EU proposals could see news publishers paid by Google and Facebook
Measures are part of a series of planned European commission changes designed to strengthen rights of creators and publishers
WhatsApp to give users’ phone numbers to Facebook for targeted ads
Billion-plus messaging service will begin sharing private information with 1.7 billion-user Facebook and is preparing to allow businesses to message users
MPs say Facebook, Twitter and YouTube ‘consciously failing’ to tackle extremism
Action to date by social media companies to remove Isis propaganda and hate speech described as ‘drop in the ocean’
How Facebook powers money machines for obscure political ‘news’ sites
From Macedonia to the San Francisco Bay, clickbait political sites are cashing in on Trumpmania – and they’re getting a big boost from Facebook
Activists call for Facebook ‘censorship’ change after Korryn Gaines death
Activists ask Mark Zuckerberg in open letter to alter dealings with police after video stream of woman’s confrontation with police was cut off
Facebook and other platforms ‘will rob UK news industry of £450m by 2026’
Newspapers and other publishers have yet to feel full impact of young people’s shift to using social media for news, report says
Cincinnati zoo deletes Twitter and Facebook accounts over Harambe jokes
The death of the gorilla has turned into a meme, but the zoo is ‘not amused’ by the onslaught of jokes on social media
EU to crack down on online services such as WhatsApp over privacy
Europe will publish draft law to ensure that online messaging services have privacy rules like those for texts and calls
Facebook v Adblock: the anti-ad empire strikes back
Facebook thought it had thwarted ad-blockers on its network. Facebook was wrong
Facebook will start bypassing adblockers on desktop browsers
Users of mobile adblockers will continue to experience an ad-free version, and Adblock Plus warns the decision ‘takes a dark path against user choice’
Positive link between video games and academic performance, study suggests
Students who played online games scored above average in maths, science and reading tests, although study does not prove games were the cause
Facebook could face extra $5bn tax bill after US investigation
IRS has been exploring how the tech company transferred assets to Ireland, and whether it deliberately tried to minimize the tax it paid in the US
Facebook’s virtual reality just attempts what artists have been doing forever
Mark Zuckerberg says VR will capture human experiences like never before – but is it really superior to what writers and artists achieved centuries ago?
Facebook’s journey ‘only 1% done’ after surge in revenue, Zuckerberg says
The tech company surpassed quarterly estimates with $6.24bn in ad sales thanks to soaring popularity of mobile app and burgeoning live video feeds
Has your child bought a Facebook app without asking? You can get a refund
California court ruled in favor of parents who filed lawsuit after children unknowingly spent hundreds of dollars on Facebook virtual currency for games