News of Facebook’s secret tool to delete executive messages caps days of chaos
As Sheryl Sandberg mounts apology tour, company is under fire again over special privacy privileges not granted to regular users
Facebook suspends data firm hired by Vote Leave over alleged Cambridge Analytica ties
AggregateIQ, which played a pivotal role in the Brexit campaign, suspended after reports it may have improperly obtained user data
New Facebook controls aim to regulate political ads and fight fake news
Moved intended to stall spread of false information and ‘prevent future abuse in elections’
First past the post leaves UK elections uniquely vulnerable to data hijack
Political parties, in league with tech firms, target voters in a few marginal seats to sway national results. This isn’t democracy, says musician Brian Eno
Facebook admits it discussed sharing user data for medical research project
Company acknowledges revelations in CNBC report but says project was put on hold, with no data ‘shared or analyzed’
Myanmar groups criticise Zuckerberg’s response to hate speech on Facebook
Groups that have worked with Facebook to flag dangerous content reveal it took more than four days for it to respond when messages started circulating
Facebook board has to look past Mark Zuckerberg for reform
The world’s eighth largest firm needs a governance structure to provide better oversight than its founder
Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Senate as well as House
CEO to appear before Senate judiciary and commerce committees in addition to House, amid investigation of Cambridge Analytica claims
Facebook among 30 organisations in UK political data inquiry
Information commissioner is investigating use of personal information in political campaigns
Facebook investigated by Australian privacy watchdog over suspected data-sharing
Facebook suspects 300,000 Australians had data shared with Cambridge Analytica
YouTube shooting suspect built online persona as she scorned real world
The story of Nasim Aghdam, who used social media to fight for justice on a planet ‘full of diseases’, seems to reveal profound alienation
Facebook refuses to promise GDPR-style privacy protection for US users
Firm working on version of EU data protection law but Mark Zuckerberg stops short of promising all changes will apply to US users
The missing link: why disabled people can’t afford to #DeleteFacebook
Revelations about internet companies being negligent with our data have prompted a backlash against social media, but for many people in marginalised groups these networks are a vital lifeline
Algorithms have become so powerful we need a robust, Europe-wide response
Social media platforms claim they’ll improve their behaviour. But blind trust is no longer sustainable, says Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake
Facebook apologises for storing draft videos users thought they had deleted
Facebook says ‘bug’ resulted in videos being kept, while CEO Mark Zuckerberg hits back at Apple chief Tim Cook’s ‘extremely glib’ attack