Young people buying large knives on Telegram and TikTok, police say
Commander says authorities scrambling to keep up with supply trends as knife crimes rise
Revealed: US university lecturer behind far-right Twitter account and publishing house
Guardian investigation identifies Jonathan Keeperman, a former lecturer at the University of California, Irvine, as ‘Lomez’
The week in audio: Fur & Loathing; Dead Man Running; About the Boys; Vanessa Feltz – review
Nicky Woolf investigates a chemical attack at a furry convention, Myles Bonnar pursues a Scottish fugitive, Catherine Carr takes a sensitive approach to teenage boys, and a storm hits LBC
Revealed: how ‘fun’ social media accounts direct fans to betting giant
‘Boring Milner’ and ‘Andy Robson’ accounts work with Fanwave Digital, a firm paid by Paddy Power Betfair to post betting tips
TikTok to auto-flag AI videos – even if created on other platforms
Industry’s digital watermarking scheme will add to existing safeguards on TikTok’s own tools
Best podcasts of the week: Gemma Collins joyfully jumps into her specialist subject – herself
In this week’s newsletter: Celebrity anthology show Everything I Know About Me returns with the Towie star as its focus. Plus: five shows hosted by master podcasters
‘That open tweet is the canvas’: behind the highs, lows and memes of Black Twitter
A new docuseries, from Insecure showrunner Prentice Penny, explores how a section of Twitter became an inventive and impactful community
Tech firms must ‘tame’ algorithms under Ofcom child safety rules
Regulator calls on social media firms to use robust age checks to keep harmful content away from children
TechScape: How Snapchat is saving itself – and keeping up with Silicon Valley giants
The messaging service pegs itself as the ‘happiest place’ online, but Snap’s Ronan Harris explain how its post-pandemic struggles has made it focus on being friendlier not just to users but to small businesses, too
‘It’s just not hitting like it used to’: TikTok was in its flop era before it got banned in the US
I used to be an avid user of TikTok, but the algorithm serves much less delight and serendipity than it used to
How can parents protect their children from sextortion?
Consequences of sharing nude images and subsequent threat of blackmail can be devastating. Talk to your child, say experts
News Corp quotes anti-immigration TikToker but fails to reveal ex-One Nation MP adviser role
Daily Telegraph featured Jordan Knight as a spokesperson for his self-founded Migration Watch
Universal signs TikTok deal allowing artists back on platform
Music group pulled content amid row over issues such as deepfake AI-generated music and artists’ compensation
Best podcasts of the week: The cast of Green Wing bring the beloved sitcom back to life
Original cast members Olivia Colman, Tamsin Greig and more return for a revamp of the show, 17 years later, in audio form. Plus: five of the best home improvement podcasts
Number of writers jailed in China exceeds 100 for first time, says report
Pen America says there are 107 people behind bars for published content in China, with many accused of ‘picking quarrels’