Social media backlash forces Trump to find new ways to spread his message
Twitter, Reddit and other platforms are taking action against the president’s rhetoric. The alternatives have far less reach
Jim Steyer: the man who took on Mark Zuckerberg
With 800 firms now joining the Facebook advertising boycott, the man whose idea it was explains how the company could easily clean up its act
Facebook is out of control. If it were a country it would be North Korea
If the combined might of brands like Unilever and Coca-Cola don’t scare Mark Zuckerberg, who can hold the social media platform to account?
Big Tech may not be afraid of a boycott. But it might fear a regulator
The exodus of Facebook advertisers gets headlines, but a British proposal to rein in the giants may be more effective
Mark Zuckerberg: advertisers’ boycott of Facebook will end ‘soon enough’
We will not change our policies or approach, says Zuckerberg as more than 500 companies protest against hate speech
Why did it take so long for Reddit and Facebook to block racist groups?
Powerful tech companies have two areas of vulnerability - employees and advertisers. Now both are in open revolt
The hate Facebook fosters destroys lives. Here’s what it did to me
I don’t know what algorithm Facebook is using to calculate the positives that it brings to the world, but I know too well the harm it has done
What’s wrong with WhatsApp
The long read: As social media has become more inhospitable, the appeal of private online groups has grown. But they hold their own dangers – to those both inside and out
Ministers urged to limit Facebook and Google’s power over ad market
CMA proposals include requiring Google to share data and making personalised ads optional in UK
Facebook bans extremist ‘boogaloo’ group from its platforms
Although the term is not banned, the network has been designated as a dangerous organization similar to white supremacists
Third of advertisers may boycott Facebook in hate speech revolt
‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign gathers momentum as ad boycott spreads outside US
How hate speech campaigners found Facebook’s weak spot
The social network’s crisis has been a long time in the making and shows no sign of going away
No more going viral: why not apply social distancing to social media?
By limiting the number of people a user can share posts with, Facebook et al could help flatten the curve of misinformation, says Economist correspondent Leo Mirani
Starbucks to pause advertising across social media to help stop hate speech
Company did not name explicitly Facebook, but announcement comes amid growing movement to boycott the social network for not doing enough to stop hate speech
Facebook policy changes fail to quell advertiser revolt as Coca-Cola pulls ads
Company follows Unilever’s lead after platform announces changes to how it handles hate speech