Value of Elon Musk’s X ‘rebounds to $44bn purchase price’
Dramatic reversal of fortune for platform since billionaire owner became key ally of Donald Trump
Duterte’s arrest gives ‘a sense impunity ends’, says Nobel peace prize winner
Maria Ressa says rules-based order ‘can perhaps still exist’ but social media is being used to undermine democracy around the world
What is Telegram and why has its founder Pavel Durov been arrested?
Russian-born tech entrepreneur is being held in relation to a cybercrime investigation
Social media platforms face huge fines under UK’s new digital safety laws
Platforms must safeguard against content such as terrorist and child sexual abuse material under Online Safety Act
If you’re reading this column, Elon Musk has messed up
Social media is lurching to the right like a tapeworm scenting offal – and X’s algorithms make it hard to find opposing opinion
‘Everybody does it’: Why we all love a good gossip, from The White Lotus, to books and podcasts
Sharing secrets is a natural human instinct – and the boom in audio is providing new platforms for the juiciest stories
The week in audio: Where Politics Meets History; Down the Caff; Archive on 4: No Blacks No Irish – review
LBC’s Iain Dale and historian Tessa Dunlop tackle Very Important Topics. Plus, deliciously chaotic fun at a much-loved East End cafe, and a vital but uncomfortable retelling of recent racism in Britain
Parents should stop children gaming on Roblox if they are worried, says CEO
David Baszucki says company is vigilant about protecting users amid reports of bullying and grooming on platform
Mirror, Express and Star owner says its print titles will be loss-making from 2031
Chief executive of Reach says he is committed to print, and higher online income will keep business afloat
Our teenage son was targeted by a sextortionist online – here’s what we did
Help is available for children tricked into sending intimate images, but regular conversations about internet safety are ‘part of parenting now’
Meet-cutes, boys’ bedrooms and buff bodies: meet the people behind TikTok’s viral vox pop accounts
From the woman who asks to see teenage boys’ rooms to the gang who want to know how couples found love, some people are attracting a huge following (and financial rewards) from being nosy - and asking one killer question
It’s the age of regret: gen Z grew up glued to their screens, and missed the joy of being human
A generation who came of age online now feel deprived of real connections. The upside is they are doing something about it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Meta apologises over flood of gore, violence and dead bodies on Instagram
Users of Reels report feeds dominated by violent and graphic footage after apparent algorithm malfunction
‘Vital and essential’: the film paying tribute to the weird world of NBA Twitter
Memes and Nightmares is an unconventional, offbeat documentary that acts as a love letter to an online community brought together by basketball
John Oliver on Facebook: ‘An absolute sewer of hatred and misinformation’
The Last Week Tonight host looked at content moderation and how Mark Zuckerberg has bent to Trump’s will