TechScape: will posting your pet pics online really save the planet?
A company claims it will plant one tree for every Instagram post of a beloved pet, but all is not as it seems.
Facebook and Instagram gathering browsing data from under-18s, study says
Parent company Meta denies data being used to target young users with ads based on their browsing activity
Chakras, crystals and conspiracy theories: how the wellness industry turned its back on Covid science
Its gurus increasingly promote vaccine scepticism, conspiracy theories and the myth that ill people have themselves to blame. How did self-care turn so nasty?
Facebook bans ads targeting race, sexual orientation and religion
Platform says it is responding to feedback on preventing firms from abusing targeting options
TechScape: what to expect from the online safety bill
Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: Facebook and Google will be targets for Ofcom if the government passes the proposed legislation
Social media fuels narcissists’ worst desires, making reasoned debate near impossible
Online victory is often about abusing others rather than winning hearts and minds
Mark Zuckerberg and the tech bros are still on top – but their grip is loosening
Facebook’s woes cast a long shadow at a tech summit this week, and it will take more than rebranding to mend them, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson
Democracy at risk if Facebook does not change, says former Zuckerberg adviser
Roger McNamee, an early investor in Facebook, also calls misuse of user data as unethical as child labour
This thought experiment captures Facebook’s betrayal of users’ privacy
Imagine if the postman read your mail and then sold your information to extremists who want to target you
Why is Facebook shutting down its facial recognition system and deleting ‘faceprints’?
The social media giant is putting a stop to its technology that identifies people in photos. We look at what prompted the move and what it means for users
Facebook to shut facial recognition system and delete 1bn ‘faceprints’
Firm says decision is in response to growing concerns over software that identifies users in photos and videos
‘Super polluters’: the top 10 publishers denying the climate crisis on Facebook
Ten US-based and Russian state media outlets responsible for 69% of content on Facebook, finds Center for Countering Digital Hate
Mark Zuckerberg should quit Facebook, says Frances Haugen
Whistleblower says a new CEO should prioritise online safety over Meta restructure
Metaverse, Mars, meditation retreats: billionaires want to escape the world they ruined
Zuckerberg wants us to all turn our attention to a land of make-believe to distract from his PR disaster while Bezos and Musk are obsessed with leaving the planet
Grave error? Facebook’s new name Meta means dead in Hebrew
Rebrand mocked under hashtag #FacebookDead while Canadian firm’s shares get unexpected boost