Von der Leyen: big tech firms need to be reined in despite Trump’s exit
Internet giants that spread hate speech and conspiracy theories should face ‘democratic limits’, says European commission president
When film stars attack: Russell Crowe’s reaction to criticism could set a trend
The actor’s unexpected response to a complaint about an 18-year-old film could pave the way for big-name actors to personally insult Twitter users
The silencing of Trump has highlighted the authoritarian power of tech giants
The US president’s Twitter ban has sparked a furious debate about online opinion, but it’s part of a bigger conversation
Twitter suspends 70,000 accounts sharing QAnon content
The network said it acted after ‘violent events in Washington’ when a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol
Feed your soul: the 31-day literary diet for January
From a Shirley Jackson short story to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 30-minute Ted talk, nourish your mind with our one-a-day selection of literary treats
Control shift: why newspaper hacks are switching to Substack
An online platform where journalists sell content directly to subscribers is luring eminent voices away from traditional media
Joe Biden won’t inherit Trump’s millions of Twitter followers
Move marks a departure from past practice as in 2017 Twitter transferred followers of Obama administration accounts to Trump
Steve Bannon banned by Twitter for calling for Fauci beheading
Former Trump adviser falls foul of Twitter rules with ‘heads on pikes’ comments
Final tweet from Chadwick Boseman’s account is most liked ever on Twitter
Statement confirming the Black Panther star’s death from cancer has more than 7m ‘likes’, as tributes continue to pour in for actor
Glennon Doyle: how the author and love warrior changed Adele’s life
The singer has credited Doyle’s latest bestselling self-help memoir, Untamed, with transforming her sense of self. And Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon are similarly impressed
Ashley ‘Dotty’ Charles: ‘Purveyors of hate have turned trolling into a business. We have the power to turn the tables’
By refusing to breathe life into the peddlers of hate we can put them out of a job
Don’t bank on Britain’s foppish, lazy elites to save us from deep fakery
We are being abandoned to those who abuse technology to rewrite the past and the present
Wiley’s racism flowed because social media is a petri dish of hate
The rapper will pay for his antisemitism but nothing else will change. Twitter and Instagram were once cute but have turned vicious, writes the comedian Nish Kumar
Twitter hackers accessed direct messages of up to 36 accounts
Hack affected more than 100 accounts including those of Elon Musk and Kanye West
Twitter closes Graham Linehan account after trans comment
Account of Father Ted creator permanently suspended over ‘hateful conduct rules breach’