David Lynch would struggle to make films in social media landscape, say collaborators Shorter attention spans would make it hard for director to tell ‘deeply connective’ stories, say colleagues on 80th birthday
UK ministers launch consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s Move comes as peers prepare to vote on an amendment to a bill that would enact a ban within a year of the bill passing
‘That magazine looms so large’: food writers on Gourmet’s comeback after 16 years A group of journalists look to fill the void left by Condé Nast’s Gourmet by reviving it as a worker-owned newsletter
Trump buys $1m in Netflix and Warner Bros bonds days after saying he’ll ‘be involved’ in merger Warner Bros is also being pursued by Paramount Skydance, helmed by David Ellison, son of president’s ally
Ant and Dec to launch Hanging Out podcast Pair also launching digital channel Belta Box which will feature new entertainment and curated clips
BBC could soon make programmes for release first on YouTube under deal Plan follows pressure on broadcaster to put more content on platform, but raises questions about licence fee
Sacked TikTok workers in UK launch legal action over ‘union busting’ Moderators accuse social media firm of unfair dismissal after it fired hundreds in UK just before vote to form union
TikTok to strengthen age-verification technology across EU Move comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around world
‘It’s AI blackface’: social media account hailed as the Aboriginal Steve Irwin is an AI character created in New Zealand More than 180,000 people follow the Bush Legend’s accounts across Meta platforms, but its Aboriginal host is a work of digital fiction
Spain’s meteorologists subjected to ‘alarming’ rise in hate speech, minister warns Environment minister says attacks on social media affect perceptions of meteorology and denigrate researchers’ work
Clickbait review – gripping drama about the human cost of moderating the internet A social media content moderator becomes obsessed with a violent video in this restrained, unsettling workplace thriller starring Lili Reinhart
Wes Streeting asks US expert Jonathan Haidt to address officials on social media ban for under-16s Exclusive: Health secretary issues invitation in push for UK to consider copying landmark restrictions in Australia
Spanish author lambasts linguistic academy over social media influence Arturo Pérez-Reverte says ‘an illiterate pundit, YouTuber or influencer’ has more impact than a literary prize winner
Keir Starmer tells MPs he is open to social media ban for young people PM says he is alarmed at reports about children’s screen time and has shifted position on Australian-style policy