Social media

Former social media employee says she developed interest in civic responsibility as a child

Facebook faces damaging claims that it was aware of harm Instagram caused to children

Leaked documents revealed the social network’s ‘corporate hypocrisy’ 

Social platform’s U-turn on porn ban followed backlash from users and financial partners

Hospitals reporting fractured ribs and broken bones as result of dangerous TikTok dare

Why is the government changing pension rules? How did a herd of elephants cross China? And will well-heeled drug users be named and shamed?

What are Russian soldiers doing in Libya? Are doom-laden climate headlines bad for our mental health? And are DIY gadget fixers about to get a break?

Should we all know what our colleagues are paid? How will Olympic athletes cope with social media scrutiny? And could a strange desert plant unlock hu…

Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press

Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press

Your digest of the best columns, analysis and commentary from the British and international press

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Who exactly are they? And why are they always going to Dubai?

Critics describe the move as ‘censorship’ based on ‘political preferences’

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 30 October

Previously unseen internal documents and emails granted Congress new licence to probe

Social media users stage 48-hour ‘walkout’ in protest against platform’s response to anti-Jewish tirade

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 13 July

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 29 June

Social media platform will ban foreign political adverts - but won’t silence Donald Trump

Allegation marks first time Brussels has pointed finger at Beijing

Trump has gone to war with Twitter following the site’s push towards flagging false information

Broadcaster speaks of ‘regret’ after using ‘angry ape’ Shakespeare quote in online row

Social network to remove videos modified by artificial intelligence from its platforms

Donald Trump has posted a constant stream of tweets - and provoked a flood of responses

Social media giant had planned to begin the cull in the coming weeks

New social media network encourages high-quality discourse and content, but can it take on the web’s big guns?

Employees claim the social media giant treats people of colour as if they ‘do not belong’

Congress alerts military officials over possibility of Chinese government using social media to harvest personal data of recruits

The page is on the hunt for ‘FlexOffenders’ boasting of invented wealth

Two former employees are accused of working with Riyadh to harvest personal data from critics of the kingdom’s regime

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 4 November

Social media giant moves to curb extremist content following anger over Christchurch shootings videos