EU data watchdog raises concerns over Facebook integration

Irish commission that regulates site requests urgent briefing on platforms merger

Facebook to create ‘war room’ to fight fake news, Nick Clegg says

Dublin operations centre to target political misinformation ahead of EU elections in May

Facebook restricts campaigners’ ability to check ads for political transparency

Social media network says the change was part of crackdown on third party plug-ins

Facebook to integrate Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp

Merger of three platforms would allow users to text each other without switching apps

Facebook let children run up huge bills, court papers show

Staff discussed what to do with high-spending children before deciding to refuse refunds

Martin Lewis drops lawsuit as Facebook backs scam ads scheme

Consumer finance journalist drops action as firm agrees to give £3m to anti-scam project

Katie Price is right. Disabled people shouldn’t be forced off the internet by abuse

If the social media giants can’t prevent abuse, then parliament should protect minority groups, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Why US rightwing populists and their global allies disagree over big tech

The American wing of the movement sees big tech as a target of attack while populists in the rest of the world see it as their best chance of escaping intellectual hegemony

Bullied Syrian schoolboy to sue Facebook over Tommy Robinson claims

Social network gave ‘special status’ to English Defence League founder, say solicitors

From WhatsApp to Alexa : why the ad-free era is over

As we grow wiser to marketing, advertisers are finding new ways and places to plug products

Think the #10YearChallenge is fun? It’s a surveillance nightmare

The online craze for posting portrait photos from today and 10 years ago may seem harmless, but facial recognition software makes it sinister

Facebook removes hundreds of pages ‘linked to Russian site’

Social network says it has taken down 289 pages connected to Kremlin-backed news website

Obscure pro-Brexit group spends tens of thousands on Facebook ads

Britain’s Future has spent £88,000 on pro-Brexit ads despite Facebook transparency promises

Older people more likely to share fake news on Facebook, study finds

Researchers suggest over-65s may lack skills to determine veracity of online news