Visa ban for European critics of online harm is first shot in US free speech war
Legislation that seeks to curb harmful content is viewed as a threat to Silicon Valley by many Maga politicians
No bickering around the Christmas tree! If your family are trapped by their algorithms, here’s the way out
My research on social media shows high levels of misinformation and disconnect. Here’s how to talk to kith and kin this week without tears and tantrums, says academic Dr Kaitlyn Regehr
‘A gamechanger’: 200,000 UK small businesses sign up to TikTok Shop
Big brands such as Sainsbury’s and M&S also selling directly in app through links in videos and livestreams
Now that phones alter our photos without us knowing, how do we know what’s real?
Comparing the pictures taken with my camera’s automatic software to those taken with a ‘zero-processing’ app, the results are shocking. Is this a good idea, asks writer Isabel Brooks
‘Money mule’ cases surge as criminals target young people on social media
Fake job adverts and promises of quick money are drawing thousands into type of money laundering
Should we turn the internet off?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions ponders whether life would be better in a post-online, analogue world
Can Dan Bongino regain his stature in the conservative media world?
Trump says the former podcaster and radio host ‘wants to go back to his show’ after a brief spell as FBI deputy director
Why is Truth Social owner Trump Media merging with a fusion energy firm?
What we know about the deal with TAE Technologies so far – from why it is happening to what fusion energy is
TikTok signs Trump-backed deal to avoid US ban
Joint venture will take over part of app’s US operations, including data protection, algorithm security and content moderation
Television in titbits: the rise of the billion-dollar microdrama industry
Hollywood is betting big on vertical microdramas, told in chunks under two minutes. Can a gimmick turn into a new form of entertainment?
Facebook tests charging users to share links in potential blow for news outlets
News organisations fear move could hit newsrooms and other media publishers by stopping users sharing their content
The Guardian view on Australia’s social media ban: dragging tech companies into action
Editorial: Children under the age of 16 needed protecting and the moral argument wasn’t winning. Government regulation can change the terms of debate
Starmer’s communications chief to address cabinet on media strategy overhaul
Exclusive: David Dinsmore to advise ministers as they step up efforts to combat far-right rhetoric online
Pakistani man living in Australia describes ‘nightmare’ of wrongly being labelled as Bondi attacker
Naveed Akram, a 30-year-old from New South Wales, was misidentified online as alleged attacker of the same name as misinformation spreads
Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’
AI Mode is mangling recipes by merging instructions from multiple creators – and causing them huge dips in ad traffic