Iran’s state broadcaster meddled in Scottish referendum, says Facebook
Fake social media accounts also used to support Ron Paul’s presidential bid and the Occupy movement
Facebook removes page belonging to conspiracy theorist David Icke
Social networks still carrying former footballer’s bogus information about coronavirus
Tech firms criticised for ‘lack of answers’ on Covid-19 disinformation
MPs say tech firms have failed to explain how they are tackling false information
Facebook reports slowest quarterly growth since going public
Company earns $4.9bn as it faces slowdown in digital advertising market amid coronavirus
Facebook bans some anti-lockdown protest pages
The move raises thorny questions about civil rights amid the coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Facebook will start warning users who engaged with ‘harmful’ misinformation
Users who have liked, shared or commented on posts with false claims will be directed to WHO’s ‘myth busters’ page
Zoomed out: how can we politely tell people we’d rather not chat?
Video fatigue is real, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, and now is a good time to be candid about emotional needs
Tech giants struggle to stem ‘infodemic’ of false coronavirus claims
Critics say efforts are too little, too late as research reveals vast majority of false claims appear online
Who You Think I Am review – Juliette Binoche turns up the heat in phone sex tale
Binoche encounters an attractive younger man online but refuses to meet him face-to-face in this twisty erotic drama
WhatsApp to impose new limit on forwarding to fight fake news
Restrictions on ‘frequently forwarded’ messages intended to disrupt false Covid-19 claims
Lockdown’s hottest viral trends: raging at the neighbours and torching 5G towers
It’s not just coronavirus cases – curtain-twitching and conspiracy theories are also increasing exponentially, says writer Joel Golby
Dangerous cures and viral hoaxes: common coronavirus myths busted
With so much misinformation about Covid-19 circulating online, we’ve factchecked some of the more common fallacies
Pandemic shaming: is it helping us keep our distance?
The Covid-19 outbreak has generated fresh wave of finger-pointing on social media. But does public shaming help change behaviour?
Social media giants must tackle trolls or face charges – poll
Majority of UK adults surveyed want a law to protect web users, and a requirement on platforms to stop abuse
Johnson rehires election chief to sharpen coronavirus messaging
Isaac Levido, protege of Lynton Crosby, to tighten up public health campaign after criticism