Maga star Katie Miller’s new podcast reeks of toxic femininity. I listened so you don’t have to
The ex-Doge staffer and wife of Stephen Miller says she wants to reach conservative women – and her first guest is JD Vance
Russia restricts WhatsApp and Telegram, alleging apps used for fraud and terrorism
Calls via foreign-owned platforms curbed as critics say Kremlin is pushing for greater control over Russia’s internet
British sports teams and bodies ‘failing to safeguard’ women from online abuse
Most of Britain’s leading sports teams and governing bodies ‘still have no specific safeguarding policies’ to protect women from online abuse, research has found
UK traffic to popular porn sites slumps after age checks introduced
Figures from digital data company show effect of strict rules brought in last month under Online Safety Act
Cat soap operas and babies trapped in space: the ‘AI slop’ taking over YouTube
Nearly one in 10 of the fastest growing channels globally consist of mass-produced, surreal AI-generated videos
FBI and NSPCC alarmed at ‘shocking’ rise in online sextortion of children
Snapchat logged about 20,000 cases last year of adults grooming children online, more than other social media platforms combined
Why ‘grifter’ has become the go-to political insult of 2025
These days it’s not enough to disagree with opponents – it seems we have to accuse them of being con artists too, says Britain editor of the New Statesman, Anoosh Chakelian
‘We wish it never existed’: readers tell us about their family’s use of YouTube
Impossible to monitor, a gateway to dangerous content, or a great educational tool? As the social media ban looms, parents tell us how YouTube affects their world
We’re being deafened by digital noise. Pause it and you hear the sound of democracy in crisis
Step offline for just a moment and you see how democratic politics is struggling to cope with the pace of technological change, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Can’t Look Away review – a harrowing, heartbreaking indictment of social media’s ruthlessness
Bloomberg journalist Olivia Carville follows a small legal outfit as it takes Silicon Valley’s most powerful companies to task for endangering young users
‘Children are entering a hellscape’: the terrifying film about grieving parents taking on social media giants
Sextortion, suicide scenarios, unwanted sexual advances – all this and more is served up to teens on their phones. Can’t Look Away tells a devastating story of bereft parents trying to hold the likes of Snapchat to account
Parents, don’t panic – healthy screen time for children is possible, if you follow these few simple tips
Yes, the huge firms pushing unsuitable content must be regulated. But until they are, adults can model the positive use of tech, says digital humanities academic Dr Kaitlyn Regehr
Social media battles and barbs on both sides of Atlantic over UK Online Safety Act
Farage accuses government of being ‘so below the belt’ as right wing doubles down on censorship claims
Knife throwing and cheeseburger spinning: the agony and ecstasy of being a viral trickshot video star
Think you could throw a basketball off a 540ft dam, into a hoop – while blindfolded? Meet the talented and ludicrously patient people putting hours into the internet’s most joyful (and pointless) clips
Social media ads promoting small boat crossings to UK to be banned
Change to border security bill will also make it a crime to advertise fake passports, visas and work opportunities