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BBC producers say they ‘didn’t hear’ N-word slur as ‘working in a truck’, following second Baftas apology

Corporation says it is sorry that words spoken involuntarily during ceremony by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, were not edited out

Netflix boss says $83bn Warner Bros takeover will benefit industry

Comments by Ted Sarandos follow Donald Trump’s demand for company to remove Democrat from board

Amateur YouTube detectives’ constant streams put cases in jeopardy: ‘It’s clickbait’

Self-declared sleuths have inserted themselves into the search for Nancy Guthrie, compromising the investigation for views and clicks

How to win friends and influencers: Labour’s new social media strategy is a step into the future

There was a backlash when No 10 invited online content creators inside its doors. But in a fast-changing media landscape, this solves two problems at once, says deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major

Digital blackface flourishes under Trump and AI: ‘The state is bending reality’

From TikTok deepfakes to smears put out by the White House, fake videos modeled on Black archetypes are running rampant - putting Black users at risk

Robert Carlyle joins Line of Duty for series seven

Acclaimed actor will take on guest lead role as a specialist firearms officer in hit BBC crime drama

TV set is most popular way to watch YouTube in UK, study finds

Television outranks laptops, tablets and smartphones across all age groups, according to audience review

The disturbing rise of Clavicular: how a looksmaxxer turned his ‘horror story’ into fame

His gonzo argot of ‘mogging’ and ‘jestermaxxing’ masks a malign chauvinist philosophy, and his audience keeps growing

While we’re seeking to fix what’s wrong with Britain, look hard at our policy-lite, sensation-seeking media

Mandelson, Trump, Send: all need explanation with thought and clarity. We must end this obsession with ‘hot takes’, says Roger Mosey, former head of BBC TV News

Warner Bros gives Paramount seven days to make ‘best and final’ offer

Waiver from Netflix allows film company to engage with rival bidder if it could lead to a ‘reasonably superior offer’

What social media restrictions has Keir Starmer announced?

Before consultation on under-16s ban, government to crack down on AI chatbots and get powers to act more quickly

Warner Bros Discovery weighs new sale talks after fresh Paramount offer

Board considering whether to re-engage in move that could prompt a second bidding war with Netflix

The Guardian view on AI: safety staff departures raise worries about industry pursuing profit at all costs

Editorial: Cash-hungry Silicon Valley firms are scrambling for revenue. Regulate them now before the tech becomes too big to fail

UK ad agencies undergo their biggest exodus of staff as AI threatens industry

Number of employees declined by more than 14% to 24,963 last year, with fall greatest among younger workers

Instagram CEO dismisses idea of social media addiction in landmark trial

Adam Mosseri defends app on witness stand and says critics must separate ‘clinical addiction’ from ‘problematic use’

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  • Water cannon deployed in second night of disorder after knife attack in Belfast – live
  • Elon Musk’s X not facing action from UK government over posts inciting violence in Belfast
  • Glenn Close and Ridley Scott among names set to receive honorary Oscars
  • The Guardian view on far-right violence: digital radicalisation is threatening democracy
  • Sales of Meta whistleblower’s memoir soar after Hay festival ‘silencing’
  • How to Talk Australians: The Movie review – viral web series lampooning Aussie culture gets big-screen adaptation
  • First trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook sequel The Social Reckoning
  • Actor Tyler Mane reveals he is having treatment for rare male breast cancer
  • Under the Shadow review – Leila Farzad is fantastic in this nerve-shredding tale of 80s Tehran
  • From An Evening With Gary Lineker to Dear England: what to watch to warm up for the World Cup
  • ‘It’s not about heroes and villains’: the triumphant return of long-lost indie I Shot Andy Warhol
  • Should you send that midnight text? 11 essential rules for phone etiquette
  • The best films of 2026 so far
  • Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules
  • Boogie Nights review – Paul Thomas Anderson’s porn epic is still gaudy, seedy fun
  • Global brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels accused of atrocities in DRC, investigation finds
  • Can a $159 Bluetooth sleep mask help you snooze better? I tested to find out
  • How Belfast knife attack became the latest far-right ‘trigger event’
  • Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10
  • Peabo Bryson obituary
  • Disclosure Day review – close encounters of a deferred kind in Spielberg’s conspiracy spectacular
  • ‘We got banned from YouTube but they showed Saddam Hussein being hanged’: the wild viral visions of Romain Gavras
  • All signs point to Trump pushing AI growth
  • UK regulator orders social media firms to adopt measures to stop viral illegal content
  • Amazon’s main UK arm handed £7.6m tax credit as profits soar to £355m
  • I watched as Meta’s threats stopped Sarah Wynn-Williams from speaking – we must have stronger rights for whistleblowers
  • Bank of England warns of AI scams as deepfakes of Farage-Bailey fight spread
  • Think Musk the billionaire was bad? Brace yourself for Musk the trillionaire
  • ‘A man of great appetites’: what’s it like to be a dictator’s personal chef?
  • Signal One review – Dennis Quaid and David Thewlis ballast high-concept, low-risk first contact yarn

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