Facebook is not listening to the fake news furore
Mark Zuckerberg’s absence from Capitol Hill to face questioning about the firm’s role in the spread of bogus election ads spoke volumes about his priorities
Sayfullo Saipov had 90 Isis videos on his phone. Has the fight against online extremism failed?
The Islamic State’s last stronghold on the ground may have fallen, but the New York truck attack shows its success at building a digital caliphate
‘I have become my daughter’s stalker’
She has gone to university and, desperate for crumbs about her life, I track her on social media – her every move, her friends, even her tutors
Beware: this Russian cyber warfare threatens every democracy
Kremlin-inspired interference is about much more than skewed elections. It’s the world of mind control imagined by George Orwell, says Guardian columnist Natalie Nougayrède
Facebook allowed child abuse posts to stay online for more than a year, Indian court hears
Post advertising rape videos was also permitted to stay online despite being reported several times
US senators warn of ‘fake news’ threat from Russia and urge tech giants to act
Senate committee says ‘Russia intended to divide our society’ in election and attacks Facebook, Google and Twitter for unsatisfactory response
Facebook quarterly revenue up 47% on 2016 as company faces Senate scrutiny
Social network beats expectations with $10.33bn, but Mark Zuckerberg says efforts to fight foreign political interference could hurt future profits
Divisive Russian-backed Facebook ads released to the public
Ads released by US lawmakers appear to have targeted both liberals and conservatives on hot-button issues and attempted to sow discord during election
Americans ‘evenly split’ over need to regulate Facebook and other big tech
A nationwide poll reveals ‘jury is still out’ on Silicon Valley’s big corporations, while a separate survey of Guardian readers reveals the challenge Facebook faces in convincing users it is a force for good
Facebook, Google and Twitter grilled by Congress over Russian meddling – as it happened
The tech giants went before Senate judiciary committee to explain how and why Russian operatives were given free rein to tamper with 2016 US election
Russia-backed Facebook posts ‘reached 126m Americans’ during US election
Facebook expected to present testimony on Russian content on Tuesday, after three Trump aides indicted as part of inquiry into interference in 2016 vote
Facebook denies eavesdropping on conversations to target ads, again
Social network’s head of ads dismisses rumours that Facebook app uses smartphone mics to listen in, serving ads against what it hears
WhatsApp faces EU taskforce over sharing user data with Facebook
Article 29 Working Party steps up action over user consent and privacy following Facebook’s failure to address breaches of EU law
‘I hope someone truly shoots you’: online conspiracy theorists harass Vegas victims
Those who lived to describe the mass shooting face flood of abuse on social media accusing them of being actors, as hoax claims flourish on YouTube
‘Downright Orwellian’: journalists decry Facebook experiment’s impact on democracy
Media professionals in countries such as Guatemala and Slovakia fear for effect Facebook’s news feed changes will have on their already fragile politics