Empathy – the latest gadget Silicon Valley wants to sell you
The tech world wants us to believe that virtual reality will unlock human understanding on a global scale. But it’s also a business strategy
Revealed: how Australians are targeted with political advertising on Facebook
This database shows political Facebook posts that have been promoted into news feeds as advertisements, and how they are being targeted
Facebook: no current plans to make ‘catastrophic’ news feed change worldwide
Company’s head of news feed says test is to see if users prefer only friends’ posts in timeline, but journalists in affected countries warn of danger to democracy
‘Fake news’ inquiry asks Facebook to check for Russian influence in UK
Tory MP writes to Mark Zuckerberg over suspicions that Russia-linked accounts interfered in EU vote and general election
Facebook translates ‘good morning’ into ‘attack them’, leading to arrest
Palestinian man questioned by Israeli police after embarrassing mistranslation of caption under photo of him leaning against bulldozer
Facebook moving non-promoted posts out of news feed in trial
New system could destroy smaller publishers if implemented, after journalists report drop in organic reach – but users will still see their friends’ posts
Tim O’Reilly: ‘Generosity is the thing that is at the beginning of prosperity’
The tech pioneer, CEO of publishing company O’Reilly Media, says his industry will fail unless the web giants start putting consumers ahead of shareholders
Tech giants face Congress as showdown over Russia election meddling looms
Facebook, Twitter and Google once seemed to encapsulate freedom and connectivity. At a hearing on 1 November a new question will be posed: have they become a tool for foreign autocracies and domestic extremists?
Google and Facebook under pressure after helping anti-refugee campaign
Secure America Now received targeted help to efficiently use its millions of dollars in ad-spending ahead of US general election in 2016, reports say
Facebook is buying anonymous teen compliments app TBH
App that avoids bullying behaviour by offering pre-checked questions is latest popular social-media app owned by company after 1bn messages were sent
Same-sex marriage survey: help us track targeted ads on Facebook
Guardian Australia has teamed up with ProPublica to make it easier for people to report ads in their social feed
One man’s online politics is another man’s poison
We may end up with Kremlin-sponsored ads but the democratising effect of new technology opens the door to all voices
Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook owes US an apology over Russian meddling
Facebook’s chief operating officer gave first live interview by a senior executive since the company disclosed it found some 3,000 politically divisive ads
Facebook and Instagram services restored after major global disruption
Computers, smartphones and apps all hit by problem – with Europe and North America worst affected by faults now resolved
Mark Zuckerberg ‘tours’ flooded Puerto Rico in bizarre virtual reality promo
The Facebook CEO’s cartoon avatar visited the hurricane-damaged island in a tone-deaf live stream that was part disaster tourism, part product promotion