Google to display fact-checking labels to show if news is true or false
In its ongoing bid to combat fake news, Google follows Facebook in announcing new technology to help curb spread of misinformation
Facebook to offer users tips on spotting fake news
Social network says it has responsibility to reduce amount of fake news on platform and help users make informed decisions
Facebook launching tools to tackle revenge porn
New photo-matching technology that allows users to easily report intimate pictures posted without consent has been praised by campaigners
Minister explains Rudd’s ‘necessary hashtags’ after week of confusion
Home Office minister says home secretary was talking about hashes, which are used to detect recurring images or videos online
Living under a tarp next to Facebook HQ: ‘I don’t want people to see me’
The sprawling Silicon Valley campus has cafes, bike repair services, even dry cleaning. But across the road a homeless community epitomizes the wealth gap
Palmer Luckey: Trump-supporting Oculus founder leaves Facebook
‘Palmer will be dearly missed,’ company says in statement announcing departure of controversial VR pioneer
Amber Rudd’s ‘showdown’ talks with tech firms on extremism are pure PR
Meetings between UK government and Facebook et al are more ritual than battle as they avoid subjects both parties disagree on, such as tax and user privacy
Top tech firms avoid encryption issue in government talks
Executives commit to removing extremist material but do not address Amber Rudd’s concerns after Westminster attack
Amber Rudd to tell tech firms: do more to combat terrorism
Home secretary summons Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook for discussion on encrypted messages and extremist propaganda
Creator of that viral tube sign: ‘I didn’t think people would think it was real’
John Moore, who posted the sign to his Facebook page, said he wanted to pay tribute to the emergency services using a well-known internet meme – which ended up being read out in the House of Commons
Are we finally reacting to the disruptive supremacy of Facebook and Google?
Germany challenges Facebook on personal data, Google agrees to police its ads: are these landmark events?
Yes, Facebook, I am safe – no thanks for asking
Facebook turned on Safety Check during the Westminster attack. In telling friends you are ‘not marked as safe’, is it providing another avenue for fear?
‘Disputed by multiple fact-checkers’: Facebook rolls out new alert to combat fake news
Feature – which flags content as ‘disputed’ – trialled on story that falsely claimed thousands of Irish people were brought to the US as slaves
Australian advertising industry holds talks to protect brands against extremist content
Australian Association of National Advertisers says digital media supply chain needs to be cleaned up
Facebook and Twitter could pay the price for hate speech
Germany’s proposal to fine social media companies for failing to remove illegal content is a significant moment in democracy’s battle with digital giants