US attacks Australia’s ‘extraordinary’ plan to make Google and Facebook pay for news
The US in a submission to a Senate inquiry favours a voluntary code rather than government regulation
Public Domain review – social-media musical swipes at Facebook
Francesca Forristal and Jordan Paul Clarke’s show supplies sharp satire on influencer culture, but doesn’t dig into bigger issues
Should we celebrate Trump’s Twitter ban? Five free speech experts weigh in
In recent years, the conversation around free speech – and arguments to protect it – have been dominated by the right. Should liberals try and reclaim the value for themselves?
Trump social media ban sparks calls for action against other populist leaders
After US president’s ban, some wonder if action will be taken against populists accused of using social media to stir chaos
Revealed: Tory MPs and commentators who joined banned app Parler
Nadine Dorries, James Cleverly and Michael Gove joined the platform favoured by Trump supporters
‘Law unto themselves’: the Australian battle to curb Facebook and Twitter’s power
The suspension of Donald Trump’s accounts sparked outrage among conservatives but the prevailing mood is for greater regulation
The silencing of Trump has highlighted the authoritarian power of tech giants
The US president’s Twitter ban has sparked a furious debate about online opinion, but it’s part of a bigger conversation
Banning Trump won’t fix social media: 10 ideas to rebuild our broken internet – by experts
Away from the vitriol, researchers are investigating concrete steps companies, officials and the rest of us can take to tackle the crisis
100 days of warning: inside the Boogaloo killings of US security personnel
Extremism experts warned the anti-government movement was planning attacks online. Why didn’t Facebook act?
Should you keep using WhatsApp? Plus five tips to start the year with your digital privacy intact
We spoke to convicted hacker turned security consultant Kevin Mitnick to find out how to maintain your security online
The Guardian view of Trump’s populism: weaponised and silenced by social media
Editorial: Democracy has been threatened by commercialising the swift spread of controversy and lies for political advantage
Poland plans to make censoring of social media accounts illegal
Following Trump’s Twitter ban, Polish government wants to protect posts that do not violate nation’s laws
Australia’s competition regulator flags legal cases against tech companies over ads
Rod Sims says competition law cases or consumer law cases may follow an inquiry into so-called ‘ad tech’
Google admits to running ‘experiments’ which remove some media sites from its search results
The tech giant says it is ‘running a few experiments that will each reach about 1% of Google Search users in Australia’
Blocked: how the internet turned on Donald Trump
From Facebook and Twitter to Reddit and Amazon, tech firms are moving to silence the president, and his QAnon supporters