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Online safety bill: a messy new minefield in the culture wars

Analysis: Ofcom remains gatekeeper of big social networks, but moderators face multiple conundrums with the legislation

Instagram for kids – the social media site no one asked for

Facebook has been busy developing a child-friendly social media platform. But why are US lawmakers so unhappy?

What happens when WhatsApp’s new terms start on 15 May?

Messaging app will begin to turn off features until users agree to Facebook’s updated terms of service

Republicans cry big tech bias – on the very platforms they have dominated

Ted Cruz and his allies have spent years criticizing Facebook, even as the network was propelling Donald Trump to victory

Loan sharks target new victims via WhatsApp and Facebook

Criminals have been using social media – from dating sites to local community groups – to find, threaten and control people in debt

The meltdown at Basecamp shows even small tech firms are sociopathic

A culture war between founders and employees at the software firm is a reminder that new industries aren’t any more caring than old

It’s just pants: ads for skimpy men’s underwear too racy for media giants

Retailer Moot fears for future of its business as TV and web companies remove its promotions

Can virtual meeting spaces save us all from Zoom fatigue?

Few of us will be back in the office full time – but does that have to mean endless video calls? Meet the weird and wonderful newcomers hoping to take a piece of the action

UK ministers urged to make tech giants responsible for scams

Coalition of organisations including City of London police and Which? demand social media sites vet adverts

Facebook is pretending it cares how its platform affects the world

The reality is that Trump used Facebook most effectively as an organizing and fundraising tool, not as a platform for ‘posting’

Hillary Clinton: ‘There has to be a global reckoning with disinformation’

The former secretary of state warns of the danger to democracy of lies flourishing online – and says big tech’s wings must be clipped

The inside story of how we reached the Facebook-Trump verdict

I am a member of Facebook’s oversight board. Here’s why we decided to continue his suspension from Facebook

Facebook fudge potentially lets Trump live to lie another day

Analysis: Trump will try to have it both ways over the verdict – decrying censorship but also eyeing an eventual return to the platform

Facebook ruling on Trump renews criticism of oversight board

Analysis: Ruling stopped short of making final decision, deepening questions over the oversight board’s effectiveness

Facebook ruling on Donald Trump ban: five key takeaways

The oversight board has ruled that the former president must remain suspended for now but also asserted its independence

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  • Superfood or sweet treat? 17 delicious ways with popcorn – from snack bars and choux buns to salads and soups
  • Condemned to plutocracy? The relentless rise of US inequality
  • Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media
  • Suppliers unable to chase fees after film producer’s 50 companies are struck off
  • To the tablet and beyond: does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology?
  • Texas environmentalists lose bid to block Musk’s SpaceX from closing beach
  • ‘Once my tummy stopped shaking, I was absorbed by the scale, spectacle and wonder’: your Steven Spielberg film favourites
  • Key Trump allies and Musk on leaked list for secretive Peter Thiel retreat
  • ‘How do I deal with my rage? I put it in everything I do’: Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh on fury, friendship and hitting her prime in midlife
  • Social media bans are trending. But it’s too late for my son and me
  • Skeleton of the world’s rarest marine mammal preserved by digital imaging
  • A viral doomsday scenario aims to shake Europe out of its AI complacency
  • Granta stops publishing short story award winners over AI controversy
  • From Toy Story 5 to The Bear: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • I dived into my digital past to revisit my most cringe teenage moments – and realised how lucky I am to not be young and online today
  • Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage
  • The Guardian view on John Williams and Steven Spielberg: a partnership that changed cinema
  • The Rev Michael Humphreys obituary
  • 45 Years review – Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James mark an anniversary for the ages
  • How Refugee Week film festival brings migrants’ experience home
  • The best 4K wireless TV streamers for more choice – with no aerial required
  • The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech
  • Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership
  • Read a book? Join a club? Stare at a wall? Social media alternatives for under-16s
  • ‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings
  • Bologna’s niche festival of forgotten films captures the streaming generation
  • Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. But it’s a movie we don’t need
  • Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s new film shines a light on the human cost of unregulated social media
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash to Project Hail Mary – the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • You can handle the truth! Why cinema suddenly loves conspiracy theories

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