California billionaires up political action with multimillion-dollar donations
Google founder backs both Republican and Democrat in governor’s race while ex-CEO fights billionaire tax
Meta disables more than 150,000 accounts in crackdown on south-east Asian scam networks
Company also launches tools to spot scammers as Thai police arrest 21 people
Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more
A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives
The Guardian view on AI: safety staff departures raise worries about industry pursuing profit at all costs
Editorial: Cash-hungry Silicon Valley firms are scrambling for revenue. Regulate them now before the tech becomes too big to fail
‘Marketplace for predators’: Meta faces jury trial over child exploitation claims
New Mexico attorney general accuses Meta of failing to safeguard children against trafficking and sexual abuse
Meta wows Wall Street despite spending billions on AI and facing social media addiction trial
Firm’s fourth-quarter 2025 beat expectations as it lavishes investment on AI infrastructure and CEO faces questioning
Life after Molly: Ian Russell on big tech, his daughter’s death – and why a social media ban won’t work
Molly Russell was just 14 when she took her own life in 2017, and an inquest later found negative online content was a significant factor. With many people now pushing for teenagers to be kept off tech platforms, her father explains why he backs a different approach
More than 4.7m social media accounts blocked after Australia’s under-16 ban came into force, PM says
Accounts removed or restricted on Twitch, Kick, YouTube, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, X, TikTok and Reddit in world-leading ban
Pressure grows on No 10 as Burnham backs Tory call for under-16s social media ban
Labour Greater Manchester mayor says he agrees with Kemi Badenoch about need to protect young people
Facebook slow to act on posts celebrating Bondi beach massacre, anti-hate group says
Exclusive: CST highlights volume of IS-supporting accounts and says social media firms ‘putting all of us in danger’
‘A black hole’: families and police say tech giants delay investigations in child abuse and drug cases
US law enforcement officers say Meta and Snapchat routinely delay or reject warrants. The companies disagree
Facebook tests charging users to share links in potential blow for news outlets
News organisations fear move could hit newsrooms and other media publishers by stopping users sharing their content
Australia’s social media ban: inside the 12 December Guardian Weekly
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Social media ban explained: when does it start in Australia, how will it work and what apps are being banned for under-16s?
Has the ban started, and how will age verification work? Here’s everything you need to know
‘Don’t pander to the tech giants!’ How a youth movement for digital justice is spreading across Europe
Gen Z are the first generation to have grown up with social media, they were the earliest adopters, and therefore the first to suffer its harms. Now they are fighting back