Oculus Rift review roundup: VR wow factor despite high price
Facebook liked the VR headset so much it bought the company behind it for $2bn, and most reviewers of the first consumer version are impressed
Six things we learned from the Guardian Changing Media Summit 2016
From adblocking to brainstorms, here are some key points from two days of the Guardian’s flagship summit
First Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets shipped to Kickstarter backers
The release of the headsets is a major milestone for virtual reality and a big day for the tech world, but it could be a while before they really take off
Facebook’s censorship of Aboriginal bodies raises troubling ideas of ‘decency’
Facebook happily hosts Kim Kardashian’s cleavage, but suspended users posting images of topless Aboriginal women for ‘violating community standards’. Leigh Alexander wonders, just whose standards are we talking about?
Facebook’s ‘ethnic affinity’ advertising sparks concerns of racial profiling
Advertisers can target African American-, Asian American- and Hispanic-affiliated groups through the site
Facebook scammers: expert advice on how to stay safe
Mark Zuckerberg’s social network has worked hard to fend off scammers, but they keep on coming with the hope of defrauding some of its 1.5bn users
I thought my Instagram was all mine, until the algorithm proved me wrong
Instagram’s decision to follow in the footsteps of Twitter and Facebook by changing to an algorithmic feed was a wake up call: I’m the product, not the owner
Facebook, Google and WhatsApp plan to increase encryption of user data
Spurred on by Apple’s battles against the FBI, some of tech’s biggest names are to expand encryption of user data in their services, the Guardian can reveal
Want to wrest back some privacy from Mark Zuckerberg?
The Zuck has his eye on 3.5bn social media accounts – that’s a lot of data for advertisers. Here’s how to cover your tracks
Mark Zuckerberg joins tech bosses in supporting Obama on immigration
The tech industry says the ‘ingenuity, skill and entrepreneurial spirit’ of immigrants is good for the US economy, and is backing Barack Obama
Adblocking is a small part of the bigger question, who controls the media?
Publishers may fear it but it is a cog in the larger puzzle of who holds power over news, information and access to the mobile web
How much tax does Facebook pay in the UK?
The social media company has announced it will pay more tax as revenue from largest advertisers to be routed through UK rather than Ireland
Facebook to pay millions more in UK tax
Social media company to pay more tax as revenue from largest advertisers to be routed through UK rather than Ireland
Egyptian student arrested over Trump Facebook post will leave US
Emadeldin El-Sayed agreed to leave US after facing possible deportation for writing that he ‘wouldn’t mind serving a life sentence for killing’ Donald Trump
Oculus Rift founder: ‘Facebook as we know it is not the future of virtual reality’
Palmer Luckey built the first virtual reality headset of the modern era – then sold it to Facebook for $2bn. But he’s not sure the future of VR is with Mark Zuckerberg’s social media platform