Facebook fires trending team, and algorithm without humans goes crazy
Module pushes out false story about Fox’s Megyn Kelly, offensive Ann Coulter headline and a story link about a man masturbating with a McDonald’s sandwich
WhatsApp privacy backlash: Facebook angers users by harvesting their data
Facebook is being accused of backtracking on its pledge not to use the data of the 1 billion users of the WhatsApp messaging app it acquired two years ago
WhatsApp to give users’ phone numbers to Facebook for targeted ads
Billion-plus messaging service will begin sharing private information with 1.7 billion-user Facebook and is preparing to allow businesses to message users
MPs say Facebook, Twitter and YouTube ‘consciously failing’ to tackle extremism
Action to date by social media companies to remove Isis propaganda and hate speech described as ‘drop in the ocean’
Facebook v Adblock: the anti-ad empire strikes back
Facebook thought it had thwarted ad-blockers on its network. Facebook was wrong
Facebook will start bypassing adblockers on desktop browsers
Users of mobile adblockers will continue to experience an ad-free version, and Adblock Plus warns the decision ‘takes a dark path against user choice’
Positive link between video games and academic performance, study suggests
Students who played online games scored above average in maths, science and reading tests, although study does not prove games were the cause
YouTube stars rethink Top Gear and MOTD for the Facebook generation
Video makers are creating a new breed of shows covering cars, food, football and more – and turning to platforms such as Snapchat to distribute them
Facebook under fire for ‘censoring’ Kashmir-related posts and accounts
Users claim censorship following killing of militant by Indian army – ‘Why is it that only Muslims get blocked?’
Twitter attacks on Ghostbusters’ Leslie Jones a symptom of fan entitlement
Geek culture has helped studios make better movies, but Hollywood’s determination to keep fans happy has also unleashed malign forces
Asking for It by Louise O’Neill review – sexual consent in the Instagram era
When photos of her gang rape go viral, an Irish teenager descends into depression in this timely exploration of sexism and social media abuse
How the tech industry is exploiting Black Lives Matter
Silicon Valley’s woeful lack of diversity makes its support for the movement feel deeply ironic, and its response to last week’s violence ring hollow
Dallas, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile: should Facebook show violent videos?
Facebook’s live streaming video allows people to broadcast life – and death – for the world to see, raising a new and complex set of ethical questions
How to avoid identity theft – via your porn-star name or relationship status
You’ve changed your passwords and avoided banking using public Wi-Fi. But what else could be putting you at risk?
The truth about Brexit didn’t stand a chance in the online bubble
A political system which abandons facts and a media ecosystem which does not filter for truth asks too much of people