Instagram plans new tools to boost teen safety
Platform is also developing new education hub for parents and guardians
Facebook cannot keep burying its head in the sand and hope things blow over
Net Results: Rebrand flop a sign social media giant needs to face up to problems after another turbulent year
Facebook suspends plan to launch Instagram Kids following backlash
Move delayed after leak of research highlighting concerns over app’s effect on body image
WhatsApp fights back as users flee to Signal and Telegram
Facebook-owned WhatsApp scrambles to deal with fresh competition
Instashop: How Instagram wants to ‘connect the dots’ from users to retailers
Adam Mosseri outlines his ambitions for the Facebook-owned platform
Instagram bans graphic images of self-harm to curb impact on teenagers
Head of social network says more needs to be done to protect young peoples’ mental health
The ‘Stop Bezos’ Bill, the tech firms racing to Wall Street and the sports car made of Lego
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Instagram’s founders flee Zuckerberg’s Facebook ‘family’
Increasing level of control exerted by Zuckerberg among reasons that led to departures
Instagram founders to leave Facebook amid reports of tension
Sources claim Systrom, Krieger frustrated by Zuckerberg’s involvement with brand
How Zuckerberg’s ‘major change’ to Facebook will impact on you
Users will hear more from their friends, less from corporates
From misunderstood jokes to Russian bots, we can’t stop talking about ‘fake news’
On eve of first ‘Fakies’ in US, misinformation comes under a political spotlight in France
Facebook wants to educate users on how to spot fake news
‘We cannot become arbiters of truth itself,’ says social media giant
Facebook changes news feed in effort to stamp out fake news
New features come after criticism and will allow users to flag content as ‘fake news story’
Facebook redoubles effort to combat clickbait
Social media company combed thousands of headlines to develop new algorithm
Web Log: on Facebook friends and family come first
The news feed was becoming a place to promote content as much as it was for catching up with friends and family
Facebook wants to show us baby pictures, not news
Should we be thinking of Facebook as a news site? The company says no
Facebook gives glimpse of how its News Feed works
‘We are not in the business of picking which issues the world should read about’
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