Conservative Weekly Standard to aid in Facebook fact-checks, prompting outcry

Magazine dubbed ‘serial misinformer’ becomes first explicitly partisan organization to aid in task, fueling concerns over rightwing influence at site

Facebook’s interactive BuzzFeed dating show: ‘Ham-fisted and unwatchable’

RelationShipped is the latest attempt by the social network to move into original content and its vote-influenced Bachelor-esque style is more miss than hit

Mark Zuckerberg taking parental leave for the month of December

‘I’m going to take advantage of Facebook’s option to take leave in parts,’ said the Facebook CEO, whose second daughter was born in August of this year

Jeremy Hunt attacks Facebook over app aimed at children

‘Stay away from my kids,’ health secretary tells US social media platform after launch of service designed for under 13s

Facebook bans women for posting ‘men are scum’ after harassment scandals

Comedian Marcia Belsky’s 30 day ban for response to misogynistic abuse directed at friend prompts protest resulting in hundreds of suspensions

Facebook launches Messenger Kids app – but parents vet chat contacts

New video and text messenger aims to make connecting with friends and family safe for under 13s, with strict parental approval and screened content

Facebook’s new London office brings 800 jobs to the capital

The tech giant’s new building will focus on engineering, and will also house LDN–LAB, a new scheme to nurture UK tech startups

Facebook and Twitter to give details of Russian-backed Brexit posts

Social media giants tell Commons watchdog they will hand over information about Russian activity in coming weeks

Early steps to trace and block the trolls who spread fake news

Open door: For those journalists who seek truth and take seriously their role to facilitate democracy, it is imperative to expose deception and masquerading voices

George Takei saga sheds light on the murky world of pay-to-promote news

Media companies ended their ‘paid promotion partnerships’ with Takei after a claim of sexual assault. But what are these celebrity deals, and are they ethical?

Facebook to tell users if they interacted with Russia’s ‘troll army’

Social network says tool will let users see if they have liked or followed accounts created by organisation that carries out misinformation operations

Don’t just teach kids to code – teach them to question Facebook and Google

It’s shameful that our children are still so computer illiterate. Let’s give them the skills to take on the tech giants, and create a more democratic internet , says Guardian columnist John Harris

How a half-educated tech elite delivered us into chaos

If our supersmart tech leaders knew a bit more about history or philosophy we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in now

Disruption games: why are libertarians lining up with autocrats to undermine democracy?

In the era of digital politics, an odd alliance has sprung up: anti-state campaigners and Moscow-backed nationalists are combining to disrupt liberal institutions