Elon Musk’s Twitter coup has harmed the right. They are now simply ‘too online’
Democrats were fooled by their social media echo chamber in 2016. Now Republicans may be falling into the same trap, says sociologist Paolo Gerbaudo
‘It’s not a solution for teen girls like me’: Instagram’s new under-18 rules met with skepticism
Meta’s changes include making teen accounts private and ‘limiting sensitive content’. Many say it’s not enough
HSBC calls on tech firms to help refund victims of fraud
Bank says new UK compensation rules will fail to curb APP scams and prove financial sector is not the problem
Gambling firm appears to trivialise Lebanon pager blasts in social media post
London-listed Evoke, which owns William Hill, apologises for post on Israeli Facebook page linking to job ads
Axel Springer’s media assets to be split off in €13.5bn KKR deal
Private equity group to control classified business while Mathias Döpfner and Friede Springer will run digital operation
Best podcasts of the week: Lupita Nyong’o and friends tell tales of the African diaspora
In this week’s newsletter: The Oscar-winning actress goes back to her roots in Mind Your Own. Plus: five of the best comic book podcasts
Character Limit by Kate Conger and Ryan Mac review – Musk’s Twitter takeover
Behind the scenes of a corporate acquisition that changed social media for ever
Until social media giants take responsibility for the harm they cause, I support Australia’s age ban
Algorithms which intensify polarisation harm young and malleable minds the most. If digital platforms won’t self-regulate – the government needs to step in
Meta to put under-18 Instagram users into new ‘teen accounts’
Change giving parents greater control comes as governments consider social media age limits
By showing Musk’s X the red card, has Brazil scored a goal for all democracies?
A Brazilian justice ordering the platform to be blocked until it complies with state laws is a first among non-autocratic nations
‘I’m not sure what to trust’: a student navigates the news in the age of social media
With more people getting their news online than on TV, Ben Herd, 20, records his experience of following current affairs
From spy cams to deepfake porn: fury in South Korea as women targeted again
National police agency says it is investigating 513 cases of deepfake pornography as a new scandal grips the country
Sun and Daily Mail publishers cut jobs in US digital operations
Daily Mail owner says it has made ‘a small number’ of job cuts in US, and US Sun is also cutting back
Useless, beneficial, a social-life killer: teens weigh in on Australia’s plan for child age limits on social media
Some see the ban as worthwhile amid online dangers, while others say it would be socially inconvenient – and hard to enforce
Best podcasts of the week: How Joni Mitchell changed music – and America
In this week’s newsletter: Radio host Carmel Holt explores the singer’s cross-generational impact in The Road to Joni. Plus: five of the best podcasts about the future