For all our whingeing, Twitter was special. Mastodon could never compare

Elon Musk’s takeover has seen an estimated million users leave the site. But was it already past its prime, asks technology writer Sarah Manavis

‘It’s better to go down fighting’: the extraordinary life of murdered journalist Lyra McKee

An intimate documentary on the writer, who was shot dead at a riot in Derry, is released this week – tracing her impact on those around her and the fury that followed her killing

‘He is poised to open the floodgates’: can Twitter survive Elon Musk – or even thrive?

Since buying it, the billionaire has wasted no time shaking up the struggling social media firm, cutting staff and introducing fees. But can he make the platform matter again – or will it become a hellscape of hateful content and misinformation?

From Ed Balls to BTS: the greatest hits in Twitter’s history

To mark the site’s takeover by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, we present a survey of its most media-friendly moments

Heaven or hellscape: what will Elon Musk’s Twitter look like?

Fears have grown that the world’s richest man would remove the social network’s controls on hate speech – but can he really afford to?

Elon Musk completes Twitter takeover amid hate speech concerns

Shares delisted and top execs reportedly fired as world’s richest man closes deal to buy social media platform

Elon Musk completes Twitter takeover and ‘fires top executives’

The $44bn deal will give world’s richest man control of social media platform with more than 230m users

Elon Musk claims he has acquired Twitter ‘to help humanity’

Tweet comes as advertisers fear one of his first moves as chief will be to restore Donald Trump’s account

‘I love you, and there’s nothing you can do about it’: will jail silence Jeremy Vine’s stalker?

Alex Belfield’s online harassment made life misery for BBC presenters Jeremy Vine, Liz Green and many others. Why did it take so long to bring him to justice? Why do the four women involved feel let down? And what did he mean by: ‘We will be back’?

Adult online age used by third of eight- to 17-year-old social media users

Ofcom study covers Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and YouTube, all of which have age limits of 13

Twitter’s board deserves credit for Elon Musk’s U-turn

By sticking to its guns the firm has defended the excellent principle that bidders should do what they’ve agreed to do

‘Wagatha Christie’ trial: Vardy ordered to pay up to £1.5m of Rooney’s legal fees

High court says Vardy must cover 90% of fellow footballer’s wife’s costs after she lost libel trial

Sadiq Khan received racist abuse after false reports he blocked Queen statue

Telegraph incorrectly claimed the London mayor had ruled out a sculpture of the late Queen on Trafalger Square’s fourth plinth

Woody Allen denies reports of retirement as he shoots his 50th film

A spokesperson refuted the claim and said he was ‘thinking about not making films, as making films that go straight to streaming platforms is not so enjoyable for him’

Media firms introduce advertising blackouts to respect late Queen

Television, newspaper, social media and advert-placement companies limit ads for varying periods