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Mark Zuckerberg defends decision to allow Trump to threaten violence on Facebook

CEO says decision was ‘tough’ but ‘thorough’ as company faces harsh criticism and public dissent from employees

Mark Zuckerberg criticised by civil rights leaders over Donald Trump Facebook post

Activists say Facebook boss’s decision to leave ‘shooting threat’ up sets dangerous precedent

Facebook employees hold virtual walkout over Mark Zuckerberg’s refusal to act against Trump

Company decides not to remove the president’s post as a member of its oversight board is involved in a separate racist speech controversy

Covid-19 misinformation: pro-Trump and QAnon Twitter bots found to be worst culprits

Researchers find coordinated effort to promote conspiracy theory that coronavirus is a bioweapon engineered by China

Facebook declines to take action against Trump statements

Twitter responded to the president’s post, which suggested violence against protesters, by hiding it behind a warning label

The Chaser goes viral with provocative post mocking Zuckerberg’s position on Facebook factchecking

Australian comedy team’s satirical and deliberately untrue post was viewed by 1.2 million people in less than 12 hours

Most online grooming offences in UK committed on Facebook-owned apps

Data shows 55% of offences where the means of communication was given involved firm’s apps

Donald Trump’s move against Twitter factchecking could backfire

President’s planned weakening of social media law may not have effect he thinks it will

How the ‘Plandemic’ conspiracy theory took hold

In just a few days, the bogus Covid-19 claims of a discredited research scientist spread to millions via YouTube, Facebook and other video-sharing sites

Facebook expects half of employees to work remotely over next five to 10 years

Mark Zuckerberg says company will embrace permanent remote work after lockdowns lift

Facebook launches shopping feature as pandemic pushes businesses online

Businesses will be able to sell to customers through Shops, potentially posing a challenge to commerce rivals such as Amazon

Facebook’s ‘oversight board’ is proof that it wants to be regulated – by itself

The latest attempt by the social media giant to act as a sovereign power is breathtaking in its sheer effrontery

Vaccines, 5G, Bill Gates: why are Australians gathering to spread coronavirus conspiracy theories?

Weekend anti-lockdown protests drew people with a range of grievances but are unlikely to grow as they have in the US

The Guardian view on video conferencing: the future of meetings?

Editorial: The pandemic has driven big chunks of our lives online. But screen conversations are not the same

Journalists, politicians and judges to sit on Facebook’s free speech panel

New independent board, which includes ex-Guardian editor, will rule on freedom of expression issues

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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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