Disinformation networks ‘flooded’ X before EU elections, report says
Analysis by Dutch researchers shows coordinated activity in France, Germany and Italy in run-up to ballot
Best podcasts of the week: Aminatou Sow and co settle burning pop culture debates
In this week’s newsletter: The Call Your Girlfriend host turns mediator in the Pop Culture Debate Club. Plus: five of the best poetry podcasts
Students under near constant surveillance at Exclusive Brethren-linked schools, insiders claim
School laptops are allegedly monitored by a roster of church members, with parents sent summaries of their child’s internet use
‘Blunt-force approach’: LGBTQ+ advocates say proposed teen social media ban overlooks benefits
Amid bipartisan support for restricting teenagers’ access to social networks, young queer people fear isolation and loss of community
UK political parties on track to spend £1m on election day online ads
Digital campaigning gets round media blackout rule restricting broadcasters’ coverage while polls are open
#ukpolitics: how the 2024 general election has played out on TikTok
Our sample of political content shows how campaigns and individuals have been using the video-sharing platform
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‘Hawk tuah girl’ leans into craze she ignited but looks forward to moving on
Hailey Welch details in podcast interview how viral clip has upended her life and doesn’t want it to ‘be her image’
Dale Vince sues Guido Fawkes owner for libel over Hamas claims
Labour donor and green energy businessman given permission to serve papers to Paul Staines’ home in Ireland
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