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Stock plunge wipes out Trump Media’s extraordinary market gains

Truth Social shares closed below $17 on Wednesday, reversing all gains since the company’s rapid rise from January

Telegram’s collision course: inside the 6 September Guardian Weekly

Could social networks be criminally liable for illegal content? Plus: Tony Blair’s top leadership tips

Lula says Elon Musk’s wealth does not mean world must accept his ‘far-right free-for-all’

Brazilian president makes comments after supreme court votes to uphold X ban over refusal to obey court orders

Australian senator’s post about Wakeley stabbing among those Elon Musk’s X urged to delete

Julie Inman Grant didn’t reveal the tweets, but documents reveal one was by Ralph Babet, the lone politician from the conservative United Australia party

US gambling sector’s ‘relentless’ social media posts breached own rules, study claims

Exclusive: University of Bristol academics say gambling industry code ‘not being followed’ after analysis of social media posts by leading firms

No screens before age of two, Swedish health authority tells parents

Guidelines also stipulate teenagers should have no more than three hours of screen time a day

‘The new digital flex’: the airport tray trend stirring outrage and delight

High-end possessions artfully placed in grey plastic security trays are giving #foodstagram a run for its money

Don’t rejoice yet, Elon Musk and his tech bros-in-arms are winning the global battle for the truth

The banning of X in Brazil and the arrest of Telegram boss Pavel Durov won’t stop their lies

‘Internet prophet’: arrest of Telegram CEO could strengthen heroic image

Pavel Durov will probably use French legal disputes to position himself as a champion of free speech, say observers

Brazilian court orders suspension of Elon Musk’s X after it missed deadline

Social media platform to be blocked by ISPs because it did not appoint legal representative in allotted time

Best podcasts of the week: Pacino, De Niro and more celebrate The Godfather at 50

The movie megastars contribute to Rebecca Keegan’s irresistible show, A Film We Can’t Refuse. Plus: five of the best outdoors podcasts

Telegram CEO charged in France for ‘allowing criminal activity’ on messaging app

Pavel Durov, who has French citizenship, faces prosecution over alleged failure to suppress spread of sexual images of children and calls for violence

Telegram founder’s arrest could have far-reaching impact on Russia

Response across political spectrum to Pavel Durov’s arrest highlights unique place messaging app has in Russian society

What the Telegram founder’s arrest means for the regulation of social media firms

In this week’s newsletter: Pavel Durov’s detention by French authorities is a major break from the norm – but his low-moderation, non-encrypted app is an anomaly

Telegram founder arrest part of cybercrime inquiry, say prosecutors

Investigation into Pavel Durov relates to app’s alleged failure to stop spread of child sexual abuse material

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  • Shelter review – super-soldier Jason Statham does the business as he takes on Bill Nighy in action thriller
  • Seasons review – it’s Ibsen vs Peter Pan in chronicle of actors messing up their lives on and off stage
  • ‘Yes, they would execute a child’: the film about a girl who has to bake a birthday cake for Saddam Hussein
  • Viral AI personal assistant seen as step change – but experts warn of risks
  • Do You Love Me review – exhilarating documentary is ode to the collective courage of Lebanese people
  • What is Moltbook? The strange new social media site for AI bots
  • Why should renters like me have to trade away our privacy just to get a roof over our heads?
  • Steven Spielberg becomes an Egot after winning Grammy for John Williams documentary
  • Snapchat blocks more than 400,000 Australian accounts but warns of ‘significant gaps’ in under-16s social media ban
  • Dead Souls review – Alex Cox rides into sunset with anti-Trump spaghetti western
  • Melania film earns $7m in US, strongest documentary debut in over a decade
  • ‘It’s really sad’: US TikTok users rethink app over concerns about privacy and censorship
  • Dozens of historic Maseratis recreated for movie about Italian car company
  • ‘Coffee is just the excuse’: the deaf-run cafe where hearing people sign to order
  • Catherine O’Hara obituary
  • Why TikTok’s first week of American ownership was a disaster
  • ‘Menopause gold rush’? Boom in hi-tech products as stigma starts to recede
  • 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

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