The Facebook manifesto: Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to the world looks a lot like politics
The social media tycoon’s 5,700-word post about the ‘global community’ stokes rumours that another billionaire businessman is planning to run for president
Mark Zuckerberg’s letter annotated: what he said and what he didn’t
Alex Hern analyses the Facebook founder’s 5,700-word mission statement on the goals of Facebook and highlights what he really meant and what he left out
Mark Zuckerberg pens major Facebook manifesto on how to burst the bubble
The 5,700-word mission statement reads like a State of the Union address, tackling everything from fake news to growing anti-globalization sentiment
Trash dove: how a purple bird took over Facebook
First Thailand, now the world – Trash Dove is everywhere. We asked the creator, Syd Weiler, about the sticker that is all over Facebook comment threads
WhatsApp improves message security with two-step verification
Optional function will require users to input a six-digit security code
Facebook stops advertisers illegally discriminating by race
Social network will still allow targeting based on ‘ethnic affinity’ of users in domains other than housing, employment and credit
Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft file opposition to Trump’s travel ban
Legal brief on behalf of almost 100 tech firms argues immigration ban is illegal and harms innovation, growth and competitiveness
Is technology smart enough to fix the fake news frenzy?
As we drown in a world of fake news, we’re looking to the techno giants to hit the truth button. If only it were that easy
Nigel Farage on Loose Women showed the problem of our political bubbles
Watching the former Ukip leader on TV was a wake-up call to me. With divisions between groups widening, it’s essential we move out of our comfort zones
Facebook’s Oculus must pay $500m in virtual reality lawsuit
Jury determined that VR company’s CEO Palmer Luckey failed to comply with a non-disclosure agreement with games company ZeniMax
Fake news and fact-checking: Trump is demonstrating how to outsmart an AI
Martin Robbins: Automated fact-checking is hard enough, but Trump’s ‘chaos by design’ threatens to render it obsolete. Can Artificial Intelligence keep our grip on reality?
Google and Apple join Silicon Valley voices condemning Trump’s travel ban
Leaders of top tech companies including Facebook and Microsoft challenge order as Y Combinator boss says it’s time for sector to speak out
Mark Zuckerberg challenges Trump on immigration and ‘extreme vetting’ order
The Facebook CEO used his own page to criticize Donald Trump’s executive order that will severely limit immigrants from certain Muslim-majority countries
Why a rising number of criminals are using Facebook Live to film their acts
Police get a break as digitally savvy criminals who can’t resist the lure of an audience broadcast acts as serious as rape and torture. But why do they do it?
Facebook is trying to tackle fake news, but what should we do?
Frontline Club panel discuss the problem of ‘alternative facts’ and concede that social media is not the only organisation publishing falsehoods