Facebook and YouTube accused of complicity in Vietnam repression Amnesty report accuses sites of openly signalling they will bow to authoritarian regimes
Facebook to pay UK media millions to license news stories Social network agrees deal with mainstream outlets in face of government crackdown on its dominance of advertising
Angelica Cheung: founding editor of Vogue China to leave after 15 years High-profile editor leaves as Chinese audiences turn to social media influencers
Onion-style Arabic satirical news website launches English edition Al-Hudood (the Limits) has attracted ire of authorities in Middle East since 2013
Heard lost public sympathy for standing up against Depp assaults, says QC Abused women expected to be ‘meek and subservient’ to receive public sympathy, says QC
Johnny Depp’s defeat in libel case hailed by domestic violence charities The trial highlighted tactics used to silence and discredit victims, say campaigners
‘Putin could only dream of it’: how Trump became the biggest source of disinformation in 2020 Officials are warning about foreign interference – but unlike in 2016, the greater threat comes from the White House
Johnny Depp loses libel case against Sun over claims he beat ex-wife Amber Heard Pirates of Caribbean actor had sued newspaper publisher for damage to his reputation
London high court to deliver ruling on Johnny Depp libel case Trial judge to deliver long-awaited ruling online in case between actor and the Sun newspaper
Hollywood braces for Depp ruling, but it’s only the end of round one Legal experts say another potentially damaging lawsuit will be hanging over the actor and his ex-wife for months to come
Facebook leak reveals policies on restricting New York Post’s Biden story Moderators had to manually intervene to limit distribution of Hunter Biden report
Sixth-form student revealed to be behind ‘Woolworths reopening’ fake news Dozens of news sites ran articles saying chain was back based on a typo-strewn Twitter page
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins review – memorial to a liberal legend The Texan journalist was a hero of the American media, with her withering attacks on political hypocrisy and scabrous wit
Facebook and Twitter restrict controversial New York Post story on Joe Biden Social media platforms move to limit spread of article amid questions over its veracity
UK charity launched to support public interest journalism The Public Interest News Foundation seeks donations from philanthropists and tech companies