Counter-terrorism was never meant to be Silicon Valley’s job. Is that why it’s failing?
Extremist content is spreading online and law enforcement can’t keep up. The result is a private workforce that’s secretive, inaccurate and unaccountable
‘On brand’: Helen Dale accused of plagiarising tweets
Author of The Hand that Signed the Paper, who penned the controversial novel under the name Helen Demidenko, embroiled in fresh row over Mark Zuckerberg comment
Tech giants team up to fight extremism following cries that they allow terrorism
Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft announced Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism to focus on solutions, research and partnerships
Facebook launches drive in UK to tackle online extremist material
Firm’s Online Civil Courage Initiative, already launched in Germany and France, aims to help charities and NGOs identify and eliminate hate speach
Google and Facebook ‘will lose millions in ads over extremism fears’
Advertisers will pull or pause campaigns amid backlash over ads appearing next to inappropriate content, says Group M
Facebook and Twitter are being used to manipulate public opinion – report
Nine-country study finds widespread use of social media for promoting lies, misinformation and propaganda by governments and individuals
Google, not GCHQ, is the truly chilling spy network
Daily surveillance of the general public conducted by the search engine, along with Facebook, is far more insidious than anything our spooks get up to
Revealed: Facebook exposed identities of moderators to suspected terrorists
A security lapse that affected more than 1,000 workers forced one moderator into hiding – and he still lives in constant fear for his safety
Theresa May wants tech companies to censor terrorists, but will they play ball?
The embattled prime minister is meeting French president Emmanuel Macron to renew her campaign against Facebook et al – but will it be worth the trip?
The Guardian view on online politics: bring the ads into the light
Editorial: Facebook makes it easy to target very small sections of the electorate. The rest of us should be able to see these messages
Want to succeed in tech? Try not to be a woman…
Innovative tech environments can be the least female-friendly, as Susan Fowler discovered among the cavemen of Uber
EU could give police direct access to cloud data in wake of terror attacks
Described as an ‘extraordinary measure for extraordinary threats’, direct data access is one of three proposals to speed up investigations
Advertisers should follow Vodafone’s lead after Facebook and Google failures
Telecoms giant is right to stop relying on social media titans to prevent its adverts appearing next to inappropriate content
Facebook blocks Chechnya activist page in latest case of wrongful censorship
The barring of a non-terrorist group for ‘terrorist activity’ sparks debate – again – about how overloaded moderators can handle content fairly and accurately
Q&A: Christian Porter backs calls to combat terrorism by regulating internet
Social services minister says big tech companies give ideology of hatred a ‘safe space to breed’ and government should look at calls for greater powers