Social media

Girls’ dramatic decrease in mental wellbeing ‘linked to heavy social media use’

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

The concept of teenagerhood is a relatively modern invention that quickly took centre stage in mainstream culture

Privacy app lets users message each other without Wi-Fi connection

Company admits its contractors transcribed Messenger app voice recordings, but insists it has now stopped the practice

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 12 August

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 25 July

New privacy tools will challenge users over abusive comments

New research shows usage in UK has dropped by more than a third over past year

Tens of thousands of users complain after images stop appearing on the social platforms

Social media influencers under fire over photos taken at site of the nuclear tragedy

Social media giant hopes new feature will ease pressure on platform users to appear popular

The social media giant suffers its second blackout in two months

Social media company says that 12 years’ worth of music and video cannot be recovered