Netflix’s biggest competitor? Sleep
Uber v self-driving cars, Facebook v video games. Some of the tech industry’s biggest rivalries are not what you would expect
Facebook purges tens of thousands of fake accounts to combat spam ring
Global crackdown on ‘inauthentic likes and comments’ launched on Friday targeting a single operation
Facebook killing video puts moderation policies under the microscope, again
Question of the social network’s role in amplifying crime has intensified after it took several hours to remove a brutal video seen millions of times
Sheryl Sandberg: ‘Everyone looked at me like I was a ghost’
As Facebook’s chief operating officer, she is one of the most powerful women in the world. How did she cope with the sudden death of her husband?
The Bernie Sanders Show is interactive TV talk for the era of Facebook activism
The Vermont senator’s atypical online show, which is broadcast on social media and will soon tour the US to highlight big issues, is attracting a sizeable fanbase
Apple launches Clips as it bids for a slice of the Snapchat action
App enables creative camera tomfoolery that Snapchat does so well, but without attached social network
Google to display fact-checking labels to show if news is true or false
In its ongoing bid to combat fake news, Google follows Facebook in announcing new technology to help curb spread of misinformation
Facebook to offer users tips on spotting fake news
Social network says it has responsibility to reduce amount of fake news on platform and help users make informed decisions
Facebook launching tools to tackle revenge porn
New photo-matching technology that allows users to easily report intimate pictures posted without consent has been praised by campaigners
Minister explains Rudd’s ‘necessary hashtags’ after week of confusion
Home Office minister says home secretary was talking about hashes, which are used to detect recurring images or videos online
Amber Rudd’s ‘showdown’ talks with tech firms on extremism are pure PR
Meetings between UK government and Facebook et al are more ritual than battle as they avoid subjects both parties disagree on, such as tax and user privacy
Top tech firms avoid encryption issue in government talks
Executives commit to removing extremist material but do not address Amber Rudd’s concerns after Westminster attack
Amber Rudd to tell tech firms: do more to combat terrorism
Home secretary summons Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook for discussion on encrypted messages and extremist propaganda
Are we finally reacting to the disruptive supremacy of Facebook and Google?
Germany challenges Facebook on personal data, Google agrees to police its ads: are these landmark events?
Yes, Facebook, I am safe – no thanks for asking
Facebook turned on Safety Check during the Westminster attack. In telling friends you are ‘not marked as safe’, is it providing another avenue for fear?