Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down accounts as Australia’s under-16s social media ban looms
Ban due to take effect next week, but Meta has started deactivating accounts already
Ofcom urges social media platforms to combat abuse and limit online ‘pile-ons’
New guidance from UK regulator aims to combat misogynist abuse and ‘revenge porn’
Facebook and Instagram to start kicking Australian teenagers off platforms as social media ban looms
Meta users under 16 will be sent email, SMS and in-app messages in anticipation of 10 December, when ban will begin
Heroines, not heroin: charity’s Facebook page returns after AI flagged it for drugs
Photography group Hundred Heroines was removed after Meta’s AI tools mistook name for class-A opioid reference
Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back
The Guardian has no billionaire or corporate owner: funded by readers, our fierce independence is guaranteed
No-toe area: why a barefoot living group has banned pictures of feet
The UK’s biggest barefoot Facebook group has prohibited closeups after being targeted by foot fetishists
Facebook’s job ads algorithm is sexist, French equality watchdog rules
Regulator found ads for mechanics skewed towards men while those for preschool teachers targeted women
Meta found in breach of EU law over ‘ineffective’ complaints system for flagging illegal content
European Commission initial finding says Facebook and Instagram introduced unnecessary steps for users to submit reports
Parents will be able to block Meta bots from talking to their children under new safeguards
Measures come amid concern generative AI characters are having inappropriate conversations with under-18s
The Partiful app is a ‘vibey’ nightmare. Here’s my party-invitation solution
This year was the year of Partiful, a purple mess that won’t even let me be passive-aggressive without chastising me
Far-right Facebook groups are engine of radicalisation in UK, data investigation suggests
Rioters were influenced by network that exposes hundreds of thousands of Britons to racist disinformation, Guardian research indicates
Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow
The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation
Reading the post-riot posts: how we traced far-right radicalisation across 51,000 Facebook messages
Tracing profiles of those charged with online offences in summer 2024 helped us map a thriving social ecosystem trading far-right sentiment and political disillusionment
Facebook and Instagram to charge UK users £3.99 a month for ad-free version
Subscription service is Meta’s response to regulatory warnings over crunching users’ data to serve targeted ads
Merch sellers cash in on Kirk’s killing with flood of social media ads
Foreign brands not linked to Kirk’s Turning Point USA sell patriotic gear with unclear promises to donate profits