‘Maga is dead, Maga is effeminate’: why has the manosphere rejected Trump?
As public mood has shifted on Israel-Gaza and the Iran war, so has the manosphere’s devotion to the US president
EU charges TikTok with failing to protect users’ mental health
Regulator’s initial ruling says algorithm ‘can be harmful’ and led young and vulnerable viewers ‘down rabbit holes they can’t easily escape’
Broadcasters need content creators ‘more than creators need them’
CEO of leading production company says unless pay or exposure are high, creators are ‘not that interested’ in TV
Why tradwives are fleeing the movement: ‘I can’t undo my past – but I can warn other women’
In recent years, some of the most vocal tradwives have left their husbands, renounced their religious faith and promoted financial independence. What is behind this sudden and seismic shift?
From puregatory to lifehoarding – how best to describe our strange, anxious times?
The new words that end up a part of everyday speech can tell us a lot about the zeitgeist. In a world changing faster than ever, we need to coin some more, writes Emma Beddington
Why you should treat charisma as a red flag
Today’s crop of smooth talkers tap directly into a specific evolutionary vulnerability. Here’s how to defend yourself
Manosphere and online misogyny should be treated as public health issues, say UK experts
Report calls for an effort to tackle harms in similar way to obesity and smoking, and stresses need to ‘offer boys something better’
The Guardian view on online harms: Ofcom is failing at its job
Editorial: Expressions of disappointment are not an adequate response to the concerning lack of safety improvements for children on social media
Meta discussed ‘whisper strategy’ against social media critic Jonathan Haidt, files show
Court documents reveal staff considered ways to ‘get academic community to disavow’ influential US author
UK social media ban may lock out more than 100,000 teenagers without ID
Watchdog says under-16 ban may affect older teenagers without passport or licence, and that ‘motivated children’ will skirt restrictions
Sardinian restaurants ban families from using phones at the table
Fifteen establishments join trial scheme to encourage parents and children to talk while dining out
AI-driven disinformation running rampant on social media before US midterms, experts warn
Social media companies including Meta have pulled back on efforts to protect voters from election-meddling lies
They wallow in Trump gunk 24/7. They say it’s necessary
Joanna Coles and Michael Wolff spend most of their days thinking about the president’s follies for their podcast, Inside Trump’s Head. Someone’s gotta do it
Online safety laws have failed to protect children in UK, Ofcom admits
Campaigners call lack of progress ‘staggering’ as online regulator issues review of first nine months of new regime
‘A difficult line’: meet the editors tackling Wikipedia’s arms trade pages
Volunteers and new recruits come together for ‘wikithon’ to put more detail about industry into public domain