‘An element of exploitation’: the world of TikTok child skincare influencers
Experts say regulation of child influencers sits in a legal grey area as children promote products on social media
UK watchdog to investigate Telegram over alleged child sexual abuse material
Inquiry launched after Ofcom received evidence that suggested illegal content was being shared on messaging platform
Women’s culture goes dark: why aren’t there more ‘femcel’ movies?
Male incels have been plentifully depicted on screen, while few film-makers have explored the varied controversies of toxic female radicalisation and the ‘womanosphere’. But a handful of movies have been treading a brave path
The Onion plans to lease Alex Jones’s Infowars after judge blocks purchase
The satirical website’s parent company will have to pay $81,000 a month to the misinformation platform
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings to leave streaming service
Chair’s decision to not seek re-election ‘not as a result of any disagreement’, company says in filing
Media coverage of violence against women reaches ‘dismal’ low, report finds
Analysis finds stories citing terms of misogynistic abuse fell to 1.3% of global online news in 2025
Starmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’
PM demands real world changes in Downing Street meeting with senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and X
The Pitt and Game of Thrones spinoff given age ratings as BBFC deploys new AI tool
Regulator says tool, which creates reports for humans to review, has helped classify entire UK catalogue of HBO Max
‘Misogyny with a marketing budget’: UK AI firm accused of sexist advert
Narwhal Labs ad for ‘AI employee’ contains strapline: ‘She outworks everyone. And she’ll never ask for a raise’
Viral victory: Iran is beating the land of tech bros in the social media wars
With AI-generated comedy videos and lego animations of Trump, Iranian content creators are using humour in propaganda battle against US
Gary Neville’s media group buys football YouTuber Mark Goldbridge’s channels
Exclusive: Neville has criticised “those bloody YouTubers” – but The Overlap has now acquired channels with 3.7m subscribers for seven-figure sum
Meta creating AI version of Mark Zuckerberg so staff can talk to the boss
Digital clone being trained on his thoughts, tone and mannerisms to help workers feel connected
Elon Musk’s X cuts payments to users who post clickbait
Platform says it will reward original creators as it penalises ‘aggregators’ for flooding timelines with ‘stolen posts’
Social media was once a great global conversation. Now it’s just individuals locked into their own private worlds
I met the mother of my children on Twitter – and made lasting friendships. But now social media isn’t so social, says academic philosopher and writer Tom Whyman
Lifestyle blogger said to have inspired Devil Wears Prada character uses unpaid student interns
Use of interns by Plum Sykes, an ex-assistant of Anna Wintour whose family owns a Yorkshire estate, reignites debate about creative industries