Meta delays encrypted messages on Facebook and Instagram to 2023
Move comes as child safety campaigners express concern plans could shield abusers from detection
Can big tech ever be reined in?
The Biden administration has shown an early determination to tackle the power of Amazon, Google, Facebook and co. But is it already too late?
Facebook tests tool to allow users to manage content they see
Social media platform has been accused of not doing enough to curb inflammatory posts
Facebook demands LAPD end social media surveillance and use of fake accounts
Company’s letter to LA police chief comes after the Guardian revealed that the department partnered with a tech firm that enables undercover spying
US states investigate Instagram for ‘wreaking havoc’ on teens’ mental health
Attorneys general launch bipartisan inquiry after company’s own research showed platform harmed children
Social media creating virus of lies, says Nobel winner Maria Ressa
Filipino journalist and peace prize laureate says sites are biased against facts and in need of overhaul
TechScape: will posting your pet pics online really save the planet?
A company claims it will plant one tree for every Instagram post of a beloved pet, but all is not as it seems.
‘An egregious breach of public trust’: Ohio sues Meta over whistleblower revelations
Ohio attorney general says Facebook ‘was creating misery and divisiveness for profit’
Facebook and Instagram gathering browsing data from under-18s, study says
Parent company Meta denies data being used to target young users with ads based on their browsing activity
Facebook bans ads targeting race, sexual orientation and religion
Platform says it is responding to feedback on preventing firms from abusing targeting options
TechScape: what to expect from the online safety bill
Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: Facebook and Google will be targets for Ofcom if the government passes the proposed legislation
Social media fuels narcissists’ worst desires, making reasoned debate near impossible
Online victory is often about abusing others rather than winning hearts and minds
Mark Zuckerberg and the tech bros are still on top – but their grip is loosening
Facebook’s woes cast a long shadow at a tech summit this week, and it will take more than rebranding to mend them, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson
Climate misinformation on Facebook ‘increasing substantially’, study says
A new analysis reveals that thousands of climate misinformation posts received up to 1.36m views everyday
Tech bosses could face criminal cases over online harm, warns UK minister
Nadine Dorries issues threat to likes of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg over failure to tackle harmful algorithms