Palestine Action ban coupled with Online Safety Act ‘a threat to public debate’
Rights bodies say new law and proscription of direct action group create risk of censorship of Gaza-related content
The inside story of the Murdoch editor taking on Donald Trump
Since her arrival at the Wall Street Journal, British editor-in-chief Emma Tucker has shaken up not only her own newsroom but also the White House
UK Online Safety Act risks ‘seriously infringing’ free speech, says X
Elon Musk’s social media platform says lawmakers made a ‘conscientious decision’ to increase censorship
Jess Glynne feels ‘sick’ over use of Jet2 song to promote US deportations
Jet2 also condemns White House post about Ice enforcement using viral holiday ad featuring Hold My Hand
Albanese says banning children from social media ‘not going to be easy’ as key questions unanswered
Onus on platforms to design simple solutions and there are ‘lots of ways’ tech firms could verify age of users, says communications minister
CatVideoFest: how clips of cute kitties spawned a million-dollar movie franchise
Every year since 2016, Will Braden has devoted himself to assembling a feature-length film from snippets of moggies doing the darndest things – and it has started to bring in serious money
As Australia’s teen social media ban looms, here’s how the platforms are lobbying for an exemption
Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat are running ads and events saying their services are safe for children – with the possibility of a legal challenge
Reform UK vows to repeal ‘borderline dystopian’ Online Safety Act
Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf say they would find other ways to protect children online but admit they don’t know how
Community leaders can help curb false claims online after attacks in UK, say researchers
Analysis finds swift release of information helps to debunk inflammatory falsehoods on social media
‘There’s an arrogance to the way they move around the city’: is it time for digital nomads like me to leave Lisbon?
Like so many others, I moved from London to Portugal’s capital for the sun, lifestyle – and the tax break. But as tensions rise with struggling locals, many of us are beginning to wonder whether we’re doing more harm than good …
‘It’s queer, Black joy’: the TikTok creator quizzing pop stars and politicians on LGBTQ+ culture
Anania Williams’s viral show Gaydar asks guests like Zohran Mamdani and Chappell Roan about queer culture – and teaches viewers something along the way
Beware the blizzard of lies: US advice on how to handle Farage’s Trump tactics
Pro-democracy campaigners suggest ‘pre-buttal’ is more powerful than factchecking in fighting falsehoods
Minister apologises to generation of UK children exposed to toxic online content
As new measures to protect young people online come into force, Peter Kyle says politicians were too slow to act
What are the new UK online safety rules and how will age checks on adult content be enforced?
From 25 July websites and apps will be required to protect children by filtering out harmful content and verifying ages
UK should act to stop children getting hooked on social media ‘dopamine loops’
Beeban Kidron says it is not ‘nanny state’ to prevent firms investing billions on making platforms addictive from targeting under-18s