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Frequent TikTok users in Taiwan more likely to agree with pro-China narratives, study finds

Survey shows correlation between use of Chinese-owned platform and approval of unification with China

How the far right seeks to spread its ideology through the publishing world

Efforts raise questions about the far right’s place in the broader culture wars waged by the Trump administration

WTF with Marc Maron is ending. Here are five of the podcast’s best interviews

After nearly 16 years the veteran standup comic is calling time on the show that redefined podcasting

More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds

Guardian investigation reveals promotion of dubious advice, questionable supplements and quick-fix healing methods

What is the most common mental health misinformation on TikTok?

Experts establish four themes to the misinformation contained in videos with a #mentalhealthtips hashtag

Why am I filled with nostalgia for a pre-internet age I never knew?

Almost half of young people would prefer a world without the internet. We are haunted by the feeling that it has robbed us of something vital, says writer Isabel Brooks

How social media lies fuelled a rush to war between India and Pakistan

Disinformation spread to mainstream channels in what experts call deliberate ‘informational warfare’

My sister was found dead. Then I discovered her search history – and the online world that had gripped her

Adele Zeynep Walton’s sibling Aimee was a talented artist who loved music. It was only after her death that Walton realised Aimee had been lured into a dangerous community – and that others may also be victims of it

‘My parents didn’t have a clue’: why many digital natives would not give their kids smartphones

Online bullying, violence and paedophilia have made young people sceptical of unfettered access to technology

From matcha lattes to Dubai chocolate – how supermarkets fight to cope with TikTok trends

Food fads were once dictated by restaurants, now it is viral videos influencing stores what to stock … and quickly

OnlyFans owner in talks to sell UK-based adult content platform for £5.9bn

Site with annual revenues of £1bn in discussions with consortium led by US investment firm Forest Road Company

Draining cities dry: the giant tech companies queueing up to build datacentres in drought-hit Latin America

In Brazil, the Chinese social media giant TikTok is said to be the latest company planning a supercomputer warehouse that will use vast amounts of water and energy

What to do if you can’t get into your Facebook or Instagram account

How to prove your identity after your account gets hacked and how to improve security for the future

Tell us: how long do you spend looking at a screen?

We would like to hear from people about their screen time experiences

Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study finds

Half of 16- to 21-year-olds support ‘digital curfew’ and nearly 70% feel worse after using social media

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  • How the left can win back the internet – and rise again
  • ‘One of the greatest comic talents’: tributes paid to actor Catherine O’Hara
  • US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages
  • Melania Trump documentary opens to underwhelming reception: ‘It’s not a gripping film’
  • ‘Here we go again’: $75m Melania film embodies venal spirit of Trump 2.0
  • Will corporate America finally stand up to the Trump administration?
  • What to know about the jury trials of Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube
  • How the right won the internet
  • Alarm raised over Chinese CCTV cameras guarding ‘symbol of democracy’ Magna Carta
  • Ulez bomber: the retired electrician who turned bomb-making extremist
  • We have lost so much of ourselves to smartphones: can we get it back?
  • From Nouvelle Vague to Mock the Week: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • Can you guess our screen time? A priest, pensioner, tech CEO and teenager reveal all
  • ‘I never imagined this!’ How KPop Demon Hunters could make history at the Grammys and the Oscars
  • I endured the Melania film so you don’t have to – my only regret is not buying popcorn so one of my senses was entertained
  • Once Upon a Time in Harlem review – remarkable Harlem Renaissance documentary
  • Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show
  • Catherine O’Hara managed to make difficult characters utterly delightful
  • Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, dies aged 71
  • Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
  • Jayasree Kabir obituary
  • Displacement Film Fund review – Cate Blanchett masterminds short film collection that brims with life and intensity
  • ‘Innovating weather science’: Met Office launches new two-week forecast
  • First stills from Sam Mendes’ four-part Beatles film released in Liverpool
  • Groundbreaking director Reginald Hudlin: ‘It’s taken a lot of effort but the reward is always worth it’
  • Eggs, hats and unfettered ambition: what we learned about Melania Trump from her documentary
  • This isn’t the film you are looking for: the Star Wars franchise is hamstrung by a massive identity crisis
  • Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù: ’If the west doesn’t say a film is good, that doesn’t mean it’s no good’
  • One adult for the 9.40am in Sittingbourne: a front row seat for Melania’s ominous UK opening
  • ‘Begging my boyfriend to get one’: Paul Mescal inspires yet another fashion craze with Hamnet earring

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