Firefox and Tumblr join rush to support Mastodon social network

Elon Musk admits banning links to Twitter rival was a mistake

Meta faces $1.6bn lawsuit over Facebook posts inciting violence in Tigray war

Legal action backed by Amnesty alleges hateful posts inflaming war in northern Ethiopia were allowed to flourish on platform

‘The metaverse will be our slow death!’ Is Facebook losing its $100bn gamble on virtual reality?

The company now known as Meta has spent staggering amounts on creating an immersive successor to the traditional 2D internet. But what has it got to show for it, apart from 11,000 job losses?

Facebook message persuaded me to hand fraudsters my personal details

I pulled out before giving any bank or card numbers, but how can I protect myself now?

Instagram told to reinstate music video removed at request of Met police

Oversight board says removal of Secrets Not Safe by Chinx (OS) suggests ‘over-policing of certain communities’

Facebook sued for collecting personal data to target adverts

In high court case that could set precedent for millions, Tanya O’Carroll alleges owner Meta is breaking UK data laws

Access All Areas review – brave family’s quest to change attitudes to disability

Charlotte Fantelli’s documentary about activist Simon Sansome and his wife is let down by clichés and embarrassing reconstruction scenes

The Guardian view on big tech: pop! goes the bubble

Editorial: The behemoths of Silicon Valley face some serious shrinkage and a reckoning with the societies they work in

Why Mark Zuckerberg had to announce 11,000 job cuts at Meta

Company thought rise in online activity would last, rivals stole its users, and metaverse was too uncertain for shareholders

For all our whingeing, Twitter was special. Mastodon could never compare

Elon Musk’s takeover has seen an estimated million users leave the site. But was it already past its prime, asks technology writer Sarah Manavis

Facebook owner Meta to sack 11,000 workers after revenue collapse

Mark Zuckerberg says firm overinvested at start of Covid, adding ‘I got this wrong’

Facebook’s parent Meta prepares to slash thousands of jobs – reports

Layoffs come after $80bn wiped off company’s market value last month amid global economic downturn

‘Elon Musk doesn’t know what he’s doing’, says former Twitter executive

Former UK-based vice-president Bruce Daisley thinks Tesla boss has underestimated the complexity of his restructuring plans

Unfollow? Block? And who gets custody of the WhatsApp groups? How to break up in the digital age

Social media has made finding love easier, but ending relationships even messier. Here’s how to finish things online without losing your mind