Cory Doctorow: ‘Technologists have failed to listen to non-technologists’
The tech activist on his new sci-fi novel and why we mustn’t treat the moral downsides of social media as a necessary evil
Finally US politicians are taking the fight to the tech giants
The House of Representatives’ report is a timely attack on Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
Michigan terror plot: why rightwing extremists are thriving on Facebook
The platform provides tools for radicalization and coordinated violence, and critics say it’s been slow to ban dangerous groups
Backers of Australia’s mandatory news code welcome French ruling on Google
Paris court orders the tech giant to discuss compensation with publishers for using content in search results or on Google News
Facebook removes hundreds of fake profiles tied to pro-Trump group
Social network says accounts tied to Turning Point USA sought to influence conversations by flooding news articles with comments
Climate denial ads on Facebook seen by millions, report finds
The ads included calling climate change a hoax and were paid for by conservative US groups
Facebook announces plan to stop political ads after 3 November
The policy change is intended to ‘reduce opportunities for confusion or abuse’ and did not give a timeline for advertising to return
Facebook’s QAnon ban omits high-profile Australians linked to conspiracy theory
Pages and groups deleted but individual accounts – like Pete Evans’ profile – left untouched
Facebook to ban QAnon-themed groups, pages and accounts in crackdown
Policy update comes after the company’s initial attempt failed to stem misinformation and harm from the conspiracy theory
Congress should rein in top US tech companies, lawmakers’ inquiry finds
A report after a 16-month inquiry into Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple was critical of CEOs’ testimony during the hearings
Most girls and young women have experienced abuse online, report finds
Cyberstalking, body shaming and being sent explicit content among issues highlighted by Plan International
Online violence against women ‘flourishing’, and most common on Facebook, survey finds
In Australia 65% of 1,000 respondents exposed to internet abuse, and one in five feared for their physical safety
Rebels within: the Facebook staff openly challenging Zuckerberg
A developer’s powerful resignation letter is the latest condemnation of the social network’s attitude to hate speech
Jill Lepore: ‘When did we hand Google, Twitter and Facebook the reins?’
The historian talks big data, social media and the US election
Revealed: Trump-linked consultant tied to Facebook pages warning election will cause civil war
Network run by fake news-publishing father and son spreads word to Trump supporters they should prepare for violence in November