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The Guardian view on regulating social media: necessary but risky

Editorial: Big tech self-regulation is not working. But measures to curb online harm must be carefully thought through

Zuckerberg’s role in Facebook rebrand may backfire, experts say

Major involvement in launch of Meta could saddle it with baggage from founder’s primary venture

Facebook trained its AI to block violent live streams after Christchurch attacks

Leaked papers detail emergency exercise that followed 2019 mass murder in New Zealand

Facebook has ruined our reality, now it’s coming for the metaverse too

Mark Zuckerberg’s latest Meta morphosis fills me with a deep sense of dread. And some companies are too toxic to rebrand

Facebook announces name change to Meta in rebranding effort

Holding company will encompass Facebook as well as its apps, such as Instagram and WhatsApp, and the virtual reality brand Oculus

Enter the metaverse: the digital future Mark Zuckerberg is steering us toward

The company, now rebranded Meta, already has a foothold in the digital world. How far will it go to see it succeed?

Lawyers use Voller defamation case to demand Facebook group admins remove posts

Administrator of community group was sent defamation threat over posts and comments about Western Australian mayor

Facebook tells staff to preserve documents amid heated inquiries

Several agencies are investigating the company’s workings post former employee Frances Haugen’s extensive document leak

Why the writing is on the wall for Facebook

Profits are strong, shares are up and its users are increasing. But the social media company is still in big trouble, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Facebook cannot moderate itself – its problems have only just begun

Whistleblower testimony about the company’s continuing failure to address problems is pushing legislators to act, says technology writer Chris Stokel-Walker

Facebook was born, lives and thrives in scandal. It’s been lawless for years

We’ve known that Facebook is lawless and reckless for years. But lawlessness pays – so don’t expect it to change

Facebook profits top $9bn amid whistleblower revelations

The company reported a 6% increase in daily active users and a revenue that grew to $29.01bn thanks to online advertising

Facebook admits site appears hardwired for misinformation, memo reveals

Papers reveal struggle to tackle hate speech and reluctance to censor rightwing US news organisations

Facebook revelations: what is in cache of internal documents?

Roundup of what we have learned after release of papers and whistleblower’s testimony to MPs

Facebook is ‘unquestionably making hate worse’, says whistleblower Frances Haugen – as it happened

Follow evidence to the joint committee of MPs and peers considering the draft online safety bill

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  • Starmer confirms social media ban for under-16s, saying this is a ‘big moment for our country’ – UK politics live
  • Starmer confirms social media ban for under-16s, saying this is a ‘big moment for our country’ – UK politics live
  • Starmer confirms social media ban for under-16s, saying this is a ‘big moment for our country’ – UK politics live
  • Angel’s Egg review – Mamoru Oshii’s dazzling 1985 anime is an eerie philosophical adventure
  • Angel’s Egg review – Mamoru Oshii’s dazzling 1985 anime is an eerie philosophical adventure
  • Social media to be banned in UK for under-16s, Starmer announces
  • Social media to be banned in UK for under-16s, Starmer announces
  • Social media to be banned in UK for under-16s, Starmer announces
  • Social media to be banned in UK for under-16s, Starmer announces
  • Starmer confirms social media ban for under-16s, saying this is a ‘big moment for our country’ – UK politics live
  • The problem with ‘loneliness influencers’ isn’t their friendlessness – it’s the air of cosy defeatism
  • The problem with ‘loneliness influencers’ isn’t their friendlessness – it’s the air of cosy defeatism
  • The problem with ‘loneliness influencers’ isn’t their friendlessness – it’s the air of cosy defeatism
  • The problem with ‘loneliness influencers’ isn’t their friendlessness – it’s the air of cosy defeatism
  • Dry Leaf review – three-hour amble around the football pitches of Georgia in search of a daughter
  • ‘More relevant now than ever’: how Virginia Woolf recaptured the cultural zeitgeist
  • ‘Distressingly beautiful and disorienting’: the Willem Dafoe film that only one person can see at a time
  • Europe is starting to break up with US big tech. But it’s still abiding by the Silicon Valley rulebook
  • Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s
  • A day in the life of a dancer who went viral for pretending to be a parakeet
  • Why is the UK launching an ‘Australia plus’ social media ban and how will it work?
  • Scientists are working on headphones that block annoying noises and allow the ones you love? I can’t wait!
  • Readers reply: Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone pin really be safer than a password?
  • Elon Musk and co may relish march of the robots but there must be AI boundaries in the workplace
  • ‘Have I been influenced, or is this actually me?’ How personal taste fell out of fashion
  • X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts
  • NHS staff battling wave of food supplement disinformation
  • ‘I should know better’: tech expert lost £70,000 in one simple phone call
  • Make platforms that promote violent content pay towards riot costs, Streeting says
  • UK government announces £132.5m after-school clubs package

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