Reform UK vows to repeal ‘borderline dystopian’ Online Safety Act
Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf say they would find other ways to protect children online but admit they don’t know how
Community leaders can help curb false claims online after attacks in UK, say researchers
Analysis finds swift release of information helps to debunk inflammatory falsehoods on social media
‘There’s an arrogance to the way they move around the city’: is it time for digital nomads like me to leave Lisbon?
Like so many others, I moved from London to Portugal’s capital for the sun, lifestyle – and the tax break. But as tensions rise with struggling locals, many of us are beginning to wonder whether we’re doing more harm than good …
‘It’s queer, Black joy’: the TikTok creator quizzing pop stars and politicians on LGBTQ+ culture
Anania Williams’s viral show Gaydar asks guests like Zohran Mamdani and Chappell Roan about queer culture – and teaches viewers something along the way
Beware the blizzard of lies: US advice on how to handle Farage’s Trump tactics
Pro-democracy campaigners suggest ‘pre-buttal’ is more powerful than factchecking in fighting falsehoods
Minister apologises to generation of UK children exposed to toxic online content
As new measures to protect young people online come into force, Peter Kyle says politicians were too slow to act
What are the new UK online safety rules and how will age checks on adult content be enforced?
From 25 July websites and apps will be required to protect children by filtering out harmful content and verifying ages
UK should act to stop children getting hooked on social media ‘dopamine loops’
Beeban Kidron says it is not ‘nanny state’ to prevent firms investing billions on making platforms addictive from targeting under-18s
Age verification is coming to search engines in Australia – with huge implications for privacy and inclusion
New rules will radically change the way we use the internet in Australia, and not just social media
‘No long sermons’: how influencer Catholic priests are spreading the word of God online
Vatican invites 1,000 social media missionaries to digital jubilee conference
Obsessed with the Coldplay kiss cam story? I was too, until I realised the sinister truth at the heart of it
Nobody should expect to go to a huge concert and expect privacy, but the incident is a jarring reminder of the reach of the surveillance state and the internet’s insatiable appetite for public shaming, writes Arwa Mahdawi
The story of the Coldplay couple unfolded like a soap opera. But was the pile-on that followed a proportionate response?
We’re collectively trying to decide through digital telepathy what makes it OK to ruin someone’s life. That is an impossible task
Face age and ID checks? Using the internet in Australia is about to fundamentally change
New codes developed by the tech sector and eSafety commissioner come into effect in December, with major ramifications for internet users
Serial dating and push presents: love in the age of the algorithm is complex
Couples and singles let us into their idealised love lives online, but our role as viewers makes it more of a ménage à trois, says writer Zandile Powell
Archimedes knew the golden power of boredom – so why can’t we stop bringing our phones into the bathroom?
Being bored used to be a superpower, but now we have dopamine on loop to keep us endlessly occupied