Is TikTok brainwashing the kids about Gaza? No, this is just an old moral panic in a new form

Young people trust social media above politicians when it comes to the Israel-Hamas war. Is it any wonder, given the kind of politics they have grown up with, asks Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Readers reply: why do photographs of beautiful scenery never do it justice?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

I stopped looking at my phone every time I was waiting for something – this is what I learned

We all do it: waiting in queues at the shop or the bus stop or for a class to start. But is it making us miserable, asks Emma Beddington

Ex-commissioner for facial recognition tech joins Facewatch firm he approved

Critics say Fraser Samson hiring is ‘outrageous conflict of interest’ as monitoring technology is rolled out in UK high streets

Google profiting from sale of zombie knives in UK despite claims of ban

Campaigners demand more government action after ads for the weapons are being promoted by tech giant

ChatGPT exploded into public life a year ago. Now we know what went on behind the scenes

The fallout from AI’s ‘Pearl Harbor moment’ has been dramatic. In tech, 12 months can seem like an eternity

‘I’ve had death threats’: Real Happy Valley writer vilified in tweets by police

Former Met PC Alice Vinten says online abuse worse since publication of book about women in force that inspired BBC drama

EU agrees ‘historic’ deal with world’s first laws to regulate AI

Agreement between European Parliament and member states will govern artificial intelligence, social media and search engines

Child safety groups and prosecutors criticize encryption of Facebook and Messenger

Meta submitted nearly 95% of 29m reports of child sexual abuse material in 2022 and encryption will make it harder to detect

Be glad UK’s watchdog has its eyes on what just happened at OpenAI

Failures in the regulation of social media companies a generation ago must not be repeated

VR goggles for mice create immersive scenarios for brain research

Study suggests mice react in the same way to stimulation in virtual environment as in real world

Elon Musk says Disney boss should be ‘fired immediately’ amid X ad boycott

Billionaire launches broadside against Bob Iger after Disney became latest firm to pause advertising

Tim Minchin: ‘I’m obsessed with this question … am I allowed to enjoy my life?’

He may not shy from controversy but the writer and performer despairs at the nature of debate online

Spotify announces CFO to leave, days after he cashed in $9.3m in shares

Paul Vogel moved to sell stock as shares soared after it was revealed 1,500 jobs would be cut

Millions of young people exposed to vape posts online, charity says

Report claims posts promoting smoking alternatives have been viewed more than 3.4bn times across social media