Facebook scammers: expert advice on how to stay safe
Mark Zuckerberg’s social network has worked hard to fend off scammers, but they keep on coming with the hope of defrauding some of its 1.5bn users
I thought my Instagram was all mine, until the algorithm proved me wrong
Instagram’s decision to follow in the footsteps of Twitter and Facebook by changing to an algorithmic feed was a wake up call: I’m the product, not the owner
Facebook, Google and WhatsApp plan to increase encryption of user data
Spurred on by Apple’s battles against the FBI, some of tech’s biggest names are to expand encryption of user data in their services, the Guardian can reveal
Want to wrest back some privacy from Mark Zuckerberg?
The Zuck has his eye on 3.5bn social media accounts – that’s a lot of data for advertisers. Here’s how to cover your tracks
Mark Zuckerberg joins tech bosses in supporting Obama on immigration
The tech industry says the ‘ingenuity, skill and entrepreneurial spirit’ of immigrants is good for the US economy, and is backing Barack Obama
‘I’m speechless. It’s revolting!’ Why I love faceswapping apps
Suddenly, absurd faceswapping memes are everywhere, with everyone from Kanye to the Canadian prime minister having a go. A highly qualified expert in the art of the facial trade looks at their rise
Adblocking is a small part of the bigger question, who controls the media?
Publishers may fear it but it is a cog in the larger puzzle of who holds power over news, information and access to the mobile web
How much tax does Facebook pay in the UK?
The social media company has announced it will pay more tax as revenue from largest advertisers to be routed through UK rather than Ireland
Facebook to pay millions more in UK tax
Social media company to pay more tax as revenue from largest advertisers to be routed through UK rather than Ireland
Egyptian student arrested over Trump Facebook post will leave US
Emadeldin El-Sayed agreed to leave US after facing possible deportation for writing that he ‘wouldn’t mind serving a life sentence for killing’ Donald Trump
Oculus Rift founder: ‘Facebook as we know it is not the future of virtual reality’
Palmer Luckey built the first virtual reality headset of the modern era – then sold it to Facebook for $2bn. But he’s not sure the future of VR is with Mark Zuckerberg’s social media platform
One Direction fan-fiction author Anna Todd launches app for her own fans
Writer of the After series promises that she’ll involve her readers in future books, while answering their questions in new mobile community
Mark Zuckerberg tells Facebook staff to stop defacing Black Lives Matter slogans
The company is investigating why staff are still ‘maliciously’ writing ‘all lives matter’ on campus walls, despite pleas from Zuckerberg himself
Facebook set to be liked by more than half of Britons
More than 33 million people in the UK are expected to log in regularly to the social network this year, with more than half of mobile users accessing the site
Isis video targets Twitter and Facebook CEOs over suspended accounts
Threats from the terrorist group are part of ‘everyday life’, Twitter says, following the companies’ attempts to block terrorist content on social media