‘Just the start’: X’s new AI software driving online racist abuse, experts warn

Amid reports of creation of fake racist images, Signify warns problem will get ‘so much worse’ over the next year

‘Long way to go’ on gender parity in film and TV industry, Bafta chair says

Sara Putt cites lack of access and retention in an increasingly precarious industry

Fears for UK boomer radicalisation on Facebook after Meta drops factcheckers

For middle-aged users, it will be ‘even harder to discern the truth’ among extremist content, expert says

‘I was 2cm from being paralysed’: UK stunt artists celebrated with donation to BFI

Gillian Aldam, who is still working at 83, among top names in rare first edition of 1973 register being given to library

Elon Musk and the new world order: the hijacking of the global conversation

How can we publicly debate policy in the face of the rising – and polarising – influence of the X owner and others whose only aim is to serve themselves

Note to No 10: one speed doesn’t fit all when it comes to online safety

Legislation to protect children in the digital realm is essential. But if it results in the loss of small cycling and cancer-care forums, something’s gone wrong

UK can be ‘AI sweet spot’: Starmer’s tech minister on regulation, Musk, and free speech

Technology secretary Peter Kyle has the task of making Britain a leading player in the AI revolution, but says economic growth will not come at the cost of online safety

‘It’s the moment when genius comes into the universe’: the film recreating SNL’s chaotic first night

A new drama recalls the wild first broadcast of Saturday Night Live in 1975. Making it was as much of a high-wire act as the show itself, the film’s director Jason Reitman and stars reveal

Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now

There is a narrow window. Public media and fair reporting must be supported: the rules must be upheld, says writer and academic Emily Bell

Mark Zuckerberg’s end to Meta factchecking is a desperate play for engagement

As factchecking attempts end, it’s a guarantee Meta’s platforms will become a wasteland of fake news and misinformation

Meta never cared about factchecking. What it wants is friction-free oligarchy

The company’s plan to end its factchecking program is about appeasing Trump. That signals the making of a mafia state

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger review – Rory Kinnear files a solid return as the bloke from Burnley

The businessman with a heart takes on crooked payday lenders in this predictable sequel that gets by on its heartfelt performances

Meta has ‘heard the message’ from Trump, says whistleblower Frances Haugen

Mark Zuckerberg’s move to end factchecking in US reflects president-elect’s views on social media, says Haugen

Meta’s factchecking partners brace for layoffs

Meta has provided over $100m for certified organizations to conduct factchecks on its platforms since 2016

Richard Hartley