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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

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  • Lost memoir of Hiroshima survivor found after decades in US archive
  • Met to expand use of live facial recognition into central London by Christmas
  • UK plans to give established media more visibility on YouTube and TikTok
  • HR consultant wins English court case using AI lawyer in apparent legal first
  • Two Britons plead guilty to £39m 2024 cyber-attack on Transport for London
  • The best LED face masks in the UK, tested: 11 light therapy devices that are worth the hype
  • Angry and lonely after my marriage ended, I came dangerously close to embracing the manosphere
  • Tesla drivers crash into swimming pool and home in separate US incidents
  • Once Upon a Time in Holyhead: Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue shooting film in Porthcawl
  • AI models capable of devastating attacks on governments and business months away, rare Five Eyes statement warns
  • Pitfall review – big-hole survival horror is as if cast of Friends strayed into Deliverance
  • Jabs, human ash and a tapeworm: behind the appetite for a new kind of disordered eating movie
  • Benita review – Alan Berliner puts new spin on late film-maker’s work in entrancing tribute
  • ‘Sheer outrageousness’: writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ movie characters
  • Shadows of Willow Cabin review – secrets fester beneath horny hookup in low budget horror
  • The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine review – scavenger’s story reveals a rich seam to mine
  • The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow review – the real price of artificial intelligence
  • Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but are they good for the economy?
  • Superfood or sweet treat? 17 delicious ways with popcorn – from snack bars and choux buns to salads and soups
  • Condemned to plutocracy? The relentless rise of US inequality
  • Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media
  • Suppliers unable to chase fees after film producer’s 50 companies are struck off
  • To the tablet and beyond: does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology?
  • Texas environmentalists lose bid to block Musk’s SpaceX from closing beach
  • ‘Once my tummy stopped shaking, I was absorbed by the scale, spectacle and wonder’: your Steven Spielberg film favourites
  • Key Trump allies and Musk on leaked list for secretive Peter Thiel retreat
  • ‘How do I deal with my rage? I put it in everything I do’: Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh on fury, friendship and hitting her prime in midlife
  • Social media bans are trending. But it’s too late for my son and me
  • Skeleton of the world’s rarest marine mammal preserved by digital imaging
  • A viral doomsday scenario aims to shake Europe out of its AI complacency

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