Online suicide forum investigated under new UK digital safety laws
Ofcom’s first investigation to look into whether site took adequate measures to shield users from illegal content
Meta blocks livestreaming by teenagers on Instagram
Under-16s will be barred from using the app’s Live feature unless they have parental permission
Meta and Pinterest believed to have donated to Molly Russell charity
Anonymous donations made to Molly Rose Foundation, set up after Molly Russell, 14, took her own life after viewing harmful material on social media
Piers Morgan plans to expand his Uncensored YouTube channel
Broadcaster wants to branch out with shows covering crime, history and sport and says he has investors lined up
Steven Soderbergh developing ‘terrifying’ idea for post-Covid Contagion sequel
Director says he fears that a followup to the 2011 film, which gained renewed popularity during the pandemic, could be ‘irresponsible’
The Guardian view on online safety: don’t let Trump dictate the terms of debate
Editorial: The White House and tech oligarchs are using free speech arguments as cover to suffocate any European attempt to regulate digital space
Brad Pitt to star in follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, directed by David Fincher
A ‘derivative’ of Quentin Tarantino’s original, rather than a sequel, will be produced by Netflix, and continues Pitt’s relationship with the director of Seven and Fight Club
Trump to consider final proposal on TikTok as US ban deadline looms
Owner ByteDance required to find non-Chinese buyer for video app’s American operations by Saturday
AI firms are ‘scraping the value’ from UK’s £125bn creative industries, says Channel 4 boss
Government plan over copyright-protected work would put industries in ‘dangerous position’, Alex Mahon tells MPs
Snakes, ‘border madness’ and solo trips: five Nigerian female travellers on their top tips and trickiest moments
Whether it’s driving solo from London to Lagos, a month on a motorbike or vanlife in east Africa, these influencers are sharing their adventures – and helping others to negotiate the difficulties of a ‘weak’ passport
‘I can’t cope with it any more’: newsrooms scramble to retain audiences amid the big switch-off
In an international survey last year, 39% of respondents said they selectively avoid news to some degree
Outlets seek fresh strategies as UK poll shows ‘news avoidance’ on the rise
Negative content and distrust among reasons given by audiences as industry works on how to keep them engaged
Labour group tells MPs they must be on YouTube and TikTok
Group asks influencers and popular figures to help party’s backbenchers engage audiences and challenge narratives
‘It’s soul-destroying’: actors’ fury over the rise of self-tape auditions
Equity union says filming audition scenes at home amounts to unpaid labour and reinforces elitism
Trump has managed to spin Signalgate as a media lapse, not a major security breach
The US administration believes it can divide public attention until there is a new scandal. It may be a winning strategy, writes Andrew Roth