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The week in audio: Where Politics Meets History; Down the Caff; Archive on 4: No Blacks No Irish – review

LBC’s Iain Dale and historian Tessa Dunlop tackle Very Important Topics. Plus, deliciously chaotic fun at a much-loved East End cafe, and a vital but uncomfortable retelling of recent racism in Britain

Parents should stop children gaming on Roblox if they are worried, says CEO

David Baszucki says company is vigilant about protecting users amid reports of bullying and grooming on platform

Mirror, Express and Star owner says its print titles will be loss-making from 2031

Chief executive of Reach says he is committed to print, and higher online income will keep business afloat

Our teenage son was targeted by a sextortionist online – here’s what we did

Help is available for children tricked into sending intimate images, but regular conversations about internet safety are ‘part of parenting now’

Meet-cutes, boys’ bedrooms and buff bodies: meet the people behind TikTok’s viral vox pop accounts

From the woman who asks to see teenage boys’ rooms to the gang who want to know how couples found love, some people are attracting a huge following (and financial rewards) from being nosy - and asking one killer question

It’s the age of regret: gen Z grew up glued to their screens, and missed the joy of being human

A generation who came of age online now feel deprived of real connections. The upside is they are doing something about it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Meta apologises over flood of gore, violence and dead bodies on Instagram

Users of Reels report feeds dominated by violent and graphic footage after apparent algorithm malfunction

‘Vital and essential’: the film paying tribute to the weird world of NBA Twitter

Memes and Nightmares is an unconventional, offbeat documentary that acts as a love letter to an online community brought together by basketball

John Oliver on Facebook: ‘An absolute sewer of hatred and misinformation’

The Last Week Tonight host looked at content moderation and how Mark Zuckerberg has bent to Trump’s will

Telegram fined nearly $1m by Australian watchdog for delay in reporting about terrorism and child abuse material

Telegram took 160 days to provide information, with the delay obstructing online safety scrutineer from doing its job, commissioner says

‘Revenge porn’ abusers allowed to keep devices with explicit images

Prosecutors in England and Wales are failing to obtain orders requiring the deletion of intimate content shared without consent, analysis reveals

Social media bans for teens: Australia has passed one, should other countries follow suit?

A block for under-16s would soothe many parents’ concerns, but experts are divided over the evidence in support of it, and how it might work in practice

Trump receives widespread backlash to social post calling himself ‘king’

US president made comparison after administration rescinded New York City’s congestion pricing plan

Parents are desperate to protect kids on social media. Why did the US let a safety bill die?

The Kids Online Safety act passed the Senate 91-to-3 but died in the House. Advocates on both sides say they won’t give up

‘Rugby can be pretty complicated’: Cole and Youngs tackle plain speaking in hit podcast

No more biting of lips as former England stalwarts Cole and Youngs are saying what they actually think in their rugby podcast

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  • ‘Coffee is just the excuse’: the deaf-run cafe where hearing people order via sign
  • Catherine O’Hara obituary
  • Why TikTok’s first week of American ownership was a disaster
  • ‘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

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