Meta to bring in mandatory distances between virtual reality avatars
Move follows warnings Mark Zuckerberg’s plan for metaverse could lead to increased online harassment
Why the Facebook owner’s shares are in freefall
Analysis: shares in Meta fell by 25% after latest results revealed first-ever decline in daily users
Facebook’s first ever drop in daily users prompts Meta shares to tumble
Mark Zuckerberg says company faces tough competition for attention from rivals such as TikTok
Scam ads: why an Australian billionaire is launching legal action against Facebook
‘Clickbait’ advertisements using unauthorised images of celebrities are used to lure victims into fraudulent schemes
Andrew Forrest launches criminal action against Facebook over scam ads that used his image
Mining billionaire says world-first prosecution aims to prevent Australians being scammed through clickbait advertising on social media
Spit, screens and sneakers: the rise of the preacher-influencer
Michael Todd’s viral moment highlights pastors’ push to connect with an audience beyond the walls of the church
The metaverse is dystopian – but to big tech it’s a business opportunity
The Facebook chief plans to build a $10bn virtual-reality world. Enter it at your peril
Proposed anti-trolling laws could worsen online abuse, Australian law experts say
Law Council and defamation experts warn government’s bill offers little protection and could deprive victims of redress
NCA says end-to-end encryption poses challenge for law enforcers on child abuse
Agency responds after ICO says encryption plays an important role in children’s online safety
How Facebook took over the internet in Africa – and changed everything
Western users are logging off, but across the continent the social media company is indispensable for everything from running a business to sourcing vaccines. How did it become inescapable?
Facebook stalling report on human rights impact in India, allege whistleblowers
Papers leaked by Frances Haugen revealed users in India were inundated with fake news and anti-Muslim posts
TechScape: the US government may be one step closer to breaking up Meta
In this week’s newsletter: How a judge’s ruling could pave the way for a costly, lengthy legal battle over the future of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram
Campaign aims to stop Facebook encryption plans over child abuse fears
No Place to Hide drive funded by Home Office to warn social media firms over dangers of end-to-end encryption
Facebook owner to ‘assess feasibility’ of hate speech study in Ethiopia
Meta says human rights diligence projects can be ‘highly time intensive’ and run for year or more
Meta sued for £2.3bn over claim Facebook users in UK were exploited
Lawsuit claims company set ‘unfair price’ by taking users’ personal data without proper compensation