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Jeremy Vine ‘stopping cycling videos’ due to abuse he receives

Broadcaster said trolling ‘got too bad’ and at least two death threats against him were being investigated by police

‘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

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  • MPs accuse social media firms of spreading Iran misinformation
  • Why is the US so expensive? Everything comes in a ‘premium’ version, from doctors’ appointments to movies
  • Argos faces backlash over ‘influencer kit’ for toddlers
  • Influencers are spruiking these three tests on social media, but they risk doing more harm than good
  • Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at 60: Elizabeth Taylor still crackles with feral energy
  • Divide between Silicon Valley and ordinary people grows ever larger
  • Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story review – fitting tribute to a barnstorming trailblazer
  • ‘We are a very resilient people’: in the face of Trump’s threats, Cuban cinema comes out fighting
  • As the US midterms approach, AI is going to emerge as a key issue concerning voters
  • Abel leaves LA: self-deportation from Trump’s America – documentary
  • Surrender to It review – insufferable bunch of actors reconnect for hiking weekend of pain and comedy
  • Revolut warns it risks backlash over support for energy-intensive AI and crypto
  • The Peaky Blinders film is pandering to these populist times – I should know, the Nazi in it is my father
  • No Ordinary Heist review – Eddie Marsan stars in Belfast true-crime thriller about massive bank robbery
  • Behind the rise of Clavicular and ‘looksmaxxing’ there are insecure young men who feel they don’t measure up
  • Empire of Lies review – far-right conspiracist and YouTuber lock horns in Gloucestershire field
  • Amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online surged in 2025
  • Victorian business fined for telling influencers to lie about paid Instagram posts in first of its kind penalty
  • Valerie Perrine, Superman and Lenny actor, dies aged 82
  • MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access
  • AI boom risks widening wealth divide, says BlackRock’s Larry Fink
  • Actor Alan Ritchson filmed allegedly assaulting neighbor in front of his kids
  • Leonid Radvinsky, owner of OnlyFans, dies aged 43
  • ‘The most stunningly awful wonderful record’: how the Shaggs became rock’s most divisive band
  • When your culture becomes a meme: the ‘jarring’ effect of Chinamaxxing
  • Do we have to keep talking about AI? The machines are always one step ahead
  • World’s broadcasters urge EU to tighten rules for big tech in smart TV battle
  • The Mortuary Assistant review – game-inspired horror simulates morgue work with conviction
  • ‘Kids say they take a quick look at TikTok’: a new kind of distracted driving is on the rise
  • All and Nothing review – inspiring tale of the Chinese artist who cultivated a grassroots scene in Cumbria

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