A few powerful men control the dominant means of creating and sharing information in 2025
To resist this performance politics, characterised by shock-and-awe tactics through social media, we must organise and mobilise in different spaces rather than merely engaging…
Since Homo sapiens became a thing about 300 000 years ago, we have never breathed more carbon dioxide, absorbed more industrial toxins or processed more privatised propaganda
X, Facebook and Instagram exercise ordinate and often pernicious power, which must be contested and socially enriching alternatives developed
Recent events highlight how bigots cherry-pick information to suit their own purposes
More than a decade after his death, the genius behind the brand remains at Apple
The M&G picks out the brands best products over the past 25 years
The fortunes of Silicon Valley billionaires took a beating in 2022 as the share prices of the world’s tech giants plummeted
Facebook’s micro-targeting algorithms have been used to spread disinformation and sow distrust in democratic institutions around the world. It has a responsibility to act
Whether it becomes reality or just another fad, the metaverse misadventure is another indictment of the capitalist system and American empire
The social media giant has been battling a fresh crisis since former employee Frances Haugen leaked reams of internal studies showing executives knew of their sites’ potential…
New revelations by a whistleblower prove that the social media platform clearly understands its negative impact on society, but that profits are a greater lure than preserving…
This outage comes at a precarious time for Facebook, which is still navigating the fallout of whistleblower Frances Haugen accusing the company of prioritising profits over…
WhatsApp assures users that no one can see their messages — but the company has an extensive monitoring operation and regularly shares personal information with prosecutors
The strategy seems to be a middle ground between Facebook’s controversial tolerance of proven lies in ads and Twitter’s decision to ban them
Algorithms and big data could improve social well-being; currently they serve personal gain
It finds out all about you without your knowledge, to control you for its profit
The suit filed in Superior Court in Washington seeks an injunction to make sure Facebook puts in place safeguards to monitor users’ data
The announcement by Elliot Schrage came after Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg pledged a "thorough" review of its use of a conservative consulting firm
Independent journalism needs protection from self-censorship and commercial pressures
