4 November 2021
Users of the social network will have their face data deleted, Facebook's parent company Meta has announced, but it is less clear what will happen with the AI algorithms trained on that data
20 July 2021
Spyware sold for use in anti-terror investigations is reportedly being misused by governments to watch journalists and politicians – Silicon Valley firms are battling to end it
5 May 2021
Facebook's independent Oversight Board has said the social media giant was right to ban former US president Donald Trump, but has declined to decide whether it should be permanent – punting the decision back to Facebook
18 February 2021
Plans by the Australian government to force digital firms to compensate news providers have pushed Facebook to ban news content in the country, as part of a fight that could have a global impact on media regulation
3 September 2020
In response to proposed laws requiring payment to news publishers, Facebook says it will ban Australian users sharing news content, which may be a test case for global regulation to follow
6 December 2018
Facebook used to “move fast and break things”, but now everything is broken. Here’s what governments can do to rein in the tech giants
23 August 2018
According to a popular New York Times story, general activity on Facebook can fuel racist attacks in Germany. It doesn’t add up, says Tom Chivers
15 May 2018
People signup to Facebook personality apps for fun but few read the terms and conditions. Once, this may have seemed reasonable, but the climate has changed
1 June 2017
Targeted advertising is casting a cloud over the UK election, but it wouldn’t be hard to bring this shadowy area into the light, if politicians were willing
