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Advanced Chat Privacy will allow users to switch off the ability for people to export chats or auto-download media shared in chats or groups.

Alas, there’s still no way to disable the divisive chatbot

Systrom testified that Instagram had the potential to thrive independently and did not require Meta’s infrastructure or resources to scale.

Meta’s “year of efficiency” has already paid off.

Google suffered another defeat last week in its clash with the justice department, while Meta hasn’t been able to wriggle its way out of antitrust cases either

Zuckerberg worried about Google diving into social media, and created a competitive buffer around Meta through M&A, according to allegations in court documents.

Just under a year ago, headteachers at primary schools in St Albans told families their learning environments would be smartphone free and urged parents not to give their children the devices until the age of 14. Nearly a year into the experiment, Holly Bancroft explores the impact at one school

A perverse information ecosystem is being mined by big tech for profit, fooling the unwary and sending algorithms crazy, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

COMMENT: Schools are reportedly asking lawyers to draw up codes of conduct to help manage parent WhatsApp groups – what a good idea, says mum-of-two Charlotte Cripps

Tech giant Google has just suffered another legal blow in the United States, losing a landmark antitrust case. This follows on from the company’s loss in a similar case last year.

Mark Zuckerberg's donations haven't stopped the Federal Trade Commission from going after his company.