The faces behind the feeds: Gen Z’s private lives and public posts – in pictures

For the first digital natives, there are two places to express yourself: in the comfort of your own room and online. Photographer Niccolò Rastrelli set out to find out how the identities compare

Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial

In trial that opened on Tuesday, California and 28 other states accused the company of designing addictive sites and violating laws protecting children’s privacy

The Guide #257: What we lose when a medium ​built for the ear surrender​s to the camera

In this week’s newsletter: As platforms chase ​s​ubscribers, podcasts are losing their off‑screen charm​, leaving listeners to wonder whether the intimacy of audio can survive the studio lights

‘They’re thinking about the likes’: deadly TikTok motorway trend horrifies Ireland

Social media platforms face public ire after fatal crash involving teenagers filming themselves driving on wrong side

Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, says equalities minister

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson says politicians have helped fuel hatred and that police are not taking violence against women and girls seriously enough

Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial

Arturo Béjar, former Meta safety engineer, tells jury tech company was aware of products’ potential harm to children

Roblox commits to privacy overhaul after eSafety discovers adults can contact children via gaming platform

Regulator says verifiable safety measures are ‘critical’ to the online service’s viability

US states accuse Meta of covering up research on teen social media addiction in pivotal trial

State attorneys general claim tech company intentionally designed addictive products that harm young people

Social media on trial as $200bn case against Facebook and Instagram begins

Twenty-nine US states are seeking huge damages, claiming Meta’s platforms were addictive by design

Revealed: Toby Young free speech group crowdfunded over £60,000 for legal case fought by pro-bono lawyer

Staff members said Free Speech Union would ‘need to explain’ how it spent money donated by its supporters

New Mexico’s attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta

Exclusive: Raúl Torrez is drafting two bills with state lawmakers to bolster consumer protections and child safety online, building on state’s landmark case against Meta

‘Our children are less cognitively capable,’ says neuroscientist who wants to cut screen use in schools

Jared Cooney Horvath argues that educational technology undermines how children learn and develop

French court blocks Macron’s social media ban for under-15s

Constitutional council says curbs infringe freedom of expression and privacy as president vows to rework legislation

Trump sued over $100,000-a-month early-access offer to Truth Social posts

Suit alleges subscription offer aims to sell privileged access to information generated in president’s official capacity

Meta faces expensive child safety reckoning

Also: Google executives jump ship in race for AI dominance