UK should act to stop children getting hooked on social media ‘dopamine loops’
Beeban Kidron says it is not ‘nanny state’ to prevent firms investing billions on making platforms addictive from targeting under-18s
AI summaries cause ‘devastating’ drop in audiences, online news media told
Exclusive: Study claims sites previously ranked first can lose 79% of traffic if results appear below Google Overview
‘No long sermons’: how influencer Catholic priests are spreading the word of God online
Vatican invites 1,000 social media missionaries to digital jubilee conference
UK public service TV ‘endangered’ in YouTube era, says Ofcom
Regulator calls for legislation to make news and UK-focused shows easier to find on online video-sharing platforms
Cancelling Colbert, bribery, an $8bn deal: what’s going on at Paramount?
The fallout from the Trump payoff comes as a merger threatens the company’s integrity and A-list talent, such as Stephen Colbert, have already been sacrificed
Serial dating and push presents: love in the age of the algorithm is complex
Couples and singles let us into their idealised love lives online, but our role as viewers makes it more of a ménage à trois, says writer Zandile Powell
Netflix uses generative AI in one of its shows for first time
Firm says technology used in El Eternauta is chance ‘to help creators make films and series better, not just cheaper’
Houthi-linked dealers sell arms on X and WhatsApp, report says
Traders affiliated to Iran-backed rebel group found to have been running weapon stores on social media for years
Rosie O’Donnell dismisses Trump’s threat to revoke her US citizenship
Actor says she is latest in long list of artists, activists and celebrities to be threatened by US president
Ofcom head says age checks are ‘really big moment’ for children’s online safety
Melanie Dawes says rules will protect children from harmful content but campaigners are unconvinced
A bit like AI, Elon Musk seems custom-built to undermine everything good and true in the world
The Nazi meltdown of the tech billionaire’s bot Grok leaves me asking: is this post-truth rock bottom, or have we further to go?, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
Social media incentivised spread of Southport misinformation, MPs say
Committee finds firms’ business models endangered public and two-year-old Online Safety Act ‘not up to scratch’
Julian McMahon obituary
Australian actor who started his career in Home and Away, was the co-lead in Nip/Tuck and played Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four
The CEO who never was: how Linda Yaccarino was set up to fail at Elon Musk’s X
Ex-NBC executive was tasked with building an ‘everything app’, but billionaire owner was biggest obstacle in her path
Musk’s AI firm forced to delete posts praising Hitler from Grok chatbot
The popular bot on X began making antisemitic comments in response to user queries