James Bond owners say name battle is ‘assault’ on 007 franchise
Exclusive: Dubai-based property developer has filed claims challenging trademark registrations, including the phrase ‘Bond, James Bond’
Welcome to a new ‘gloomcycle’ of news. Here’s how to stop compulsive scrolling
As Americans, we need to know what’s happening so we can act. But that doesn’t mean constant online immersion
BBC threatens legal action against AI startup over content scraping
Letter sent to Perplexity AI but US-based firm calls corporation’s claims ‘manipulative and opportunistic’
Rise in ‘alert fatigue’ risks phone users disabling news notifications, study finds
Publishers could see audiences uninstall apps, as some users receive up to 50 alerts a day, analysis shows
Teenagers who report addictive use of screens at greater risk of suicidal behaviour, study shows
Experts find link between compulsive use of social media, phones and video games and mental health problems
Pik-Sen Lim obituary
Groundbreaking actor best known for her roles in Mind Your Language, Johnny English Reborn and Vampire Academy
For Jools: one mother’s fight for the truth about her son’s death
Ellen Roome suspects her 14-year-old was taking part in a ‘blackout challenge’ when he died. But she can’t access his online accounts – so she has given up everything to take on the social media giants
Operator of gossip forum Tattle Life unmasked after losing defamation case
Sebastian Bond named as publisher of site known as trolls’ paradise, which was ordered to pay out to couple in 2023
More Australians get their news via social media than traditional sources for first time, report finds
TV remains the most popular source of news and one in 20 respondents said they ask AI chatbots for the headlines
Social media overtakes TV as main source of news in US, analysis finds
Global study shows 54% of Americans receive news from social media, while the UK has highest proportion of news avoiders at 46%
British politics is in a loop and it’s Farage’s vision that’s stuck on repeat
Unlike Keir Starmer and his cabinet, Reform UK’s leader actually understands and exploits the rules of engagement in our digital age, says Guardian columnist John Harris
Gen Z and gen Alpha brought a raw, messy aesthetic to social media. Why does it feel as inauthentic as ever?
The glossy perfection of millennial content gave way to something that felt more ‘real’. But that was a mirage – and brands quickly caught on, says brand strategy consultant Eugene Healey
Society may have overestimated risk of the ‘manosphere’, UK researchers say
Many who engage are ‘discriminating and value-driven’, with a minority consuming ‘extremely misogynistic content’, study for Ofcom suggests
Charlotte Meredith obituary
Other lives: Journalist with Vice Media in the UK who moved to Australia, where she worked in broadcasting and for the Daily Mail
Storehouse review – an exasperating wander through the internet’s ‘arkive’
While Liana Patarkatsishvili’s gargantuan immersive show looks spectacular, too many ideas are thrown about without being tethered to a story