How do I take better photos? Lyndsay wants people to post better pictures on Facebook. Here’s how to get the shot right on your phone or camera
Why are celebrities ‘trademarking’ their Instagram posts and is it a hoax? From Julia Roberts to the US energy secretary, people are sharing a strange copyright message on Instagram. One Guardian Australia staffer asked another to explain what it meant ... quickly
Instagram censors Melbourne artist’s anti-Beijing post but ignores trolls Badiucao accuses the social media firm of violating the free speech of people who speak up against China’s bullying
Facebook launches ‘clear history’ tool – but it won’t delete anything Feature ‘disconnects’ data from a user’s account and shows extent of tracking apparatus
The weaponisation of information is mutating at alarming speed Countries and companies are lining up to enter the disinformation business, says Chatham House fellow Sophia Ignatidou
Behind the Screen review – inside the social media sweatshops Sarah T Roberts’s vital new study demonstrates how online content moderation is a global industry that operates on the back of human exploitation
Johnson’s Facebook PMQs show how politicians can bypass scrutiny Unless traditional media refuse to play into No 10’s idea of sanitised broadcasts, new approach may become a trend
Facebook could tackle fake news but chooses not to, regulator says ACCC chairman Rod Sims says Facebook should have removed the bogus death tax claims in circulation during the May federal election
Facebook denies giving contradictory evidence to parliament Committee chairman suggested staff knew Cambridge Analytica had misused data before Guardian revelation
No Logo at 20: have we lost the battle against the total branding of our lives? Twenty years on from the book that analysed the growing political power of ‘superbrands’
F Off review – all rise for the people vs Mark Zuckerberg The National Youth Theatre’s dynamic and maximalist meditation on social media puts the Facebook CEO on trial – and makes him tap dance
Knives being sold via Facebook without any age check Recent UK law bans online sellers sending knives to homes unless buyer verified as 18+
8chan: ex-users of far-right site flock to new homes across internet Site’s shutdown in wake of El Paso shooting likely to drive users to other, similar sites – as well as mainstream social media
Facebook still flooded with fake reviews, says Which? Users exposed to unsafe products bolstered by misleading reviews, says study
Trump referred to immigrant ‘invasion’ in 2,000 Facebook ads, analysis reveals President’s campaign ads on Facebook use language similar to that of El Paso suspect’s manifesto