GE2017: how are political parties targeting you on Facebook?
We want to get a better understanding of how people in the UK are being targeted by political parties and lobbying groups as part of the general election campaign
Facebook is hiring moderators. But is the job too gruesome to handle?
The social network has pledged to work harder to identify and remove disturbing content – but doing so can take a psychological toll
Facebook Live: Zuckerberg adds 3,000 moderators in wake of murders
Following outrage over broadcasting of killings and assaults, Facebook chief says social network will invest in people and tools to remove content more quickly
Free software to reveal how Facebook election posts are targeted
Digital campaign experts have created program to allow voters to expose how political messages arrive in Facebook feeds
Facebook: leaking info about gender bias damages our ‘recruiting brand’
Tech company is disputing analysis that female engineers have code rejected 35% more than male engineers and said such leaks make it harder to hire women
I’m an ex-Facebook exec: don’t believe what they tell you about ads
I believe the social media giant could target ads at depressed teens and countless other demographics. But so what?
‘This oversteps a boundary’: teenagers perturbed by Facebook surveillance
News that Facebook shared teens’ details with advertisers throws focus on firm’s ability to mine the data of its 2 billion users – and raises serious ethical questions
Do Mark Zuckerberg’s latest Facebook updates show presidential ambition?
The tech billionaire has spent the past week travelling around the US to meet the people. But is he planning a run for the White House or trying to restore trust in his company?
‘It’s spot on’: Facebook worker sees parallels with The Circle
The Circle envisions an omnipotent social media platform whose quest for tech utopia turns sour. Sound familiar?
Google and Facebook bring in one-fifth of global ad revenue
Two companies increase their advertising duopoly by earning a combined $106.3bn, nearly double the figure of five years ago
Facebook told advertisers it can identify teens feeling ‘insecure’ and ‘worthless’
Leaked documents said to describe how the social network shares psychological insights on young people with advertisers
Mark Zuckerberg’s surprise visit to Ohio family boosts rumor of political run
Moore family of Newton Falls, Democrats who voted for Trump, hosted the Facebook CEO who is visiting all 50 states amid speculation of a run for office
Facebook and Google were conned out of $100m in phishing scheme
Not even two of the biggest US technology firms are safe from fraud, as the social network and the search company named as victims of sophisticated attack
Facebook admits: governments exploited us to spread propaganda
Report published on Thursday reveals how countries and governments exploited Facebook platform to spread falsehoods for political gain
Langlands & Bell: the artists storming Silicon Valley’s fortresses
With their eerily pristine models of Apple and Facebook’s offices, Turner-nominated artist duo Langlands & Bell expose the ‘fantasy of total control’ that is Silicon Valley architecture