Facebook and Twitter to give details of Russian-backed Brexit posts
Social media giants tell Commons watchdog they will hand over information about Russian activity in coming weeks
Early steps to trace and block the trolls who spread fake news
Open door: For those journalists who seek truth and take seriously their role to facilitate democracy, it is imperative to expose deception and masquerading voices
George Takei saga sheds light on the murky world of pay-to-promote news
Media companies ended their ‘paid promotion partnerships’ with Takei after a claim of sexual assault. But what are these celebrity deals, and are they ethical?
Facebook to tell users if they interacted with Russia’s ‘troll army’
Social network says tool will let users see if they have liked or followed accounts created by organisation that carries out misinformation operations
How a half-educated tech elite delivered us into chaos
If our supersmart tech leaders knew a bit more about history or philosophy we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in now
Disruption games: why are libertarians lining up with autocrats to undermine democracy?
In the era of digital politics, an odd alliance has sprung up: anti-state campaigners and Moscow-backed nationalists are combining to disrupt liberal institutions
Tech giants face tough curbs to protect teenagers’ privacy
Cross-party campaign on data protection likely to defeat government
How algorithms are pushing the tech giants into the danger zone
The algorithms Facebook and other tech companies use to boost engagement – and increase profits – have led to spectacular failures of sensitivity and worse…
Lords push for new regulations to protect children online
Cross-party support for amendment looks likely to lead to defeat for the government, which favours a code of practice
From Peppa Pig to Trump, the web is shaping us. It’s time we fought back
Social media algorithms have assumed a sinister supremacy, directing us in ways we barely understand, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
Facebook ‘must share information’ on Russian interference in UK
Social network is urged to reveal what it knows as expert says it is unlikely Russian professional trolls only used Twitter
Thirty countries use ‘armies of opinion shapers’ to manipulate democracy – report
Governments in Venezuela, the Philippines, Turkey and elsewhere use social media to influence elections, drive agendas and counter critics, says report
One Facebook ‘like’ is all it takes to target adverts, academics find
Online ad campaigns based on smallest expressions of preference reveal effect of ‘mass psychological persuasion’
Channel 4 in European TV ad alliance to take on Google and Facebook
Deal will allow advertisers to run campaigns on video-on-demand that could potentially reach up to 160 million viewers
‘Way too little, way too late’: Facebook’s factcheckers say effort is failing
Journalists fighting spread of fake news raise concerns over possible conflicts of interest and say site has refused to disclose needed data