Facebook apologises to users struggling to access picture feeds and send messagesFacebook has said that issues that blocked access to its apps and services for some users have been fixed.The problems, which lasted around two hours on Friday, came days …
Property, pay and regional power could be the keys to ‘levelling up’ | Letters
Sheila Preston addresses property prices and pay levels, Roger Read makes a case for regional governance, Peter D Hogg suggests moving Eton College to Hartlepool, while Marilyn Hall hopes to see the end of grammar schools The much-discussed issue of “l…
Russia labels investigative news outlet Bellingcat a ‘foreign agent’
The designations are the latest in a crackdown on media outlets authorities in Moscow see as hostile Russia has designated the Bellingcat investigative news outlet a “foreign agent” along with nine people who work for Russian language news outlets or n…
Dmitry Muratov: the Nobel winner shining light on Russia journalist murders
Co-laureate and editor of Novaya Gazeta has promised to use award to support press freedomWhen Dmitry Muratov saw a Norwegian number flash up on his phone, he assumed it was a nuisance call. Finding out he was joint laureate of this year’s Nobel peace …
Fox News celebrates 25th anniversary as critics point to network’s dark history
Stars on the US’s most watched cable news channel reflected on their accomplishments while others remembered their worst momentsAs the conservative cable news juggernaut Fox News marked its 25th anniversary on Thursday, commemorations were as polarized…
BBC payout for designer ‘scapegoated’ over Bashir’s Diana interview
Matt Wiessler receives substantial compensation after he was made ‘fall guy’ following Panorama scandalA graphic designer has received a substantial financial settlement from the BBC after he was made the “fall guy” for Martin Bashir’s decision to use …
Is Facebook the tobacco industry of the 21st century? | Jonathan Freedland
Despite the evidence of its own research and former staff, the company can’t be trusted to stop the harm its products causeWill we one day think of Facebook the way we now think of cigarettes? Or is the company more akin to the gun lobby? Perhaps the a…
‘I might delete it’: Facebook’s problem with younger users
According to leaked research, the firm has found engagement among a key demographic is in declineOliver Coughlan embodies Facebook’s problems with teen and young adult audiences – a growing number of them do not like it. The 23-year-old says he stopped…
Guestio brings podcasters closer to their next big ‘get’
Users can either book someone for podcasts and other events or advertise their willingness to be a guest.
Facebook has just suffered its most devastating PR catastrophe yet | Siva Vaidhyanathan
We must demand that Facebook tell the full, unvarnished truth. Fortunately for us, the public, the truth tends to come through despite Facebook officials’ best efforts to obscure itImagine what it’s like to work at Facebook this week. For about five ye…