Praise for alleged Kenosha shooter proliferates on Facebook despite supposed ban One fundraiser for Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was shared more than 17,700 times by groups with more than 3.9m aggregate followers
Labour ramps up Facebook advertising in wake of exams fiasco Party ran thousands of ads on social media platform in bid to overhaul its digital operations
Ed Sheeran: where is the shame in being a teenage busker? In an era when every embarrassing antic lasts forever on the internet, he can count himself lucky that it’s just a demo CD
Facebook’s latest purge of QAnon conspiracy theory pages unlikely to affect growing Australian following Measures include removal from algorithm recommendations but experts say it may not affect boom in Australian supporters
Facebook restricts more than 10,000 QAnon and US militia groups Move is part of a broad Facebook policy shift toward movements with links to violence such as baseless internet conspiracy Qanon
Facebook funnelling readers towards Covid misinformation – study Research findings undermine firm’s claims it is cracking down on inaccurate news
Fights, camera, action: the beginner’s guide to streaming video games Streaming is big business on game platforms such as Twitch, so how do you start? Five experts reveal the knowledge, the kit and the attitude gamers need to find their audience
The Guardian is most trusted by its readers among UK newspapers, finds Ofcom Observer also scores highly but trust in social media is down, with Facebook coming bottom
Facebook and Instagram ban antisemitic conspiracy theories and blackface Decision comes after criticism of slow reaction to Wiley’s antisemitic posts
Facebook struggled to remove sensitive content under Covid lockdown Fewer pieces of suicide, child nudity and exploitation content were removed after staff were sent home
Facebook and other tech giants ‘too big to fail’ Researchers call for new regulations to protect users, and society, in case of collapse
Revealed: QAnon Facebook groups are growing at a rapid pace around the world Guardian investigation finds the Facebook communities are gaining followers as Twitter cracks down on QAnon content
Prince Harry hits out at social media for creating ‘crisis of hate’ Duke of Sussex urges advertisers to demand companies do more to curb hate speech online
Facebook removes Trump post over false Covid-19 claim for first time Video in which Trump wrongly said kids were ‘almost immune’ from illness also prompted Twitter to ban president’s re-election campaign account
Facebook moderators call for advertiser boycott to be extended Action needs long-term commitments to be is more than ‘PR stunt’, employees say