Lords push for new regulations to protect children online
Cross-party support for amendment looks likely to lead to defeat for the government, which favours a code of practice
Facebook ‘must share information’ on Russian interference in UK
Social network is urged to reveal what it knows as expert says it is unlikely Russian professional trolls only used Twitter
Richard Spencer and others lose Twitter verified status under new guidelines
Company announces new rules for blue-checkmarked verified accounts following criticism over status of Charlottesville rally organizer Jason Kessler
Thirty countries use ‘armies of opinion shapers’ to manipulate democracy – report
Governments in Venezuela, the Philippines, Turkey and elsewhere use social media to influence elections, drive agendas and counter critics, says report
One Facebook ‘like’ is all it takes to target adverts, academics find
Online ad campaigns based on smallest expressions of preference reveal effect of ‘mass psychological persuasion’
‘Way too little, way too late’: Facebook’s factcheckers say effort is failing
Journalists fighting spread of fake news raise concerns over possible conflicts of interest and say site has refused to disclose needed data
Artist’s ‘sexual’ robin redbreast Christmas cards banned by Facebook
Jackie Charley said she ‘could not stop laughing’ after harmless festive images were blocked by Facebook because of ‘adult’ nature
Energy price caps and big mergers will only serve to shore up the ‘big six’
In 2019, standard variable rates could be capped and Npower and SSE might be one company. Yet, even then, the customer may not see much benefit
How Facebook and Google threaten public health – and democracy
The sad truth is that Facebook and Google have behaved irresponsibly in the pursuit of massive profits. And this has come at a cost to our health
YouTube to clamp down on disturbing kids’ videos such as dark Peppa Pig
Site announces measures to flag, review and restrict content that is inappropriate for children but doesn’t breach wider guidelines
Ex-Facebook president Sean Parker: site made to exploit human ‘vulnerability’
Site’s founding president, who became a billionaire thanks to the company, says: ‘God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s brains’
No, Facebook isn’t spying on you. At least not with the microphone
The sheer volume of data Facebook has on you is difficult to comprehend, which makes it incredibly creepy – and ripe for conspiracy theories
Facebook asks users for nude photos in project to combat ‘revenge porn’
In Australia pilot effort, company will ‘hash’ images, converting them into digital fingerprints that prevent any other attempts to upload the same pictures
Twitter apologises for ‘technical issue’ that blocked searches for ‘bisexual’
‘Out of date’ list of terms associated with explicit content blamed for blocking of search keyword
The Guardian view on the Paradise Papers: a light on murky dealings
Editorial: Allowing the very richest to secede from the rest of society and choose the jurisdiction they operate under has led to an astonishing rise in global inequality