Q&A: How has the General Election campaign unfolded on social media?
Here is a look at what has been happening on social media throughout the General Election campaign.
Tories fall behind on social media ‘battleground’ despite significant spend
Labour and Reform have left the Conservatives trailing in their wake on Tiktok and Facebook.
Parties ramp up online ad spending as election reaches final stages
Who Targets Me found Labour has consistently outspent the Tories on online adverts.
Daily Mirror owner Reach sees another hit from social media news de-ranking
Reach said page views plunged by a third year-on-year in the first quarter, with overall digital revenues down by 8.5%.
Four Vietnamese nationals held in Facebook people smugglers probe
The joint UK-French investigation alleges the group shared posts charged migrants thousands of pounds to make the crossing.
Netflix’s Antisocial Network review: Astounding journey from schoolboy rude jokes to the Capitol insurrection
QAnon was a prank
Scottish minister condemns ‘offensive’ Swastika post made by father
Tom Arthur Snr – the father of the SNP MSP – has resigned his party membership after sharing a post which said “Nazism = Zionism”.
Meta’s political content policy ‘risks undermining democratic engagement’
Publishers have warned that the social media firm’s policy on not recommending political content could stop voters seeing trustworthy political news.
From Snapchat and Facebook to Instagram and TikTok, we need to talk more about keeping children safe online - The Irish News view
Smartphones’ ubiquity means that bullies and predators can target children in their own homes, where they should be safe
Facebook group helps creative director uncover mystery behind photo of father
The photo of Mr Williamson and his father was taken in 1983.