Charlotte Meredith obituary
Other lives: Journalist with Vice Media in the UK who moved to Australia, where she worked in broadcasting and for the Daily Mail
Nick Booth obituary
Other lives: BBC journalist who turned his hand to supporting community activism with various digital initiatives
Teenage girls’ TikTok skincare regimes offer little to no benefit, research shows
With number of young girls sharing videos rising, study says following instructions can irritate skin and lead to allergies
UK campaigners raise alarm over report of Meta plan to use automation for risk checks
Ofcom ‘considering the concerns’ raised after claim that up to 90% of risk assessments will be carried out by AI
UK government looking at social media ‘app caps’ for children, minister suggests
Peter Kyle, understood to be considering two-hour curfews, says he wants to foster healthy relationships with tech
‘No smartphones before 14; no social media until 16’: The Anxious Generation author on how to fight back against big tech
One year on, Jonathan Haidt talks about the way his book changed the global conversation around children and digital devices – and explains how he handles his own teenagers
Online ‘guru girlies’ promise a better life, but is it too good to be true?
Level up and access your feminine energy, say these influencers to young women. This is self-delusion, not self-improvement, says writer Zandile Powell
Frequent TikTok users in Taiwan more likely to agree with pro-China narratives, study finds
Survey shows correlation between use of Chinese-owned platform and approval of unification with China
How the far right seeks to spread its ideology through the publishing world
Efforts raise questions about the far right’s place in the broader culture wars waged by the Trump administration
WTF with Marc Maron is ending. Here are five of the podcast’s best interviews
After nearly 16 years the veteran standup comic is calling time on the show that redefined podcasting
More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds
Guardian investigation reveals promotion of dubious advice, questionable supplements and quick-fix healing methods
What is the most common mental health misinformation on TikTok?
Experts establish four themes to the misinformation contained in videos with a #mentalhealthtips hashtag
Why am I filled with nostalgia for a pre-internet age I never knew?
Almost half of young people would prefer a world without the internet. We are haunted by the feeling that it has robbed us of something vital, says writer Isabel Brooks
How social media lies fuelled a rush to war between India and Pakistan
Disinformation spread to mainstream channels in what experts call deliberate ‘informational warfare’
My sister was found dead. Then I discovered her search history – and the online world that had gripped her
Adele Zeynep Walton’s sibling Aimee was a talented artist who loved music. It was only after her death that Walton realised Aimee had been lured into a dangerous community – and that others may also be victims of it