Mark Zuckerberg

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg arrives at the Los Angeles Superior Court during a court case in which Meta and YouTube was accused of building addictive platforms that cause harm to children (Picture: Jill Connelly)

Until new laws come in, Zuckerberg's smart glasses are for creeps Stephen Jardine

Three of the world's richest men.

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Grayson Perry artwork acquired 'for the nation' by Scottish galleries

Some of the world's richest men.

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The 10 richest billionaires in the UK and their estimated net worth

The 10 richest billionaires in the UK and their staggering net worth

American singer Katy Perry has an estimated fortune of $400 million. That's worth roaring about!

Katy Perry space trip latest example of oligarchy virtue signalling Alexander Brown

Given its harmful effects, social media simply cannot be allowed to continue in its current form (Picture: Spencer Platt)

How to launch social media revolution to strip Musk and co of power Ian Johnston

TikTok's algorithm decides what material you see and your poor brain is then left to sift the good from the bad and the ugly (Picture: Sebastien Bozon)

Highly addictive TikTok is allowed in UK but banned in China Stephen Jardine

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, journalist Lauren Sanchez, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai, and SpaceX boss Elon Musk attended the inauguration of US President Donald Trump on Monday (Picture: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/pool)

Andrew Carnegie has lessons for today’s oligarchs about vast wealth Tobias Jung

Kirsteen MacDonald is founder and director, Mac Media Law

Meta weighs in on the free speech versus censorship debate

Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 5 2024.

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Being a company boss can be a profitable business.

The 10 richest CEOs in the world 2024 - including Mark Zuckerberg

Taylor Swift is Time's Person of the Year - here's why

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is the co-founder, executive chairman and CEO of Meta Platforms (previously Facebook, Inc.)

Breaking Meta announces plans for AI chatbots to be used on their platforms

Business tycoon Elon Musk has big plans for his social media arm, X, previously known as Twitter (Picture: Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images)

Twitter's 'dead parrot' could still lead way to Holy Grail of 'everything app'

“I like the letter X,” Elon Musk tweeted last Sunday along with a selfie of him gesturing the letter X with his arms.

Elon Musk reveals new X logo for a Twitter which ‘no longer exists’

Are Twitter and Threads really the right forums for public debate? Laura Waddell

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are involved in a social media fight and will possibly have a real one (Picture: Mandel Ngan and Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images)

Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg: After some trash talk, round one has begun

More than 10 million people sign up to Meta's Twitter alternative Threads

WhatsApp rolls out new feature as ‘sneaky’ group chat change teased

New WhatsApp feature lets you message thousands of people at once

Mr Zuckerberg has been asked not to proceed until he can guarantee childrens safety will not be compromised picture: GettyImages

Mark Zuckerberg warned encryption plans for Facebook could pose child risk

Mark Zuckerberg said it is a "very complex issue" and believes people should be able to see what politicians have to say.

Mark Zuckerberg continues to defend Facebook's stance on political advertising

Sacha Baron Cohen called for a "fundamental rethink of social media and how it spreads hate, conspiracies and lies." Pictures: Joella Marano/Wikicommons/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Sacha Baron Cohen: Social media is 'greatest propaganda machine in history'

The growing popularity of cryptocurrency prompted the installation of a Bitcoin vending machine in Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin.

The encroachment of cryptocurrency gains pace - Jim Duffy

Mark Zuckerberg. Picture: PA

Facebook staff urge company to reverse policy allowing politicians to make false...

Donald Trump's puppet is one of the first to be revealed by the team behind the Spitting Image reboot.

New Spitting Image puppets revealed as reboot plans are confirmed

Instagram will now show twice as many adverts - here's why

Lucas' songs are clever but her crowd work fizzles

Comedy review: Kate Lucas is Selling Herself, The Tron, Edinburgh

F.Off is a Big Short-style medley of frightening factuality and wild comedy

Theatre Review: F. Off, Underbelly - Cowgate, Edinburgh

Under such a broad definition, we could perhaps think of Lloyds as Scotlands largest fintech, Richard Braidwood tells Freer. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Nick Freer comment: Is ‘disruptive’ language misrepresenting fintechs?

Rufus Pollock launched the Open Knowledge Foundation in 2004

How Big Tech is monopolising the digital age, amassing power and wealth – Cather...

Facebook is looking to liven up your love life with new dating feature (Photo: Shutterstock)

Facebook is launching a ‘Secret Crush’ feature to help you date your friends

TV personality Kylie Jenner. Picture: Angela Weiss/Getty Images

Kylie Jenner becomes world’s youngest self-made billionaire

MPs condemned the 'malicious and relentless' targeting of disinformation and adverts from social media

Social media giants are branded ‘digital gangsters’ as more regulation is urged

Advertising is coming to Whatsapp.

WhatsApp ads: Can I avoid them, when are they coming, how will they work?

Nick Clegg. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg given top job at Facebook

Alex Jones being escorted by police out of a crowd of protesters outside a Republican convention in Cleveland. Picture:
John Minchillo/AP

Dani Garavelli: Free speech '˜martyrs' don't need publicity

Facebook knows how many times you've searched for your ex

A graphic from the Cambridge Analytica website. Picture: AP

Under fire Cambridge Analytica bosses could still face sanctions

Facebook to add dating features focusing on '˜meaningful relationships'

A Mark Zuckerberg figure with people in angry emoji masks outside Portcullis House in Westminster, London. Picture: PA Wire

Fresh call for Mark Zuckerberg to appear before parliament
The chairman of the parliamentary inquiry into fake news has threatened Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg with a formal summons to give evidence before the inqui...

If it's free online, you are the product

Some Facebook users in Illinois could receive compensation over the company's use of facial recognition software (Photo: Shutterstock)

Why Facebook is being sued for billions over photo tagging

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Picture: AFP/Getty

Mark Zuckerberg's own data shared with Cambridge Analytica

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook. Picture: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty

Facebook to alert users affected by data breach

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Picture: AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Facebook admits secretly deleting Mark Zuckerberg messages

Mark Zuckerberg (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg defends himself amid data scandal

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, has made only gestures at transparency in wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Picture: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty

Martyn McLaughlin: How to protect your privacy on social media

McLellan says Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg's recent apologies have been too little and too late. Picture: Contributed.

John McLellan: Facebook is set to face the Cambridge Analytica music

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Facebook: The brand that thumbed its nose at democracy

Facebook ceo Mark Zuckerberg must try to restore users' trust in the application. Picture: Josh Edelson/Getty

Facebook users need honesty, but data mining is here to stay

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Picture: Josh Edelson/Getty Images

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Indian commuters pass a poster advertising Facebook's 'Live What You Love' campaign in Bangalore (Picture: AFP/Getty)

Jim Duffy: Here's the real reason why we should quit Facebook

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Why is #DeleteFacebook trending?

Around 50 million Facebook accounts are thought to have been hacked. Picture: John Devlin

Pressure on Facebook after UK firm '˜harvests' 50m accounts

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

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