‘Making music is about making assets for social media’: pop stars battle digital burnout After Charli XCX left social media citing unkindness from fans, musicians are opening up about the pressures of maintaining an online presence
Nick Clegg promoted to top Facebook role Former Lib Dem leader becomes president of global affairs while Mark Zuckerberg to reduce his own role in policy decisions
Google to limit amount of personal information shared on Android Shift comes a year after Apple curtailed amount of personal data shared by users of its mobile operating system
‘Live in the future’: Zuckerberg unveils company overhaul amid shift to metaverse CEO of company formerly called Facebook touts pivot at all-hands meeting as he faces investment concerns
French anti-vaxxers buying fake Covid passes online Exclusive: fake passes often promoted on mainstream social media platforms, study shows
‘Every move scrutinized’: Facebook’s rocky road to the metaverse The CEO has changed the world – but he faces regulatory, technological and branding troubles in his push to do it again
Facebook should guard against revealing private addresses, board recommends Oversight Board of Meta recommends exception to privacy rules should be removed
The Guardian view on social media’s metaverse: it may remain science fiction Editorial: The online virtual reality experience that almost every tech giant today wishes to commercially exploit may not catch on
George Christensen claims $10,000 a month for ‘e-material’ as he ramps up anti-vaccine mandate Facebook ads Facebook data shows Nationals MP spent thousands calling for an end to vaccine discrimination and ‘medical apartheid’
Facebook appeal over Cambridge Analytica data rejected by Australian court as ‘divorced from reality’ Full bench of the federal court confirms earlier ruling that tech giant collects personal information in Australia
For the first time in its history, Facebook is in decline. Has the tech giant begun to crumble? As long as the number of users kept growing, Mark Zuckerberg felt able to ride out scandals and criticism. He can no longer rely on that defence
Sending threatening posts among offences in revised online safety bill Proposed laws require tech firms to prevent publication of harmful content or face substantial fines
Meta to bring in mandatory distances between virtual reality avatars Move follows warnings Mark Zuckerberg’s plan for metaverse could lead to increased online harassment
Facebook suffers $230bn wipeout in biggest one-day US stock plunge Shares in parent company Meta fall 26.4% on Thursday, while Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth reportedly tumbles by $30bn-plus
Why the Facebook owner’s shares are in freefall Analysis: shares in Meta fell by 25% after latest results revealed first-ever decline in daily users