AEC alarmed at ‘dangerous’ voter fraud claims spreading before Australian election

Candidates from One Nation, United Australia party and other micro parties have begun seeding Facebook with advice tinged with claims about ballots being erased, amended or hidden

Zuckerberg has too much social media power, says wannabe Twitter boss Musk

Tesla chief mocks Meta CEO with comparison to King Louis XIV and promises different share ownership structure

Wildlife trafficking thrives on Facebook despite pledge to fight illegal trade

Pygmy marmosets, tiger cubs and African grey parrots among endangered species for sale, investigation by Avaaz reveals

The rise of TikTok: why Facebook is worried about the booming social app

Chinese-owned video platform is set to overtake the advertising scale of Twitter and Snapchat combined

Meta plans ‘Zuck bucks’ virtual coins for Facebook and Instagram users

Mark Zuckerberg hopes payment tokens will reduce platforms’ reliance on adverts as popularity wanes

Facebook restores banned ad promoting renters rights after tweet goes viral

Ronan Burtenshaw’s publication was labelled as discriminatory and blocked from being promoted

Upon my death, delete: how to plan your digital legacy

Whether you want your information destroyed, stored or memorialised, many tech platforms now offer options for handling users’ data after death

Facebook fails to label 80% of posts promoting bioweapons conspiracy theory

A study found that external articles shared on the bioweapons myth were not labeled as ‘false information’ or ‘missing context’

Facebook owner reportedly paid Republican firm to push message TikTok is ‘the real threat’

Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, solicited campaign accusing TikTok of being a danger to American children

EU agrees sweeping new digital rules in effort to curb big tech’s power

Digital Markets Act seeks to prevent the likes of Google and Facebook parent company Meta from dominating digital markets

Russia blocks Google News after ad ban on content condoning Ukraine invasion

Google announced action against users who ‘exploit, dismiss or condone’ Putin’s war

Sites reported record 29.3m child abuse images in 2021

Rise of 35% on previous year may represent improvement on the part of platforms, says nonprofit centre

TechScape: Could this be the end of trolls and cyberflashers?

In this week’s newsletter: what you need to know as the government presents its controversial landmark laws to clean up the internet

Freezing out my Russian friend is the only way I can fight Putin’s propaganda

Her Facebook posts since the Ukraine invasion have stunned me. Unfriending her made me sad – but I had to do it, says journalist and author Anne Penketh

Trolls and traffickers target Facebook group for Ukrainian refugees

Technology firm should help spot Russian-based users, says founder of group matching up with UK hosts