Is Facebook the tobacco industry of the 21st century?
Despite the evidence of its own research, the company cannot be trusted to stop the harm its products cause, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
‘I might delete it’: Facebook’s problem with younger users
According to leaked research, the firm has found engagement among a key demographic is in decline
Facebook has just suffered its most devastating PR catastrophe yet
We must demand that Facebook tell the full, unvarnished truth. Fortunately for us, the public, the truth tends to come through despite Facebook officials’ best efforts to obscure it
The Guardian view on Facebook: the anti-social network
Editorial: The era when tech giants could amass vast power without responsibility is thankfully drawing to a close
For millions, the WhatsApp outage could have been a matter of life and death
Social media is a lifeline in many countries, and Facebook must do more to protect its systems from routine failures, says Project Lifeline leader Humza Jilani
Scott Morrison backs Barnaby Joyce on social media crackdown as defamation changes mooted
Australia’s prime minister flags tougher regulations to force companies to identify ‘cowards’ who anonymously vilify or harass others on their platforms
Facebook’s role in Myanmar and Ethiopia under new scrutiny
Whistleblower Frances Haugen adds to long-held concerns that social media site is fuelling violence and instability
Facebook whistleblower’s testimony could finally spark action in Congress
Despite years of hearings, the company has long seemed untouchable. But Frances Haugen appears to have inspired rare bipartisanship
Telegram says it added 70m new users during Facebook outage
Instant messaging app experiences one-day surge in signups and tops the US iPhone download chart
Tell us: are you considering leaving Facebook’s platforms?
We’d like to hear from social media users about how recent developments have affected them
TechScape: Was this the worst week in Facebook’s history?
Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: Zuckerberg forced to deal with crashes, leaks and ‘destabilising democracy’
Mark Zuckerberg hits back at Facebook whistleblower claims
Frances Haugen’s testimony that social networking company puts profit before people ‘just not true’
Facebook is a harmful presence in our lives. It’s not too late to pull the plug on it
The company plans to tighten its grip on our everyday activities. We don’t have to just submit, says emerging technologies research fellow Jathan Sadowski
Facebook harms children and is damaging democracy, claims whistleblower
Frances Haugen says in congressional testimony Facebook puts ‘astronomical profits before people’
Facebook explains error that caused global outage
Engineers’ command accidentally disconnected company’s network from rest of world, blogpost says