Explaining UK debt with biscuits: Labour MPs get the hang of viral content
Gordon McKee, whose explainer has racked up 3m views, leads way as party tries to harness power of social media
Cover-Up review – atrocity exposer Seymour Hersh, journalist legend, gets a moment in the spotlight
Hersh’s record on uncovering the big stories, from My Lai to Abu Ghraib, speaks for itself. This documentary watches him at work: dogged, nonconformist and combative
Anti-immigrant material among AI-generated content getting billions of views on TikTok
Researchers uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts that had accumulated 4.5bn views in a month
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’
The use of ‘nudify’ apps is becoming more and more prevalent, with hundreds of teachers having seen images created by pupils, often of their peers. The fallout is huge – and growing fast
‘Mansplaining’ was once a contender for word of the year. Here’s why we should stop using it
‘Rage bait’ is Oxford word of the year in 2025. But I think we should be able to decommission words that have brought more trouble than they’re worth, starting with the 2015 runner-up, writes Zoe Williams
Sir Andreas Whittam Smith obituary
Financial journalist who was the founding editor of the groundbreaking Independent newspaper in 1986
GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism
Rightwing activist claimed Commons deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani should be barred because she was born in Pakistan
How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’
At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a star
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
Troll 2 review – mythical Scandi-kaiju runs amok in mayhem-filled mockbuster
An enraged behemoth breaks free from a government black site bent on revenge, but there is not much here aside from some monster action
Ofcom urges social media platforms to combat abuse and limit online ‘pile-ons’
New guidance from UK regulator aims to combat misogynist abuse and ‘revenge porn’
Theresa May and Cate Blanchett to guest edit BBC Today programme
Former PM to examine issue of trust in politics and Oscar-winning actor’s show will discuss AI
Many prominent Maga personalities on X are based outside US, new tool reveals
Users posing as rightwing Americans are operating internationally, per the platform’s transparency feature
Fire alert: the fake ‘Amazon TV stick’ that opens the door to fraudsters
Two out of five illegal streamers have fallen prey to fraud, likely via a ‘modded’ USB stick that exposes users to data theft and cybercrime
The BBC is under threat like never before. This is how to save it
A moment of peril demands a new approach – on everything from funding to the BBC charter, says Pat Younge, former chief creative officer of BBC Television