France hails victory as Facebook agrees to pay newspapers for content
Social media firm announces deal after long-running battle with national and regional newspapers
Group that spread false Covid claims doubled Facebook interactions in six months
Revelations about World Doctors Alliance pages raise questions about platform’s efforts to control misinformation
Donald Trump to launch social media platform called Truth Social
The former president, who remains banned from Facebook and Twitter, has a goal to rival those tech giants
Facebonk, Bacefook, Hellsite: Zuck, the internet has some rebranding suggestions
After news broke of the troubled social media company planning to rebrand its toxic image, ideas flew fast and plentiful
Facebook’s approach to regulation raises eyebrows once again
Dispute with UK competition watchdog offered a near-perfect illustration of corporate arrogance
Instagram displays ad offering fake Covid vaccine certificates in Australia
Account behind the advert has been suspended after appearing on the platform’s Stories feed
New logo? Call itself ‘FCBK’? Bring back poking? How Facebook could rebrand
Can the social media giant rebrand itself without alienating users? Here are five suggestions
Facebook plans to change its name as part of company rebrand – report
Move could position social media app as one of many products under a parent company
A fashion turnaround and a logo no-go: hits and misses of rebranding
As Facebook reportedly plans to unveil a new corporate name, we look at how four other firms fared
Facebook fined £50.5m for breaching order in Giphy takeover investigation
CMA says firm ‘deliberately’ refused to supply information showing it had complied with order to separate businesses
Women on reality TV shows get far more abuse online than men – study
Analysis of posts on several social media platforms also reveals recurrence of gendered tropes
Facebook says Craig Kelly’s content on United Australia party page OK after banning MP
Social media giant says Craig Kelly was banned for ‘violations’ on his page, but the UAP account differs as it covers the ‘party more generally’
Facebook to create 10,000 jobs in EU to help build ‘metaverse’
Social network says it wants to ensure virtual world is built responsibly
Facebook’s policing of vitriol is even more lackluster outside the US, critics say
Digital activists around the world are urging Facebook to take seriously how its algorithm incites misinformation and ethnic violence
WhatsApp to bring in encryption for backup chats after privacy fears
Users can set encryption key for chats on Google Drive or iCloud to prevent authorities demanding access from provider