Here’s what you need to know about Nigel Farage’s mastery of TikTok
While most politicians haven’t taken the platform seriously, the Reform UK leader is an astute content creator, says the writer Sophia Smith Galer
Could the WhatsApp election hurt Labour at the polls?
In some constituencies – often with large Muslim populations – a parallel viral campaign focuses on emotive issues such as Gaza that rarely feature in national coverage
Children could be blocked from social media as well as porn sites in Australian trial of age check technology
Authorities in talks with Instagram and Facebook about taking part in $6.5m test of online safety measures
Supreme court remands decision on Republican-backed social media laws to lower courts
Laws in Florida and Texas were designed to restrict big tech’s power over alleged bias towards conservative speech
Meta accused of breaking EU digital law by charging for ad-free social networks
European Commission objects to ‘pay or consent’ model for users of Facebook and Instagram
China’s tech firms vow crackdown on online hate speech after knife attack
Clampdown follows fatal stabbing of Chinese woman who tried to stop attack on Japanese mother and child
Far-right site Gateway Pundit to answer claims of ‘bankruptcy abuse’ in hearing
Creditors suing news site ask judge to throw out bankruptcy filing after founder Jim Hoft said it was a ‘protection’ tactic
Relive (and relitigate) celebrity courtroom scandals, with Stacey Dooley and friends
The presenter and comedian Larry Dean dive into infamous legal fights in Famously … On Trial. Plus: five of the best clubbing podcasts
‘Please come and see me because I’ll be dead soon’: how Michael Sheen got sucked into a forever chemicals exposé
The star met an eco-activist who was convinced we’re all being poisoned by a chemical that was banned in 1981. Then he went to a toxic site and got sick. Head inside staggering new podcast Buried: The Last Witness
‘The darker you are, the less you’re worth’: the influencer pay gap
Beneath the flashy holidays and gifts, online influencing is rife with inequality, insiders say
Five hours a day on Facebook: how voters are keeping up with the election
Research agency Revealing Reality monitored the news consumption of six voters and found many were now relying on social media
Richard Warry obituary
Other lives: Journalist who specialised in writing on health and was in at the beginning of the BBC’s digital news service
Social media age restrictions may push children online in secret, Australian eSafety commissioner says
Minors could also miss crucial support under a potential ban, online safety regulator’s office tells inquiry
Could big tech eventually face its USSR moment and collapse completely?
The end of the all-powerful social networks seems inconceivable, but the disintegration of the Soviet giant once did too
Australia’s eSafety commissioner waters down child abuse detection rules in online safety standards
Tech companies providing end-to-end encryption, including Apple, pushed for the changes, warning of mass government surveillance