I’m addicted to checking my phone. Could a blocking device stop me?
Physical phone-blocking devices, powered by NFC wireless technology, are becoming a popular solution for doomscrolling. Brigid Delaney puts one to the test
‘If your wife asks you to change diapers, change your wife’: the Arabic hit show that parodies the patriarchy
The female-created YouTube sketch series Smatouha Minni – You Heard It From Me – uses satire to confront misogynistic attitudes
Tech giants face a new levy to pay for Australian news. What is the proposed model and how will it work?
Replacing the Coalition’s news media bargaining code, the incentive is the latest move to force companies to make deals with publishers and help fund journalism
Britain becoming ‘soft target’ for Russian propaganda, says security expert
Fiona Hill tells MPs UK is ‘vulnerable’ because it does not educate people on how to deal with information warfare
The one change that worked: I swapped doomscrolling for reading comic books
After Donald Trump’s second election, I realised the insidious hold my phone had over my life. So I turned to something I’d loved in childhood to better occupy my attention
Lena Dunham is right that fame is toxic. Unfortunately, we’re all famous now
Our lives are mediated through social media, which gives us twitchy main-character energy. No wonder we’re not enjoying it, writes Emma Beddington
Timothée Chalamet, Jessie Buckley … who will be the next victim of the internet’s confected outrage?
They’re just the latest stars whose banal pronouncements have triggered a wave of controversy. Surely no one, in their heart of hearts, cares that much, says freelance journalist Elle Hunt
‘Superhighways for child sexual abuse’: California lawmakers seek tougher rules for big tech
Online exploitation ‘inflicting profound trauma on a staggering number of children’, Democrats say
Criminal gangs profiting as child sexual abuse websites double, experts say
Analyst who worked on Internet Watch Foundation report says content exists ‘across all social media platforms’ and is ‘very easy’ to find
Going bald? There’s a subreddit for that – and it’s weirdly wonderful
Being hairless on top has never been in style, but r/bald members encourage one another in the face of insecurity
What have I done? I forced my kid to listen to Usha Vance’s podcast – now she’s a fan
The second lady has launched a serviceable children’s podcast. That seems strategic given JD Vance’s potential presidential run
‘Fullz’, ‘clicking’ and ‘addys’: how teens talk about fraud
Kaf Okpattah reveals the language used by scammers, from ‘squares’ to ‘clicking’ and ‘mule herder’
TikTok, an AI sitcom and clowns: how Hacks and The Comeback nail the humiliations of modern celebrity
No indignity is too great for the leads of these darkly funny shows as they pursue a comeback at any cost
‘An element of exploitation’: the world of TikTok child skincare influencers
Experts say regulation of child influencers sits in a legal grey area as children promote products on social media
#ToddlerSkincare: the ‘dark and exploitative’ world of children’s beauty videos on TikTok
Skincare videos are featuring children as young as two, Guardian analysis finds, prompting fears about the industry’s reach and lack of safeguards