Be cautious when a watchdog bites its rivals

Fleet Street, normally a justified sceptic of men from the ministry controlling what people publish, is an enthusiast of regulating social media giants.

WATCH: Wright on regulating social media firms – “I’m not asking their permission”

The Culture Secretary says he hopes to be talking directly to Mark Zuckerberg.

Effective web regulation will not be easy, and ministers must take the time to get it right

They should eschew the fire-and-forget approach which gave us the Electoral Commission.

Cheryl Gillan: Fake news. Dark ads. Foreign interference – and out-of-date rules. Why we need an overhaul of our electoral laws.

If we do not update the rules governing our elections and referendums, their credibility faces a perfect storm of threats.

Soutiam Goodarzi: The Conservative Party must up its game online – where its attacks on Labour aren’t working

Stop playing the Left’s game of taking offence and accusing people of -isms and -phobias. Instead, show some character and discuss real issues.

Here we go again – the Government is spending taxpayers’ money promoting its EU deal online

Cameron and Osborne spent £9 million promoting Remain in 2016. Now May appears to be pursuing the same tactic.

Dan Boucher: How to control Facebook’s use of our data

Social media providers should be required to present UK consumers with an ongoing, highly visible, simple, unavoidable choice over its use.

Clegg’s career choice reflects how the House of Lords has become diminished

Parliament is struggling to retain senior figures. New peers should be chosen on their ability to raise the calibre of debate.

How should our electoral law change to work in the digital age?

From ‘fake news’ to micro-targeting, crowd-funding to data rights, we explore the key areas of focus for an overdue review of the rules of our democracy.

Rebecca Lowe: What does it really mean to ‘stand up for your principles’?

The phrase tends to get thrown around as if it means something undeniably and wholly positive, but it’s more complicated than that.

A year on from the Manchester atrocity

It was a textbook case of how Islamist terror works here – or has to date, anyway. We honour and remember those who died.

WATCH: Hancock explains why the Government is legislating for social media

He agrees that Parliament doesn’t yet command the respect of its American and European counterparts with these companies.

Daniel Stafford: The GDPR chaos is a reminder of how taking back control will allow us to make better laws

A well-intentioned but badly designed EU law is irritating consumers and making life far harder for charities and businesses. After Brexit we will be able to fix it.

Byron Davies: How I won an apology from a Corbyn supporter for falsehoods that helped to cost me my seat

I decided to make a personal stand, and demonstrate that there was a price to be paid for making such outrageous and inaccurate allegations.

Web regulation must not become a matter of stopping the ‘wrong people’ from winning

If social networks are common spaces, they must be open to both left and right. Conservatives must take the lead to ensure oversight is fair.