Facebook and Google promote politicized fake news about Las Vegas shooter
The spread of rightwing blogs, claiming the shooter was an anti-Trump liberal, on to mainstream platforms is the latest example of hyper-partisan trolling after a tragedy
Jeff Bezos has his shops, so now Mark Zuckerberg wants a whole town
Strange how history repeats itself. Amazon is following the model of Sears Roebuck, and Facebook seems to have taken a page out of a railroad tycoon’s book
British courts may unlock secrets of how Trump campaign profiled US voters
Legal loophole may help academic expose how Big Data firms like Cambridge Analytica and Facebook get their information
Did Russia fake black activism on Facebook to sow division in the US?
The popular ‘Blacktivist’ account claimed to be a force for community organizing. Now it looks to have been part of Russia’s effort to influence politics
Democrats rebuke Twitter for ‘frankly inadequate’ response to Russian meddling
Senator Mark Warner condemns Twitter’s ‘enormous lack of understanding’ and says: ‘There’s a lot more work they have to do’
The Guardian view on dating apps: users must own their love lives
Editorial: The wealth of information many dating apps request may help to home in on the perfect match. But users should be able to find out what is known about them and how that sensitive information is being used
Now I have a business page on Facebook, how can I delete my personal profile?
Jenny opened a Facebook account and has progressed from a personal profile to a business page. Now she’d like to delete her personal profile …
Mark Zuckerberg: I regret ridiculing fears over Facebook’s effect on election
Facebook founder, who called it ‘crazy’ to suggest misinformation on site affected voters, describes change of heart as company provides ad content to Congress
Facebook wants to know: is it good or bad? You tell us …
The site is polling users about how they perceive it but declining to publish the results. Answer these survey questions and let us know your thoughts
Facebook’s underclass: as staffers enjoy lavish perks, contractors barely get by
The social network has an army of behind-the-scenes employees who can’t afford to live in an area with out-of-control housing costs
Mark Zuckerberg loves cheesesteak and he really wants you to know it
Facebook founder and rumoured aspirant presidential candidate traveled to Philly for ‘the best cheesesteak in the land’ – and posted about it eight times
Social media are testing the legal boundaries of free speech
Open door: Law on hate speech shaped itself in response to physical confrontations. But now we also live in cyberspace
The tide is starting to turn against the world’s digital giants
Multimillion fines are just the start for Facebook and Google, as the world comes to realise how political big tech has become
Yorkshire pudding wrap draws crowds, becomes a social media sensation
Crowds queue up to try surprise new hit of flattened yorkshire pudding wrapped around meat, stuffing, veg and gravy
‘Russia hoax continues’: Trump attacks investigation into Facebook ads
Trump used Twitter to decry the investigation into some 3,000 ads purchased on the social media platform by Russians in the 2016 presidential election