Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse is a joke not shared by investors

Meta’s share price is down 73% in 2022 but Facebook investors can’t force the boss to change course

Mastodon gained 70,000 users after Musk’s Twitter takeover. I joined them

The platform is home to a devoted base of left-leaning communities – and no one billionaire can control it

Virtual reality gamble is not paying off as Mark Zuckerberg appears to be going out on a limb with avatars

Twitter and other platforms allow the ultra-wealthy to act as political gatekeepers, transforming both politics and society

CMA says takeover of gif creation website limits choice for social media users

Avatars in Mark Zuckerberg’s Horizon have so far hovered above ground with bodies ending at waist

Ofcom study covers Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and YouTube, all of which have age limits of 13

After the Molly Russell case, there can be no doubt: our anger must be put to good use, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Editorial: Instagram and Pinterest led the teenager down a self-destructive path. New online safety measures can’t come soon enough

Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says tech company aims to ‘plan somewhat conservatively’ and will ‘further restructure’

Fake Guardian article among ‘sprawling network’ of bogus sites used to target users in UK, US and EU

The software giant paying vastly over the odds for a small but strategically threatening company should alarm US regulators

Meta’s president of global affairs said it would be a decision ‘I oversee’ after the ex-president’s accounts were suspended in 2021

If you want to be an internet-age version of General Motors or IBM, you need to sell something people want and steer clear of political pitfalls

Generational divide threatens future of tech firm as it seeks approval for $400m takeover by Facebook owner Meta