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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

What is – or was – the best-ever internet meme?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

Let Donald Trump see inside my phone? I’d rather be deported

The potential demand that visitors to the US hand over their social media records, or even their phones, opens up a world of embarrassment, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

Australia’s social media ban has given us a way to fight big tech – and get my son back on his skateboard

The ban on under-16s accessing ‘harmful’ content that began this week has overwhelming approval from adults – even if it had a few teething issues, says author Sisonke Msimang

Will other countries follow Australia’s social media ban for under-16s?

Several European nations are already planning similar moves while Britain has said ‘nothing is off the table’

In a shocking twist, Keir Starmer’s TikToks are borderline competent

The PM’s social media sortie has not been a total embarrassment, which may be a shame for him

Australia’s social media ban launched with barely a hitch – but the real test is still to come

The policy to cut off social media access for more than 2 million under-16s remains popular with Australians, while other countries look to follow suit

Online child sexual abuse surges by 26% in year as police say tech firms must act

Figures for England and Wales show there were 51,672 offences for child sexual exploitation and abuse online in 2024

‘Already had a profound effect’: parents react to Australia’s social media ban

We asked you to share your views on your children’s use of social media and how the ban is affecting your family. Here is what you told us

Film bro finds and ‘crash out cinema’: how Letterboxd became a review haven for the algorithm-averse

The platform’s esoteric watchlists and rating system appeal to cinephiles craving a different mode of discovery

Under-16s who slipped through cracks of social media ban will be ‘booted off in time’, eSafety commissioner says

Julie Inman Grant unconcerned by reports of children bypassing restrictions as Anthony Albanese says commencement of ban a ‘proud day’

Australia launches a social media ban – and is AI a bubble about to pop?

Under-16s to be banned from social media in Australia, and analysts continue to monitor the massive investment in AI

In this age of authoritarians, online abuse of women is soaring – and it’s leading to ‘real-world’ violence

Our UN report reveals the link between the online misogyny and offline crimes that are hounding women out of public life, says Julie Posetti, lead author of a new report published by UN Women

Doxing, death threats and the ire of Elon Musk: who is the Australian woman taking on the social media giants?

Overseeing the world’s first social media ban has been bruising for Julie Inman Grant, but she says ‘there’s no playbook for this’

Social media ban explained: when does it start in Australia, how will it work and what apps are being banned for under-16s?

Has the ban started, and how will age verification work? Here’s everything you need to know

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  • Alarm raised over Chinese CCTV cameras guarding ‘symbol of democracy’ Magna Carta
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  • Once Upon a Time in Harlem review – remarkable Harlem Renaissance documentary
  • Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show
  • Catherine O’Hara managed to make difficult characters utterly delightful
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  • Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
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  • Groundbreaking director Reginald Hudlin: ‘It’s taken a lot of effort but the reward is always worth it’
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