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A new play by the National Youth Theatre – ‘F Off’ – examines the complex relationships between young people and social media.

On Monday the company said it had taken down a series of pages associated with Jones because they glorified violence and used dehumanising language.

Jack Dorsey insisted that Jones had not violated their rules, declaring he would not ‘succumb’ or ‘react’ to outside pressure. 

The Information Commissioner has slapped a half million pound fine on Facebook for failing to safeguard its users’ data. The maximum fine was issued after this programme and the Guardian newspaper revealed how political strategy firm Cambridge Analytica harvested data from millions of users of the social media site. The commissioner’s office also said it…

MPs have accused Facebook of being a “morality free zone” – as the social media giant’s chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer faced questions from the culture media and sport committee. The MPs though weren’t impressed by his answers – describing his testimony as unsatisfactory.

They know us better than we know ourselves: that’s the impression you might get from the Facebook data harvesting scandal. And while the crisis has dented the social media giant’s reputation, it has vowed to clean up its act when it comes to users’ personal details. But some of the controls Facebook has brought in…

For six weeks Cambridge Analytica has been at the centre of a global political storm over how data was harvested from millions of Facebook users. Today for the first time since the scandal broke they allowed questions from the press, two hours after an academic at the centre of the data scandal gave evidence to…

So what does it mean for you if your online data has or hasn’t been grabbed? What could people do with your profile information? We help you answer some of the key questions in our new explainer series SO WHAT?

Jessica Lessin, founder and editor-in-chief of the tech news website The Information, discusses Facebook.

Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat on the Judiciary Committee and seasoned prosecutor, discusses Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and the FBI raids on Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen, which the President has denounced as a disgraceful witch-hunt.

Neither Mark Zuckerberg nor anyone from Facebook has appeared on Channel 4 News since our revelations about 50 million profiles being harvested.

Facebook said it took steps to ensure harvested campaign data had been “destroyed”. But Channel 4 News has now discovered that data on thousands of people in Colorado is still circulating – and Channel 4 News has been to speak to those whose privacy was breached.

An investigation by Channel 4 News has revealed how Cambridge Analytica claims it ran ‘all’ of President Trump’s digital campaign – and may have broken election law. As the report went on air, the firm announced it has suspended chief executive Alexander Nix, pending a full investigation.

An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News reveals how Cambridge Analytica secretly campaigns in elections across the world. Bosses were filmed talking about using bribes, ex-spies, fake IDs and sex workers.

The social media giant Facebook is facing new scrutiny over the way it moderates potentially harmful or dangerous content, after its secret guidelines for staff and moderates were leaked to the press, revealing huge inconsistencies over issues like violence, sexual images and hate speech. The company says with such a diverse global community there will…