‘Traceability is vital’: labs test thousands of unregulated substances amid peptide craze
Experts warn consumers of unknown risks as one lab says about a third of samples fail basic quality checks
Do we really need truncheons and pepper spray to fight off London’s ‘feral’ teenage shoplifters?
I don’t want to minimise the scenes in Clapham High Street. But how about dialling things down a notch, writes Zoe Williams
‘It started with a tipoff’: how a Guardian investigation exposed child sex trafficking on Facebook and Instagram
Meta has just lost a multimillion-dollar legal battle over its failure to prevent children being sold on its platforms. Here’s how we uncovered evidence that became part of the case against it
Joe Rogan and the influencers who built Maga are revolting over Iran. Was this an alliance doomed to fail?
Unlike Trump’s cronies in the White House, outside voices are not so easily disciplined. There’s a lesson here for all future political movements, says Jason Okundaye, an assistant Opinion editor at the Guardian
Is the UK falling out of love with social media?
Ofcom data points to more passive consumption amid changes to apps and fears about mental health and past posts
What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype?
Influencers and athletes are among those claiming substances can help with injury repair, weight loss and angi-ageing
Sydney councils fear new datacentres could cause blackouts, block housing and affect locals’ health
Datacentres ‘directly competing’ with possible residential builds near public transport, one council tells NSW inquiry, amid growing concerns
‘Young people want to come together’: experts respond to mass teen meet-ups in Clapham
Academics and youth workers say cuts to services and lack of public space help explain recent unrest in south London
UK social media users less active on tech platforms due to rise of video apps
Ofcom research shows people also concerned old posts could affect personal or professional life
‘About bloody time’: Prince Harry welcomes lawsuits against tech firms
Prince tells privacy summit of ‘harrowing stories’ of how use of tech giants’ platforms led to ‘grave and irreversible harm’
Australia wants to sell its social media ban to the world – but are the measures even working?
Two-thirds of teenagers are still on social media platforms included in the ban, according to the eSafety commissioner
TMZ tracks US lawmakers vacationing amid the partial government shutdown
Tabloid outlet has covered Republicans and Democrats relaxing at places such as Disney World as shutdown drags on
Landmark losses for Meta and YouTube as big tech misses the point
Meta claims social media addiction isn’t real. Juries disagree
Why is Labour so unpopular? Just look at the dithering over kids’ screen time
Keir Starmer is running out of patience with the social media platforms, after Meta and Google’s landmark legal defeat in Los Angeles. But this ‘strongest intervention yet’ comes years too late, writes Zoe Williams
College Republicans director made racist and sexist remarks on live streams
Review of Kai Schwemmer’s broadcasts undermines claim ‘process of growth’ had led him to abandon bigoted views