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Facebook is allowing Trump back. The platform hasn’t learned its lesson

Trump has never shown the slightest repentance for his role in what Facebook gingerly calls ‘civil unrest’

Biden vows to veto Republican plans that threaten economic ‘chaos’ – as it happened

‘I will not let that happen – not on my watch’, president says of House Republican proposals

Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts bode ill for his return to Facebook

As Trump was reinstated, Meta’s Nick Clegg stressed ‘guardrails’ were in place. He could soon find them tested

The one change that didn’t work: I deleted all my social media apps – and found myself bored

I really did have more time on my hands when I quit addictive online platforms. But I missed connecting with friends and discovering unexpected inspiration

Trump’s Facebook and Instagram ban to be lifted, Meta announces

Ex-president to be allowed back ‘in coming weeks … with new guardrails in place’ after ban that followed January 6 attack

Australia’s media regulator to get new powers to crack down on online misinformation

Government says Acma will be able to impose a compulsory code of conduct against disinformation on digital platforms

Trump pleads with Meta to restore Facebook account

Former president’s lawyers petition company to allow access following ban from platform in wake of 2021 Capitol attack

Free the nipple: Facebook and Instagram told to overhaul ban on bare breasts

Meta’s advisory board says policy impedes right to expression for women and trans and nonbinary people

Prosecute tech chiefs who endanger children, says Molly Russell’s father

Ian Russell says inquest into daughter’s death is ‘unique’ opportunity to make online platforms safer

Meta’s decision on Donald Trump is looming. Will he return to Facebook?

The ex-president was banned after the Capitol riots in 2021. Will his return rile social media’s ‘cauldron of extremism’?

Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty for academic over social media use

Court documents reveal reasons for Awad Al-Qarni’s arrest – even though rulers are major investors in social media platforms

Minister refuses to rule out changes to UK online safety bill

Social media bosses who breach child safety rules may face jail if Ofcom given powers to prosecute

Meta alleges surveillance firm collected data on 600,000 users via fake accounts

Lawsuit targets Voyager after Guardian investigation uncovered police partnership and company’s claims it could predict crime

Seattle public schools sue social media platforms for youth ‘mental health crisis’

Lawsuit accuses companies behind TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube of harming young people’s mental health

WhatsApp and other messaging services left out of new Australian misinformation code, regulator says

Australian Communications and Media Authority wants social media companies to hand over information on how they respond to complaints

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  • X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts
  • NHS staff battling wave of food supplement disinformation
  • ‘I should know better’: tech expert lost £70,000 in one simple phone call
  • Make platforms that promote violent content pay towards riot costs, Streeting says
  • UK government announces £132.5m after-school clubs package
  • Pioneering UK Nerve Lab harnesses AI to map effect of children’s screen time
  • ‘Loneliness influencers’ are racking up views. After a breakup, I see the appeal
  • ‘Why would you put a toxic product into the hands of a young child?’: director turned activist Beeban Kidron on why big tech needs its ‘tobacco moment’
  • ‘A movie for everyone, not just Drag Race fans’: stars of drag comedy Stop! That! Train! on making the summer’s funniest film
  • The Guide #246: Does World Cup fever leave you in a cold sweat? Here’s how to escape the footie
  • UK parents support an under-16 social media ban – but what do their children think?
  • From Olivia Rodrigo to The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • ‘Have you ever been around someone you just know is evil?’ Melinda French Gates on meeting Jeffrey Epstein, giving away billions, and her post-divorce peace
  • The right has created a false reality – fuelled by toxic images delivered straight to your phone
  • Palantir loses legal challenge to force Swiss magazine to publish responses
  • How much money did Elon Musk make in SpaceX’s stock market debut?
  • Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX ends trading day with valuation of $2.1tn – as it happened
  • SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut, making Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire
  • Derbyshire police officer investigated over AI-generated ‘evidential material’
  • The SpaceX IPO made Musk a trillionaire. The old rules of capitalism no longer apply
  • UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps
  • David Hockney, pioneering British artist famed for his pools and portraits, dies aged 88
  • What World Cup? US celebrities get their fashion kicks from the Knicks
  • More of the Christchurch shooter’s online comments have been uncovered, New Zealand researchers say. Does it change the picture?
  • Online racism is significantly affecting mental health, First Nations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’
  • ‘I only had this father, and he’s gone’: Wafa Mustafa’s fight for truth and justice for Syria’s missing
  • Obsessed with Obsession: how a low-budget horror changed the game in Hollywood
  • France accuses Israeli firm of interfering in Scottish elections and targeting SNP
  • Brad Pitt in the frame as older men embrace ‘hot professor’ glasses
  • Masters of the Universe is a box office flop. Can they really be serious about a sequel?

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