How to stop Google and Facebook from becoming even more powerful
Banning these tech giants from buying any more companies would prevent them from entrenching their monopoly position – and help protect our freedom
Facebook took month to remove page that violated same-sex marriage safeguard laws
Special minister of state meets social media giant’s executives in Australia to discuss political advertising concerns
US senators warn of ‘fake news’ threat from Russia and urge tech giants to act
Senate committee says ‘Russia intended to divide our society’ in election and attacks Facebook, Google and Twitter for unsatisfactory response
Facebook quarterly revenue up 47% on 2016 as company faces Senate scrutiny
Social network beats expectations with $10.33bn, but Mark Zuckerberg says efforts to fight foreign political interference could hurt future profits
Divisive Russian-backed Facebook ads released to the public
Ads released by US lawmakers appear to have targeted both liberals and conservatives on hot-button issues and attempted to sow discord during election
Americans ‘evenly split’ over need to regulate Facebook and other big tech
A nationwide poll reveals ‘jury is still out’ on Silicon Valley’s big corporations, while a separate survey of Guardian readers reveals the challenge Facebook faces in convincing users it is a force for good
Facebook, Google and Twitter grilled by Congress over Russian meddling – as it happened
The tech giants went before Senate judiciary committee to explain how and why Russian operatives were given free rein to tamper with 2016 US election
Mark Warner: the tech-savvy senator taking Silicon Valley to task
As executives from Facebook, Google and Twitter prepare to testify on Capitol Hill, one Democrat has emerged as a formidable critic
Russia-backed Facebook posts ‘reached 126m Americans’ during US election
Facebook expected to present testimony on Russian content on Tuesday, after three Trump aides indicted as part of inquiry into interference in 2016 vote
Facebook denies eavesdropping on conversations to target ads, again
Social network’s head of ads dismisses rumours that Facebook app uses smartphone mics to listen in, serving ads against what it hears
There’s nothing cute about it. The animal stars of viral videos are being abused
In our millions we coo over exotic creatures and performing dogs – and bear witness to a new era of online animal cruelty, writes Chas Newkey-Burden
Why we need a 21st-century Martin Luther to challenge the church of tech
It’s 500 years since Martin Luther defied the authority of the Catholic church. It’s time for a similar revolt against the hypocrisy of the religion of technology
Virtual reality headsets could put children’s health at risk
Leeds University scientists found 20-minute game risked vision and balance problems for players aged eight to 12
Cambridge Analytica used data from Facebook and Politico to help Trump
Speech by company executive contradicts denial by Trump campaign that claimed the company used its own data and Facebook data to help the campaign
WhatsApp faces EU taskforce over sharing user data with Facebook
Article 29 Working Party steps up action over user consent and privacy following Facebook’s failure to address breaches of EU law