Your Facebook Messenger app is about to be filled with ads
After forcing users to switch to separate Messenger app to continue chatting, Facebook will now push adverts on them in expanded trial
Facebook among tech firms battling gag orders over government surveillance
US government prevents companies from revealing many user data requests – a practice which firms and civil liberties activists call unconstitutional
Facebook village? Social media giant to build ‘social housing’
The tech giant aims to build 1,500 apartments at Menlo Park after being criticised for helping to deepen the Silicon Valley housing crisis
Facebook can track your browsing even after you’ve logged out, judge says
Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing Facebook of tracking users’ activity, saying responsibility was on plaintiffs to keep browsing history private
Germany approves plans to fine social media firms up to €50m
Measure requires social media platforms to remove obviously illegal hate speech and other postings within 24 hours of receiving a notification
Twitter may introduce feature to let users flag ‘fake news’
The move would see Twitter follow Facebook, which last year introduced a way for users to report stories they deemed false or inaccurate
As Facebook blocks the names of trans users and drag queens, this burlesque performer is fighting back
Dottie Lux has been called ‘the real names crusader’ for helping fight back against a Facebook policy that queer users say is discriminatory
Counter-terrorism was never meant to be Silicon Valley’s job. Is that why it’s failing?
Extremist content is spreading online and law enforcement can’t keep up. The result is a private workforce that’s secretive, inaccurate and unaccountable
Facebook launches drive in UK to tackle online extremist material
Firm’s Online Civil Courage Initiative, already launched in Germany and France, aims to help charities and NGOs identify and eliminate hate speach
Facebook and Twitter are being used to manipulate public opinion – report
Nine-country study finds widespread use of social media for promoting lies, misinformation and propaganda by governments and individuals
Revealed: Facebook exposed identities of moderators to suspected terrorists
A security lapse that affected more than 1,000 workers forced one moderator into hiding – and he still lives in constant fear for his safety
Theresa May wants tech companies to censor terrorists, but will they play ball?
The embattled prime minister is meeting French president Emmanuel Macron to renew her campaign against Facebook et al – but will it be worth the trip?
The Guardian view on online politics: bring the ads into the light
Editorial: Facebook makes it easy to target very small sections of the electorate. The rest of us should be able to see these messages
EU could give police direct access to cloud data in wake of terror attacks
Described as an ‘extraordinary measure for extraordinary threats’, direct data access is one of three proposals to speed up investigations
Advertisers should follow Vodafone’s lead after Facebook and Google failures
Telecoms giant is right to stop relying on social media titans to prevent its adverts appearing next to inappropriate content