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‘I didn’t eat or sleep’: a Meta moderator on his breakdown after seeing beheadings and child abuse

Solomon says the scale and depravity of what he was exposed to was far darker than he had ever imagined

What are the Ofcom measures to protect children online – and will they work?

Communications regulator has brought in more than 40 new rules for tech firms designed to keep under-18s safe

Ofcom announces new rules for tech firms to keep children safe online

Companies will be legally required to block children’s access to harmful content under UK’s Online Safety Act or face large fines

TikTok trend for ‘Dubai chocolate’ causes international shortage of pistachios

High-end ‘Dubai’ bar with Middle East-style nut filling is rationed in shops as price of raw kernels surges

‘Immediate red flags’: questions raised over ‘expert’ much quoted in UK press

News outlets pull articles featuring ‘psychologist and sex adviser’ Barbara Santini amid doubts over her credentials

Video claiming re-elected Labor would ‘plunder’ middle class made by member of WeChat Liberal campaign group

Exclusive: Video saying Albanese government would adopt ‘far-left’ Greens agenda shared by member of group campaigning in marginal Melbourne seat of Aston

Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media

Former PM says she wants to protect free speech after being ‘cut off at the knees’ by ‘the elite’ while at No 10

X’s UK profits collapsed the year after Elon Musk’s takeover

Social media platform formerly known as Twitter says 66.3% revenue drop was down to fall in advertising income

UK police chiefs call for ban on social media for under-16s

Four senior officers say more controls needed, amid claims platforms are ‘fuelling and enabling’ crime

‘Do you want to show strength here?’: Russia’s ads recruiting Chinese mercenaries

More than 150 Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, recruited via videos on social media

Elon Musk boosting influencer who platforms far-right Putin allies

Mario Nawfal has interviewed Serbian, Belarusian and Slovakian leaders and Russian minister of foreign affairs

Australian government gave $2.7m to Elon Musk’s X for advertisements in billionaire’s first year as owner

Exclusive: Spending came after the Albanese government paused ads for a week amid reports ads were appearing next to inappropriate content

‘Profiting from misery’: how TikTok makes money from child begging livestreams

Exploitation fears as people in extreme poverty perform stunts and beg for virtual gifts

Meta and Pinterest believed to have donated to Molly Russell charity

Anonymous donations made to Molly Rose Foundation, set up after Molly Russell, 14, took her own life after viewing harmful material on social media

Piers Morgan plans to expand his Uncensored YouTube channel

Broadcaster wants to branch out with shows covering crime, history and sport and says he has investors lined up

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  • ‘Menopause gold rush’? Experts warn of brands cashing in on women’s symptoms
  • 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

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