What I’m really watching: David Lynch’s YouTube channel

LA weather reports, office DIY projects, nature notes … they’re all there in the film director’s daily video blogs about California life, a sunny blessing in lockdown

Exclusive: Saudi dissident warned by Canadian police he is a target

Omar Abdulaziz, who was close to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told of threat posed by Saudi Arabia

The TikTok generation of my kids is not only better informed but more politicised

My family gets its news from different sources. I was amazed how quickly the children learned all about George Floyd’s death – and its searing injustice

Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’

Warning on ‘when looting starts, shooting starts’ post risks further escalation of row between firm and president

Malicious tweets targeting epilepsy charity trigger seizures

Police investigate 200 seemingly coordinated messages containing triggering imagery

What I’m really watching: living room comedy and upscale junk food

Our series on viewing habits in self-isolation continues with David Brent-esque comedian Alistair Green and tasty YouTube treats courtesy of Bon Appetit

Finland enlists social influencers in fight against Covid-19

Government advice sent to bloggers, rappers and writers to get to those not reached by traditional media

‘The perfect time to start’: how book clubs are enduring and flourishing during Covid-19

As the world goes into lockdown, more reading groups are moving on to Zoom, Twitter and Instagram to bring readers together

Telling stories: how LinkedIn took on office banter

The professional platform is the latest social media site to offer a service where posts expire after 24 hours. But do we really need this kind of fleeting work-based chat?

Trump retweets video of Biden labelled by Twitter as ‘manipulated media’

Edited footage, first tweeted by president’s social media director, makes it look like Biden inadvertently backed Trump’s re-election

Police who warned man about ‘transphobic’ tweet acted unlawfully

High court finds actions of Humberside police had ‘chilling effect’ on Harry Miller’s right to free speech

Twitter revenue tops $1bn a quarter for first time

Social media firm’s shares climb after revenues rebound far above expectations

I am the ‘book murderer’, but I tear them apart out of love

Twitter has taken umbrage at my habit of chopping books into smaller units. But isn’t the real violence against culture happening elsewhere?

Twitter drops Grindr from ad network over ‘GDPR breaches’

Dating app accused of flouting GDPR law by passing personal data to ad firms but report says problem is endemic

I began loving Twitter – once I muted the tedious narcissism

Late to the party, I am still mainly lurking, but the microblogging network is illuminating and far from the open sewer I was led to believe