The Guardian view on Facebook: the arrogance of power Editorial: A few giant companies now control most of the internet. This gives democratic governments a paradoxical opportunity
Facebook is out of control and politicians have no idea what to do A Commons report lays bare horrifying abuses. But the UK is no closer to regulating the far-too-powerful tech industry, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Facebook needs regulation to combat fake news, say MPs Damian Collins warns of ‘deepfake films’ showing doctored footage of politicians
TV industry calls for Facebook news feed transparency and journalism tax breaks Broadcasters tell ACCC that Facebook and Google algorithms should be regulated and they should pay fair rate of ad revenue
A digital gangster destroying democracy: the damning verdict on Facebook Parliament’s report into fake news raises many questions, but will the government act?
The Guardian view on vaccination: a duty of public health Editorial: The anti-vaxx movement arises from mistrust but threatens the physical health of society
Parliamentary report set to savage ‘duplicitous’ Facebook Westminster will also urge investigation into foreign meddling in UK elections
Roger McNamee: ‘It’s bigger than Facebook. This is a problem with the entire industry’ Mark Zuckerberg’s mentor and an early investor in Facebook on why his book Zucked urges people to turn away from big tech’s toxic business model
Hold social networks responsible for child self-harm, says NSPCC Proposals backed by Ruth Moss, whose daughter killed herself after seeing suicide images
Facebook under pressure to halt rise of anti-vaccination groups Experts are calling on company to counter closed groups where members can post misinformation without challenge
Long untouchable, web giants now know what it feels like to be hunted Governments, after years of indulgence, are rightly getting tough on social media sites
Facebook ‘youth team’ to focus on Messenger Kids app for under-13s Staff responsible for getting children to use social network previously worked on LOL ‘meme hub’
German regulator orders Facebook to restrict data collection User consent will be required before combining WhatsApp and Instagram account data
WhatsApp ‘deleting 2m accounts a month’ to stop fake news App launches paper on ‘stopping abuse’ in India, home to more than 200m of its users
Facebook Messenger users to get 10-minute ‘unsend’ window Version of feature that Mark Zuckerberg was caught using is now available to all