Facebook and Instagram removing posts with mentions of abortion pills In light of the supreme court’s verdict, memes and status updates on social media on how to access the medicines have exploded
I saw first-hand how US tech giants seduced the EU – and undermined democracy Silicon Valley used opaque lobbying to weaken crucial new regulations. Firms like Google and Meta must be held to account
How TikTok is turning a generation of video addicts into a data goldmine The Chinese tech giant is taking surveillance capitalism to a new level. It’s almost enough to make you feel sorry for Zuckerberg
Meta banned firearms sales. Why are they still available on Facebook and Instagram? A tech watchdog group reveals users can buy materials to build high-powered, automatic weapons in a few clicks
Local papers lose out to Facebook as UK towns become ‘news deserts’ Report says people often find online groups more informative than underfunded traditional media
The Digital Republic by Jamie Susskind review – how to tame big tech A radical vision for protecting users – but can it save us from our own worst impulses?
Sheryl Sandberg isn’t the first woman to realise that work in your 50s is no walk in the park Reaching 50 brings all kinds of unforeseen hurdles. No wonder so many women are quitting work altogether, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Sheryl Sandberg’s influence reaches all of us. But it’s a troubling legacy From epic data mining to shocking failures of content moderation, Meta’s COO passes on a vast clean-up job
‘End of an era’: Sheryl Sandberg leaves behind powerful – if complicated – legacy The chief operating officer saw Facebook through multiple controversies and turned into the profitable juggernaut it is today
Sheryl Sandberg steps down as chief operating officer of Facebook parent company Meta Sandberg joined the company in 2008 and will leave the company this fall, although she will continue to be on Meta’s board
US supreme court blocks Texas law targeting social media rules Measure passed by Republican-led legislature seeks to bar platforms from removing user posts based on ‘viewpoint’
Deliberate ploy: whistleblowers reveal why Facebook’s Australia news ban included non-news sites Employees within Meta say the move amid the standoff with the Morrison government was no accident
Meta asks to be spared tighter rules in Australia, saying iPhone’s tracking blocker is hurting business Company tells consumer watchdog it is set to lose $10bn this year in wake of Apple iOS feature hampering ability to collect user data
Zuckerberg sued by DC attorney general over Cambridge Analytica data scandal Karl Racine accuses Facebook co-founder of direct knowledge of policies that allowed firm to gather data of millions of Americans
Facebook whistleblowers allege Meta may have breached Australia’s foreign interference laws Company accused of deliberately blocking Australian government pages as a negotiating tactic during debate over news media laws