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Down the rabbit hole: how QAnon conspiracies thrive on Facebook

Guardian investigation finds more than 3m aggregate followers and members support QAnon on Facebook, and their numbers are growing

Facebook faces advertiser revolt over failure to address hate speech

The North Face, REI and other brands pause advertising on the platform in ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign

Foreign actors targeted Facebook users during Australian 2019 election, thinktank finds

Country’s democracy at risk by actions that can ‘affect electoral outcomes’, says submission to Senate inquiry

Nick Clegg is on the wrong side of history at Facebook

The former deputy PM continued to defend the indefensible as the tech giant went on an election PR blitz

Not just nipples: how Facebook’s AI struggles to detect misinformation

Automated moderation can be a blunt instrument – as users trying to post an image of Aboriginal men in chains discovered

Facebook blocks and bans users for sharing Guardian article showing Aboriginal men in chains

Social media site incorrectly removed historical photo on grounds of nudity, then for three days blocked and even banned users who posted link to article

CMA to look into Facebook’s purchase of gif search engine

Watchdog fears that social media giant’s takeover of Giphy may reduce competition

Twitter aims to limit people sharing articles they have not read

Test to promote informed discussion will ask users if they want to retweet unread links

Facebook moderators join criticism of Zuckerberg over Trump stance

Exclusive: pressure grows on website’s founder over refusal to take down president’s posts

More than 140 Zuckerberg-funded scientists call on Facebook to rein in Trump

High-profile researchers urge CEO not to let president spread ‘misinformation and incendiary statements’ amid protests over racial injustice

Zuckerberg: Facebook will review policies after backlash over Trump posts

CEO acknowledges many staff believe social network ‘should have labeled’ president’s post criticized for inciting violence

Facebook deactivates accounts of Tunisian political bloggers and activists

Several accounts reactivated after protests with social media giant blaming ‘technical error’

Embarrassing teenage posts on Facebook? Now you can delete them

Firm that said privacy no longer a ‘social norm’ rolls out tool to delete or archive

Facebook and Microsoft muscle in on Zoom video-call boom

Google also aims to be part of rise in teleconferencing during coronavirus crisis

Facebook data to show Australians’ movement as they emerge from coronavirus lockdown

Researchers hope the data will help identify any places where physical distancing may be an issue

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  • The Guardian view on John Williams and Steven Spielberg: a partnership that changed cinema
  • The Rev Michael Humphreys obituary
  • 45 Years review – Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James mark an anniversary for the ages
  • How Refugee Week film festival brings migrants’ experience home
  • The best 4K wireless TV streamers for more choice – with no aerial required
  • The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech
  • Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership
  • Read a book? Join a club? Stare at a wall? Social media alternatives for under-16s
  • ‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings
  • Bologna’s niche festival of forgotten films captures the streaming generation
  • Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. But it’s a movie we don’t need
  • Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s new film shines a light on the human cost of unregulated social media
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash to Project Hail Mary – the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • You can handle the truth! Why cinema suddenly loves conspiracy theories
  • On the trail of the dotcom queen: how Julie Meyer left a pattern of unpaid bills, missing funds and broken dreams in her wake
  • Telegram questioned by Ofcom after arsonist who targeted Starmer-linked properties recruited on app
  • In the Hand of Dante review – Gerard Butler is jaw-dropping in bizarre Renaissance mafia reverie
  • The Crunch: Climate refugees, visualising Elon Musk’s wealth, and the many ways to analyse the World Cup
  • California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls
  • Voicemails for Isabelle review – Netflix romcom picks creepy over cute
  • The Guardian view on OnlyFans: revelations of abusive middlemen merit MPs’ attention
  • Attorney general tells department to stop using X amid UK disinformation concerns
  • ‘Ordinary people are being erased’: one director’s audacious fightback against AI – featuring Frinton
  • Don’t wait for Prime Day. We found the 31 best early deals from Amazon and its competitors
  • Aardman exhibition marks animation studio’s half a century in Bristol
  • Post your questions for Minions supremo Pierre Coffin
  • We must be alive to the dangers of a UK social media ban – and the way to really help young people
  • Girls Like Girls review – Sapphic teen romance is a precious and predictable yawn-a-thon
  • Farage trying to block ‘Britcoin’ plans that could be costly for billionaire donor
  • The best LED face masks in the UK, tested: 11 light therapy devices that are worth the hype

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