‘His legacy is cringe’: how Charlie Kirk became a meme among the young – even his supporters
Crude jokes about the Maga luminary are exploding online – less than a year after conservatives were suppressing any slander against him
How social media is changing Wimbledon from eminent tournament to ‘bucket list’ event
From high-profile influencers to live ticket-queue tracking, some fear aggressive marketing is ruining championships
US judge throws out Trump’s $3.8bn defamation lawsuit against Washington Post
Suit stemmed from 2023 Post article that said bank with ties to porn industry helped to fund Trump’s media operation
Why gen Z are ‘romanticizing’ their hangovers: ‘It’s lowkey a beautiful thing’
For young people, flaunting eye bags and bed rotting has become a cheeky rebuttal of body optimization culture
Freddy the German: psyop, mirror to US rapacity or Tocqueville in a CR7 shirt?
The true identity of the World Cup’s breakout fan has been the topic of feverish debate. He is also the tournament’s most revealing character
‘In stories like this, the data and the methodology are key’: when private equity meets public service journalism
A team from across the Guardian set out to investigate the full extent of private equity’s stake in Britain’s public and essential services. The scale and opacity posed many challenges
‘Tough pill to swallow’: LadBible boss on the traffic hit from Meta’s feed shake-up
Digital publishers struggle to reinvent business model after algorithm is changed in favour of promoting creator content
AI prey: why watchdogs are telling parents to protect children from nudification apps
As imaging tools become more sophisticated, online predators are using images of children to make extreme pornography
UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears
Exclusive: National Crime Agency and safety watchdog issue guidance amid rise in explicit material online
‘They sing mostly about cows … and peace’: how social media is driving a Maasai music revival
Digital artists from Maa-speaking peoples including the Maasai and Samburu are gaining popularity in Kenya with a blend of traditional and modern sounds
Lisa Nandy quits X over fears Musk-owned site pushes ‘abuse and misinformation’
Culture secretary says her department will stop using platform, citing concerns over far-right content fuelling violence and division
Ireland is big tech’s lapdog – and that compromises its EU presidency
The country is dependent on the global giants that call Dublin home. Irish ministers can’t be trusted to chair vital European digital sovereignty talks, says Irish civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan
‘Tech firms are losing the public’: social media age bans near tipping point
UK is latest country to set a minimum age for social media but big tech is fighting back globally against curbs
Two prime ministerial resignations, 10 years apart: ‘Brexit represents a kind of faultline in British history’
Keir Starmer’s announcement on Monday was the latest convulsion since the Brexit vote. This week, as we marked 10 years since the referendum, our former national news editor Dan Sabbagh looked back to the start of Britain’s ongoing political chaos
Today programme suffers ‘body blow’ as BBC prioritises social and digital content
Staff at Radio 4 show, which has 5 million listeners, told making content for likes of TikTok will take precedence for correspondents