Big tech not stopping online sharing of child abuse images, eSafety commissioner says, amid new online codes
Neasures to protect children from harmful content such as AI chatbots to be implemented at the same time as the under-16s social media ban
‘Food is political’: the TikTok star shining a light on South African cuisine’s hidden gems
Nick Hamman wants to help the local economy by enticing people to seek out township barbecues and family-run sandwich shops
‘Existential crisis’: how Google’s shift to AI has upended the online news model
Media sites are taking action on several fronts as traffic referrals dry up and AI companies plunder their content
Conspiracies, costume changes, and three-hour deep dives: inside the wild west of YouTube video essays
Mixing dense political ideas with allusions to Twilight and Donald Duck, these films have become a thrilling DIY artform – one entirely conceived, written, filmed and performed by their stars
Mother of Brianna Ghey joins Kate Winslet in call for smartphone ban in schools
Esther Ghey urges government to introduce legal ban and says current guidance creates ‘postcode lottery’
Parents could get alerts if children show acute distress while using ChatGPT
OpenAI to roll out new protection measures after facing a law suit on behalf of teenager who took his own life
Why more and more people are tuning the news out: ‘Now I don’t have that anxiety’
Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance
Ready to give up social media? ‘Advice pollution’ might just get you there
I almost admire the confidence it must take to tell people what to do online. But I long for the days when the internet wasn’t just lists of bossy self-optimisation plans, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington
Big tech has transformed the classroom – and parents are right to be worried
I’ve examined how commercial technologies reshape education – often in ways parents instinctively resist, but are told to ignore, says academic Velislava Hillman
Think you actually own all those movies you’ve been buying digitally? Think again
New lawsuit aimed at Amazon questions the legitimacy of the word ‘buy’ when it comes to owning a movie on your devices
An influencer plagiarised my life story on TikTok. Social media thrives on mimicry – but this was a step too far
At its best, the internet can be a space where people share stories and ideas. But the line between inspiration and theft can easily become blurred, says writer Esme Hewitt
Trump threatens tariffs on countries that ‘discriminate’ against US tech
Levies and restrictions could hit UK’s digital services tax and EU states such as France, Italy and Spain
Politicians risk ignoring many voters by not being on TikTok, Tory MP warns
‘You’ve got to be where the electorate are,’ says Luke Evans, the sixth-most followed UK politician on the platform
Silicon Valley is full of wealthy men who think they’re victims, says Nick Clegg
Former Lib Dem leader and Meta strategist writes in new book that power in tech capital is interlaced with ‘self pity’
‘What do you earn?’ How Instagram and TikTok influencers sent a taboo question viral
New wave of content creators say they hope to increase pay transparency by questioning people in the street