Hammond calls for regulator to investigate UK’s digital ads market
Request follows independent report findings that Google and Facebook ‘dominate’ market
The #trashtag challenge: why the big litter cleanup is an online trend we can all get behind
From throwing buckets of ice to jumping out of moving cars, internet challenges can be silly or reckless. But the latest one is finally worthwhile
Tim Berners-Lee on 30 years of the world wide web: ‘We can get the web we want’
What started out as an idea for a way scientists could share information went on to change the world. Three decades later, its founder reflects on his creation
#BreakUpBigTech: Elizabeth Warren says Facebook just proved her point
The platform briefly blocked some of Warren’s ads attacking it. Her response: ‘Curious why I think FB has too much power?’
Social media polarises and radicalises – and MPs aren’t immune to its effects
Politicians in closed Facebook or WhatsApp groups become more extreme in their views. They need to recognise this, says Charles Arthur, author of Cyber Wars: Hacks That Shocked the Business World
How Instagram became the politicians’ playground
Free from viral abuse, Instagram has become our MPs’ preferred platform to show off their human side
Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook mission statements hide his real aim
Social media founders proclaim their idealism, like modern day messiahs. Yet all they want is global market domination
Ten ways to improve your digital etiquette
From ghosting to leaving WhatsApp groups, here’s how to avoid causing offence online
Elizabeth Warren is right – we must break up Facebook, Google and Amazon
The titans of the new Gilded Age must be busted and the idea has bipartisan support. It’s time big tech was brought to heel
The EU’s plan to rein in Facebook and Google will do exactly the opposite
The proposed shake-up to copyright law will only entrench the dominance of tech giants. There are other, better ways, says Carlos Fernandes
Facebook to ban anti-vaxx ads in new push against ‘vaccine hoaxes’
Move comes as social media faces growing scrutiny over its role in promoting anti-vaccine propaganda
Facebook takes down fake account network used to spread hate in UK
More than 100 false accounts posed as far-right and leftwing activists to sow division, says company
Mark Zuckerberg’s privacy blogpost: what he did and didn’t say
The Facebook founder talks about his company’s new focus, but what does it all mean?
Is there a way to use Facebook without giving up my privacy?
Eira wants to join because she is missing out on things, but doesn’t want to build a profile
Facebook criticised after women complain of inaction over abuse
Amnesty says social media firm must do more to support users who report harassment