How the fallout from Mary Beard’s Oxfam tweet shines a light on genteel racism
Another ‘mouthy woman’ has called out the classicist’s comments on the Haiti scandal. But the respectful exchange that followed has been heartening
The Guardian view on Russian trolls: democracy is much too easy to hack
Editorial: Of course the Russians tried to influence the US presidential election. The shocking thing is that they found it so simple
Cancer, Clare and me: actor Greg Wise on the death of his sister
A year after the death of his beloved sister, Wise talks about caring for Clare in her last days, and the blog, now a book, they wrote together
Fake news sharing in US is a rightwing thing, says study
University of Oxford project finds Trump supporters consume largest volume of ‘junk news’ on Facebook and Twitter
Margaret Atwood: ‘I am not a prophet. Science fiction is really about now’
The TV adaptation of her dystopian classic The Handmaid’s Tale captured the political moment. Ahead of a new series, Atwood talks bestsellers, bonnets and the backlash against her views on #MeToo
What is it with world leaders tweeting selfies?
Theresa May, Emmanuel Macron and Benjamin Netanyahu get out their selfie sticks while Vladimir Putin disrobes again to brave the cold
Inside Britain’s meme factory
If you think things go viral on the internet by luck, think again: there’s an industry gaming the system and Manchester’s Social Chain is leading the way
Logan Paul: YouTube reprimands star vlogger over Japan ‘suicide forest’ video
Logan Paul’s channel, which has over 15.6 million subscribers, will be removed from YouTube’s premium ad lineup as company apologizes for delayed response
M&S drops cauliflower ‘steak’ amid ridicule from customers
Costing double the price of a whole vegetable and shrouded in layers of plastic, ‘clean eating’ product fails to make the cut
‘I met my wife on a train platform’: Twitter responds to Elon Musk with positive public transport stories
Elon Musk’s dismissal of public transport as ‘painful’ prompted Twitter users to share their stories under the hashtag #GreatThingsThatHappenedonTransit
Tory MP Anna Soubry submits dossier of violent threats against her
Document given to Speaker includes dozens of examples of threats, including calls for Brexit ‘mutineer’ to be hanged
Twitter suspends Britain First leaders as it enforces new anti-abuse rules
Jayda Fransen and Paul Golding suspended as social media platform takes steps to protect those targeted by abuse
Early steps to trace and block the trolls who spread fake news
Open door: For those journalists who seek truth and take seriously their role to facilitate democracy, it is imperative to expose deception and masquerading voices
I got a ‘don’t block my drive’ note on my ambulance: this is what happened next
Crews are used to getting these messages but the tweet of this one spiralled out of control
Disruption games: why are libertarians lining up with autocrats to undermine democracy?
In the era of digital politics, an odd alliance has sprung up: anti-state campaigners and Moscow-backed nationalists are combining to disrupt liberal institutions