebook admits it discussed sharing user data for medical research project
Company acknowledges revelations in CNBC report but says project was put on hold, with no data ‘shared or analyzed’
Myanmar groups criticise Zuckerberg’s response to hate speech on Facebook
Groups that have worked with Facebook to flag dangerous content reveal it took more than four days for it to respond when messages started circulating
Facebook board has to look past Mark Zuckerberg for reform
The world’s eighth largest firm needs a governance structure to provide better oversight than its founder
Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Senate as well as House
CEO to appear before Senate judiciary and commerce committees in addition to House, amid investigation of Cambridge Analytica claims
Facebook among 30 organisations in UK political data inquiry
Information commissioner is investigating use of personal information in political campaigns
Our data is valuable. Here’s how we can take that value back
Silicon Valley’s surveillance capitalism isn’t working. But Barcelona shows that citizens’ data can generate public value
Facebook investigated by Australian privacy watchdog over suspected data-sharing
Facebook suspects 300,000 Australians had data shared with Cambridge Analytica
Facebook says Cambridge Analytica may have gained 37m more users’ data
Company reveals up to 87m people may have been affected as Mark Zuckerberg takes responsibility for ‘a huge mistake’
Facebook refuses to promise GDPR-style privacy protection for US users
Firm working on version of EU data protection law but Mark Zuckerberg stops short of promising all changes will apply to US users
The missing link: why disabled people can’t afford to #DeleteFacebook
Revelations about internet companies being negligent with our data have prompted a backlash against social media, but for many people in marginalised groups these networks are a vital lifeline
We need to build a new social contract for the digital age
We are conditioned to view data as a threat, but it can be the opposite, if all parties understand the deal into which they are entering
Algorithms have become so powerful we need a robust, Europe-wide response
Social media platforms claim they’ll improve their behaviour. But blind trust is no longer sustainable, says Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake