Facebook and YouTube defend response to Christchurch videos YouTube says spread of videos of attack was ‘unprecedented in scale and speed’
‘A perfect platform’: internet’s abyss becomes a far-right breeding ground After Christchurch, many are asking what role the ‘darkest reaches of the internet’ play in radicalisation
Academic at centre of Cambridge Analytica scandal sues Facebook Tech company’s attempts to pin blame on Aleksandr Kogan are defamatory, says lawyer
Myspace loses all content uploaded before 2016 Faulty server migration blamed for mass deletion of songs, photos and video
UK digital minister raises concerns over use of live streaming Margot James says footage of Christchurch attack highlights issues around regulation
The Cambridge Analytica scandal changed the world – but it didn’t change Facebook A year after devastating revelations of data misuse, Mark Zuckerberg still hasn’t fulfilled his promises to reform
Social media addiction should be seen as a disease, MPs say UK report suggests sites such as Facebook and Instagram could be harming mental health
BBC chair: UK media regulation is no longer fit for modern age David Clementi to argue against limiting time iPlayer can make shows available for
Facebook removed 1.5m videos of New Zealand terror attack in first 24 hours Site says it will remove any clip featuring gunman’s footage even if that would not normally break its rules
Far right groups’ coded language makes threats hard to spot Sick jokes and deadly intentions can often be difficult to tell apart for those policing online culture
The Vote Leave scandal, one year on: ‘the whole thing was traumatic’ A year after revealing that the official leave campaign broke electoral law, Shahmir Sanni assesses the impact
Where now for Mark Zuckerberg after his – and our – loss of innocence? A year on from the Observer exposé, what has really changed for Facebook and its users?
Facebook’s new encrypted network will give criminals the privacy they crave Protecting users’ messages from prying eyes is a surprising move that spells trouble for the world
Chris Cox: longtime Facebook executive exits as network focuses on privacy Chief product officer, who helped create news feed feature, was viewed as a possible successor to CEO Zuckerberg
Facebook under criminal investigation over data sharing with tech firms – report Investigation by federal prosecutors adds to laundry list of inquiries since the Cambridge Analytica revelations one year ago