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Rishi Sunak has turned into a social media star, but who is he trying to influence?

His latest slick self-promotional video shows a politician trying just a little too hard to show his best side, says French journalist Marie Le Conte

Facebook and Twitter say Australia wants to give regulator too much power in bid to combat online bullying

The social media giants raise concerns about the eSafety commissioner’s investigative powers and lack of oversight

‘Facebook has a blind spot’: why Spanish-language misinformation is flourishing

Researchers say Spanish-language content is less often and less quickly moderated for misinformation than English content

Alan Rusbridger says Oversight Board will ask to see Facebook’s algorithm

Former Guardian editor who is on board says it intends to broaden its remit and examine network’s AI

The horrific abuse of sports stars exposes social media’s mob rule

Sonja McLaughlan is just the latest innocent victim, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Optimizing for outrage: ex-Obama digital chief urges curbs on big tech

Michael Slaby calls Facebook and Google ‘two gorillas’ crushing the creativity needed to combat online conspiracy theories

Taking on the tech giants: the lawyer fighting the power of algorithmic systems

Whether it’s the CIA or Facebook, lawyer and activist Cori Crider is never one to shy away from a fight

What Facebook’s Australia news ban could mean for its future in the US

The company’s clash with Australia’s government has left clues as to how US legislation might rein in its vast influence

UK culture secretary warns Facebook after news ban in Australia

Oliver Dowden hints at further regulation of social media after meeting with Nick Clegg

Facebook returns news to Australian feeds as company seals further deals with media outlets

Independent publishers Schwartz Media, Private Media and Solstice Media sign deals with the tech giant

Facebook over-enforced Australia news ban, admits Nick Clegg

Communications chief defends reversed ban, saying it is unfair to force tech firms to pay for news content

Competition watchdog expects Google and Facebook to strike deal with small publishers

News media bargaining code passes Senate after government reaches 11th-hour agreement with Facebook

Nine to give back $2m in jobkeeper payments after posting $182m profit

Departing CEO reports 53% profit rise from digital businesses while revenue from mastheads including Sydney Morning Herald and the Age falls 9%

Facebook reverses Australia news ban after government makes media code amendments

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announces a compromise has been reached at the 11th hour as the legislation is debated in the Senate

WhatsApp to try again to change privacy policy in mid-May

Firm sets 15 May deadline to agree to new terms but will let notifications continue for short time afterwards

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  • 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
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  • 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
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