The new public square is fact-free social media – and it couldn’t come at a worse time for Australia
Navigating the next 100 days of Australian politics online will require sharp teeth to discern fact from fiction
Sadiq Khan warns western democracy at risk from ‘resurgent fascism’ ahead of Trump inauguration
London mayor calls for stricter laws on harmful online content and takes aim at Elon Musk
UK Meta staff ‘concerned’ over scrapping of factcheckers and DEI programmes
Union says Facebook-owner’s policy changes will affect ‘ability to retain talent and thrive as an inclusive business’
US sues Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose early Twitter stock purchase
Financial regulator alleges Musk later acquired shares of company at ‘artificially low prices’, stiffing shareholders
How to politicize the truth on Facebook, Instagram, and Wikipedia
Control the arbiters of facts and you wield truth itself as a cudgel
Why I have finally quit Facebook (it’s not just about fact-checking)
For years I’ve overlooked the many good reasons for leaving the social media platform. But now there is no other choice, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
Will the EU fight for the truth on Facebook and Instagram?
As Meta abandons third-party factchecking in an ostensibly political move, the future of facts elsewhere remains murky
Fears for UK boomer radicalisation on Facebook after Meta drops factcheckers
For middle-aged users, it will be ‘even harder to discern the truth’ among extremist content, expert says
Elon Musk and the new world order: the hijacking of the global conversation
How can we publicly debate policy in the face of the rising – and polarising – influence of the X owner and others whose only aim is to serve themselves
Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now
There is a narrow window. Public media and fair reporting must be supported: the rules must be upheld, says writer and academic Emily Bell
Mark Zuckerberg’s end to Meta factchecking is a desperate play for engagement
As factchecking attempts end, it’s a guarantee Meta’s platforms will become a wasteland of fake news and misinformation
Meta has ‘heard the message’ from Trump, says whistleblower Frances Haugen
Mark Zuckerberg’s move to end factchecking in US reflects president-elect’s views on social media, says Haugen
AI-generated ‘slop’ is slowly killing the internet, so why is nobody trying to stop it?
Low-quality ‘slop’ generated by AI is crowding out genuine humans across the internet, but instead of regulating it, platforms such as Facebook are positively encouraging it. Where does this end, asks Arwa Mahdawi
Meta’s changes to policing will lead to clash with EU and UK, say experts
Politicians criticise Mark Zuckerberg’s choice to scrap factcheckers, affecting Facebook, Instagram and Threads
The Guardian view on content moderation: Meta did far too little. Now it wants to do even less
Editorial: Loosening already limited safeguards on social media platforms is not just damaging. It could ultimately prove deadly