Congress has the legal power to investigate Silicon Valley. Let’s make it count
Lawmakers are about to undertake their first major antitrust hearing in 50 years. They should make tech companies squirm
Bella Hadid’s deleted Instagram post shows how Palestinians are silenced
The model posted a picture of her father’s passport only for it to be removed. Sometimes asserting your humanity as a Palestinian is portrayed as an act of aggression, says Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi
Hancock: anti-vaccine myths on Facebook ‘put lives at risk’
UK health secretary to meet Nick Clegg to discuss further action to tackle anti-vaccination propaganda
Real change or symbolism? What Silicon Valley is – and isn’t – doing to support Black Lives Matter
Platforms from Facebook to Reddit have responded to the national uprising. Here’s what they’ve done so far
Let a jury decide what content should appear on social media
As we can’t trust the bosses of the digital giants, why not ask ordinary people to evaluate ads?
‘Too big to fail’: why even a historic ad boycott won’t change Facebook
The company has survived previous seemingly existential crises with little damage to its monarchical structure
Facebook removes pages linked to Roger Stone and Jair Bolsonaro
Company says fake accounts promoted Trump ally’s books while material tied to Bolsonaro spread divisive messages
Facebook decisions led to serious setbacks for civil rights – report
Two-year audit praises some decisions but was criticises lack of action over Trump posts
‘Disappointing’ Zuckerberg meeting fails to yield results, say Facebook boycott organizers
Civil rights groups say company did not commit to concrete plan to address hate speech and misinformation
‘It’s hitting their pockets’: a lead organizer on the biggest corporate boycott in Facebook’s history
Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, lays out the movement’s goals as he prepares to meet with Zuckerberg
Nearly one in six Britons would refuse Covid-19 vaccine – survey
Campaigners say social media firms behaving irresponsibly over anti-vaccine material
Extend US Facebook boycott to Europe, campaigners urge
Calls follow Mark Zuckerberg’s dismissal of anti-hate-speech campaign in meeting with staff
New Zealand’s Stuff newspaper group joins Facebook boycott as ‘experiment’
Company says it has ‘paused’ its relationship with the social media company as part of global movement against hate speech
Scammers can create fake business ads on Google ‘within hours’
Which? investigation shows apparent ease of promoting fraudulent services online
The Guardian view on Facebook and democracy: real and present danger
Editorial: Political advertising is banned from being broadcast on television or radio. Unless Facebook changes, it may be time to extend this prohibition to social media