Politics

Twitter bans voting misinformation

Twitter explicitly bans voter suppression tactics on its service.

How the Brexit votes of a Welsh town turned Carole Cadwalladr into an investigative journalist

An inspiring - and fascinating - talk into how a simple feature put the Observer journalist on the trail of the biggest Facebook scandal.

As Julian Assange is arrested, the questions posed by Wikileaks remain as pressing as ever

Julian Assange has been dragged from the Ecuadorian embassy under arrest. Whatever happens to him, the impact of Wikileaks on journalism and politics will continue to be felt for years.

Facebook speeds up assimilation of WhatsApp and Instagram

Looks like a handy way of fending off the regulators and avoiding a break-up.

Why political posts on Facebook will always be polarizing.

The very nature of Facebook makes in antithetical to political debate.

What will the next generation of social media-savvy politicians look like?

An attempt to mock Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for dancing in a video when she was a student opens up the question of how social media will impact the next generation of politicians.

Even in the depths of the social media backlash, there’s reason for hope

It's not just journalism, it's politics too

Chinese intelligence services using fake social media profiles to gather data