Mark Zuckerberg tells Facebook staff to stop defacing Black Lives Matter slogans
The company is investigating why staff are still ‘maliciously’ writing ‘all lives matter’ on campus walls, despite pleas from Zuckerberg himself
Facebook set to be liked by more than half of Britons
More than 33 million people in the UK are expected to log in regularly to the social network this year, with more than half of mobile users accessing the site
Isis video targets Twitter and Facebook CEOs over suspended accounts
Threats from the terrorist group are part of ‘everyday life’, Twitter says, following the companies’ attempts to block terrorist content on social media
Facebook recrafts ‘like’ button with Reactions, complete with an angry face
People will now be able to use a variety of faces and a heart – named Love, Haha, Wow, Sad or Angry – on friends’ posts, but not comments
Play nice! How the internet is trying to design out toxic behaviour
Online abuse can be cruel – but for some tech companies it is an existential threat. Can giants such as Facebook use behavioural psychology and persuasive design to tame the trolls?
Facebook sets up ‘social VR’ team to explore virtual reality beyond games
Mark Zuckerberg surprises Samsung Mobile World Congress event to reveal that ‘people have already watched more than a million hours of video in Gear VR’
Facebook and Twitter back Apple in phone encryption battle with FBI
As the US government attempts to weaken encryption, Facebook and Twitter have both come out in support of Apple. But why are tech companies so afraid?
Tell us about the first time you were targeted by online abuse
We want to get an idea of how online harassment has developed over the years. Have you ever been harassed or abused online? Share your stories
Facebook apologises for blocking Viz magazine’s page
Satirical comic insists ‘we’re not going to tone anything down’ after social network removes its page ‘in error’
Why is Silicon Valley so ‘tone deaf’ to India?
A offensive remark about colonialism by a Facebook board member hit a nerve with those who feel the tech industry is dominated by an out of touch elite
Facebook director appointed to digital economy advisory group
Social network’s Richard Allan and Brian McBride, former Amazon UK chief, to join government committee despite tax row
Mark Zuckerberg chides board member over ‘deeply upsetting’ India comments
The Facebook board member lashed out with a poor-taste tweet that appeared to back colonialism, following India’s decision to ban Facebook’s limited free mobile internet
Facebook banning private sale of firearms on social network
Licensed firearm retailers will still be able to advertise on the site, but updated policy will forbid individual users from coordinating peer-to-peer sales of guns
Billionaires’ club: Mark Zuckerberg becomes sixth-richest person on Earth
The 31-year-old also overtook the Koch brothers to become the fourth-richest in the US, as Facebook’s record fourth-quarter profits bring net worth to $47.5bn
How Facebook tracks and profits from voters in a $10bn US election
Social network lets campaigns match profiles with political habits and contact info, as Silicon Valley influence becomes ‘game-changer’ for targeted ads