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GE2019: Are Anti-Corbyn Groups Buying up Facebook Ads on Behalf of the Conservative Party?

The Conservative party’s Facebook advertising strategy has been looking a little strange recently, with their spending in the past week eclipsed by the Liberal Democrats, the Labour party and anti-Brexit group Best for Britain. This is despite the Conservatives having spent far more on Facebook ads in past elections than any other party – £2.1m […]

GE2019: Asymmetric Advertising Is the New Fake News, and the Tories May Be Using It to Hijack Your Social Media

Social media could win this election and the Tories know they are at a disadvantage, with users skewing young and leftwing. Researcher Stuart Mills thinks the Conservatives may have come up with a hack: using deliberately bad or contentious content to try and bait us into sharing their posts.

Mo Money Mo Problems: Why Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Plans Matter to Us All

The announcement of Facebook's forthcoming cryptocurrency Libra signals the platform's response to its worsening stagnation. In his latest column, James Meadway explains why Libra is such a significant development not only for Facebook but for the financial system more broadly.

Long Read: A Design for Life: How Platforms Are Weaving Their Way Into the Fabric of Capitalism

With platform companies such as Apple and Facebook running up against the limits of their business models, they are turning to new ways to leverage your data for profit. In this week's column, James Meadway examines the measures platforms are taking and asks what it means for the future of capitalism.

2018: the Season Finale of Centrism

Was 2018 Centrism’s season finale? Will Macron survive the Gilets Jaunes’ movement? And is there anything liberals won’t blame on Russia or Facebook?

Forget Surveillance Capitalism – It’s Time to Build a Digital Commons

To build a future of shared digital plenty we need to transform and democratise the ownership of data and technological infrastructure, argues Mat Lawrence.

Choice: Break up Facebook – or Take It Into Public Ownership? I Am Not Kidding

The emerging scandal over Facebook's role in the manipulation of user data raises questions over the future of tech giants that hold massive amounts of our information. So how do we solve a problem like Facebook?

Solidarity at Sea: Could Facebook Help Cruise Workers Fight Back?

Cruise workers experience both some of the worst working conditions and unique barriers to collective organising. Can social media networks help crew members overcome these barriers and provide a starting point for building a movement?

Facebook and Freedom: How Silicon Valley’s Ideology Masks Emerging Power

Since its inception many have seen the internet as a space of freedom, without authority or hierarchy. But, Internet.org, Facebook's latest endeavour, suggests this isn't the case.

7 Reasons We Shouldn’t Let Ello Become the Next Facebook

Ditched Facebook and moved to the greener pastures of Ello in search of privacy, exclusivity and loads of little round pictures? Don't be so eager! While your grandparents might not be on Ello taking selfies (yet), the company is almost bound to renege on its 'civil liberties' ego-trip and has got some serious venture capitalists queuing around the block.