The Guardian view on big tech: pop! goes the bubble

Editorial: The behemoths of Silicon Valley face some serious shrinkage and a reckoning with the societies they work in

Australia’s consumer watchdog calls for new laws to stop scams and rein in anti-competitive behaviour online

ACCC report says digital platforms expose users and businesses to ‘harms’ as it pushes for overhaul

Company thought rise in online activity would last, rivals stole its users, and metaverse was too uncertain for shareholders

Elon Musk’s takeover has seen an estimated million users leave the site. But was it already past its prime, asks technology writer Sarah Manavis

Mark Zuckerberg says firm overinvested at start of Covid, adding ‘I got this wrong’

Parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram is among others in the tech industry to suffer a severe slowdown

Layoffs come after $80bn wiped off company’s market value last month amid global economic downturn

New social media drive targets Conservatives’ failure to ban fracking, rising mortgage costs, and direct action taken by Just Stop Oil protesters

Social media has made finding love easier, but ending relationships even messier. Here’s how to finish things online without losing your mind

Meta’s share price is down 73% in 2022 but Facebook investors can’t force the boss to change course

Virtual reality gamble is not paying off as Mark Zuckerberg appears to be going out on a limb with avatars

Sell-off that began overnight continues after Mark Zuckerberg’s company reports halving of profits

The company’s secret sauce is what populates its For You Page, which predicts the videos that will pique a viewer’s interest

Twitter and other platforms allow the ultra-wealthy to act as political gatekeepers, transforming both politics and society