2007, not 2016, is the year the world turned upside down
Why the dark times we’re facing now started with a rush of rapid technological change
Facebook doesn’t need to ban fake news to fight it
Mark Zuckerberg’s social media site doesn’t have to become a censor to help tackle false stories. It can do a lot by helping its own users with context
Here’s the truth: ‘fake news’ is not social media’s fault
But we are living in a post-truth society where it is extraordinarily difficult to correct falsehoods passed on so swiftly and indiscriminately through the net
Facebook executive accuses UK parents of flouting age restrictions
Simon Milner, Facebook’s policy director, tells Lords committee parents are helping children sign up before minimum age of 13
Google and Facebook back post-Brexit UK, but tech worries linger
Technology heavyweights are investing in Britain despite political uncertainty and concerns over skills shortages
Facebook will hire extra 500 UK workers for new central London HQ
Highly skilled posts required for offices in Fitzrovia will help to increase company’s British workforce by 50%
The secret life of a clickbait creator: lousy content, dodgy ads, demoralised staff
It wasn’t anyone’s ideal job, but during my time at a viral website, I repurposed other people’s content then harvested your data to sell on
Welcome to Twitter city: is there no limit to Jakarta’s social media obsession?
How did the world’s largest Muslim country react to the election of Donald Trump? By satirising it mercilessly on social media, of course. So what’s behind Indonesians’ obsession with viral sharing?
A moment of truth amid the fake news for Mark Zuckerberg
Fake news might be bad for democratic elections, but it’s big business for Facebook
In the new robopolitics, social media has left newspapers for dead
Much of the success of the Brexit and Trump campaigns was due to Twitter, Facebook and co. Who needs mainstream media when you’ve got algorithms?
Facebook faces calls for greater transparency amid ‘fake news’ row
The social media company has angered advertisers after admitting it made errors in the way it measures ad activity
Facebook halts use of WhatsApp data for advertising in Europe
Social network’s decision comes as privacy watchdogs express serious concerns over its use of messaging app’s data
The Guardian view on social media: facts need to be labelled as facts
Editorial: Facebook in particular has to be wary of the dangers of misinformation. Otherwise social media will end up an echo chamber for post-truth politics
Facebook and Google move to kick fake news sites off their ad networks
Tech companies announced plans to make it harder for money to be made out of posting fake news stories
Facebook staff mount secret push to tackle fake news, reports say
Employees allegedly formed a task force to tackle the problem, while others say executives are reviewing products to eliminate appearance of political bias