Blocking Trump supporters doesn’t stifle discourse – it helps set boundaries
Why shouldn’t a Muslim American block a Facebook friend for bringing Islamophobia into their personal space?
WhatsApp blocked in Brazil for 48 hours by court
Unknown petitioner gains injunction blocking Facebook’s popular messaging service used daily by 93 million users in the country
EU agrees draft text of pan-European data privacy rules
New rules will strengthen European citizens’ privacy protections, while a controversial proposal to raise ‘age of digital consent’ to 16 was devolved to member states
Facebook adjusts controversial ‘real name’ policy in wake of criticism
Transgender people and victims of domestic violence who use aliases to hide from their abusers had criticized the social network’s policy
Jon Ronson: ‘Time and again on Twitter we act like the thing we purport to hate’
The journalist and broadcaster talks about shame, bullying and his disenchantment with social media
Mark Zuckerberg speaks in support of Muslims after week of ‘hate’
Facebook founder says Muslims are always welcome following row over Donald Trump saying they should be banned from entering the US
What are Facebook and other social media doing about Donald Trump?
US presidential candidate is using TV coverage and the power of the social web to publicise his campaign
HuffPo’s new chief on the ‘post social’ mobile era
Jared Grusd on the changing role of Facebook and Snapchat, global expansion and embracing China’s WeChat
Is billionaire philanthropy always a good thing?
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have announced plans to devote 99% of their fortune to charity. Is there a downside?
Max Schrems demands Facebook stop EU to US data transfer due to snooping
Updated complaints to Irish, German and Belgian watchdogs call for Facebook to stop transferring EU citizens’ data to US following Safe Harbour collapse
The Guardian view on the Chan-Zuckerberg foundation: a truly generous gesture
Editorial: Good intentions can’t guarantee good results as the new breed of venture philanthropists are learning. But three cheers for generosity
Facebook shares: what’s behind Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘hacker philanthropy’?
The tech billionaire was already one of the essential figures of our age. Now, with his $45bn pledge, he’s being seen as a generational Superman. But does a state-like level of spending run the risk of making him a ‘chequebook dictator’?
Will Zuckerberg and Chan’s $45bn pledge change philanthropy?
Today’s tech billionaires blur the line between philanthropist and entrepreneur. Time will tell if Facebook’s CEO and his wife will succeed in doing good – but by then they might have changed the act of giving forever
‘American Isis Twitter scene’ reveals social media’s power to radicalise
Study examines thriving hierarchy of ‘nodes’, ‘amplifiers’ and ‘shout-outs’ among Isis supporters on Twitter, where a suspended account is a ‘badge of honour’
Mark Zuckerberg returns to top of MediaGuardian 100 power list
Facebook founder’s extraordinary year propels him to top spot of list that has highest proportion of women in its 15-year history