Battling coronavirus misinformation in the age of social media

Myths and falsehoods spreading quicker than officials can provide updates

Nando’s-inspired sex slang used by girls as young as 10

Data based on texts of 50,000 children suggests ‘peri peri’ and ‘coleslaw’ not as innocent as parents may think

Algorithms push viewers to extremes, senior MP says at launch of report on far right

We crunch the numbers: here’s who workers at Facebook, Google, Amazon and other Silicon Valley giants are supporting

Grief is always public in Samoa, but now that people post selfies with dead bodies to Facebook, I had to draw the line

Microsoft and Epic Games also announce they will not be attending this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco

Post-Brexit, Sean wants to keep his data protected by the EU’s GDPR rather than laxer US privacy laws

From doctored videos to fake quotes, the presidential candidate is muddying the water online – and it’s working

Philippines journalist leading war on fake news may be jailed for 12 years on libel charges

‘Tongue-in-cheek’ clip falsely suggesting candidate silenced his rivals will not be removed from Instagram

The UK’s fund management industry is losing the war against index tracking

Worried about the data collected about you? A new generation of startups is making apps to put your privacy settings straight

Co-founder says site sits between telephone company and newspaper as content provider

A separate new inquiry will focus on services allowing online advertisers to target Australian internet users

Government intends to present legislation despite concerns it could lead to censorship