Social media backlash forces Trump to find new ways to spread his message
Twitter, Reddit and other platforms are taking action against the president’s rhetoric. The alternatives have far less reach
Jim Steyer: the man who took on Mark Zuckerberg
With 800 firms now joining the Facebook advertising boycott, the man whose idea it was explains how the company could easily clean up its act
Facebook is out of control. If it were a country it would be North Korea
If the combined might of brands like Unilever and Coca-Cola don’t scare Mark Zuckerberg, who can hold the social media platform to account?
Big Tech may not be afraid of a boycott. But it might fear a regulator
The exodus of Facebook advertisers gets headlines, but a British proposal to rein in the giants may be more effective
Why did it take so long for Reddit and Facebook to block racist groups?
Powerful tech companies have two areas of vulnerability - employees and advertisers. Now both are in open revolt
The hate Facebook fosters destroys lives. Here’s what it did to me
I don’t know what algorithm Facebook is using to calculate the positives that it brings to the world, but I know too well the harm it has done
New rightwing free speech site Parler gets in a tangle over … free speech
The social network bills itself as a ‘no censorship’ bastion – but it’s already had to remind users what is and isn’t allowed
Facebook bans extremist ‘boogaloo’ group from its platforms
Although the term is not banned, the network has been designated as a dangerous organization similar to white supremacists
Third of advertisers may boycott Facebook in hate speech revolt
‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign gathers momentum as ad boycott spreads outside US
How hate speech campaigners found Facebook’s weak spot
The social network’s crisis has been a long time in the making and shows no sign of going away
No more going viral: why not apply social distancing to social media?
By limiting the number of people a user can share posts with, Facebook et al could help flatten the curve of misinformation, says Economist correspondent Leo Mirani
Peers call for tougher regulation of digital and social media in UK
Misinformation ‘pandemic’ erodes trust in politics and institutions, warns Lords committee
Facebook policy changes fail to quell advertiser revolt as Coca-Cola pulls ads
Company follows Unilever’s lead after platform announces changes to how it handles hate speech
Verizon pulls ads from Facebook over inaction on hate speech
Company is the biggest yet to join growing movement to boycott the social network
Exclusive: Viber severs ties with Facebook in growing boycott
Service adds to firms shunning Facebook over refusal to act against Donald Trump posts