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Facebook and YouTube accused of complicity in Vietnam repression

Amnesty report accuses sites of openly signalling they will bow to authoritarian regimes

Facebook to pay UK media millions to license news stories

Social network agrees deal with mainstream outlets in face of government crackdown on its dominance of advertising

Angelica Cheung: founding editor of Vogue China to leave after 15 years

High-profile editor leaves as Chinese audiences turn to social media influencers

Onion-style Arabic satirical news website launches English edition

Al-Hudood (the Limits) has attracted ire of authorities in Middle East since 2013

Heard lost public sympathy for standing up against Depp assaults, says QC

Abused women expected to be ‘meek and subservient’ to receive public sympathy, says QC

Johnny Depp’s defeat in libel case hailed by domestic violence charities

The trial highlighted tactics used to silence and discredit victims, say campaigners

‘Putin could only dream of it’: how Trump became the biggest source of disinformation in 2020

Officials are warning about foreign interference – but unlike in 2016, the greater threat comes from the White House

Johnny Depp loses libel case against Sun over claims he beat ex-wife Amber Heard

Pirates of Caribbean actor had sued newspaper publisher for damage to his reputation

London high court to deliver ruling on Johnny Depp libel case

Trial judge to deliver long-awaited ruling online in case between actor and the Sun newspaper

Hollywood braces for Depp ruling, but it’s only the end of round one

Legal experts say another potentially damaging lawsuit will be hanging over the actor and his ex-wife for months to come

Facebook leak reveals policies on restricting New York Post’s Biden story

Moderators had to manually intervene to limit distribution of Hunter Biden report

Sixth-form student revealed to be behind ‘Woolworths reopening’ fake news

Dozens of news sites ran articles saying chain was back based on a typo-strewn Twitter page

Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins review – memorial to a liberal legend

The Texan journalist was a hero of the American media, with her withering attacks on political hypocrisy and scabrous wit

Facebook and Twitter restrict controversial New York Post story on Joe Biden

Social media platforms move to limit spread of article amid questions over its veracity

UK charity launched to support public interest journalism

The Public Interest News Foundation seeks donations from philanthropists and tech companies

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  • Stephen Ogilvie’s family appeal for calm on second night of disorder – as it happened
  • Elon Musk’s X not facing action from UK government over posts inciting violence in Belfast
  • Glenn Close and Ridley Scott among names set to receive honorary Oscars
  • The Guardian view on far-right violence: digital radicalisation is threatening democracy
  • Sales of Meta whistleblower’s memoir soar after Hay festival ‘silencing’
  • How to Talk Australians: The Movie review – viral web series lampooning Aussie culture gets big-screen adaptation
  • First trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook sequel The Social Reckoning
  • Actor Tyler Mane reveals he is having treatment for rare male breast cancer
  • Under the Shadow review – Leila Farzad is fantastic in this nerve-shredding tale of 80s Tehran
  • From An Evening With Gary Lineker to Dear England: what to watch to warm up for the World Cup
  • ‘It’s not about heroes and villains’: the triumphant return of long-lost indie I Shot Andy Warhol
  • Should you send that midnight text? 11 essential rules for phone etiquette
  • The best films of 2026 so far
  • Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules
  • Boogie Nights review – Paul Thomas Anderson’s porn epic is still gaudy, seedy fun
  • Global brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels accused of atrocities in DRC, investigation finds
  • Can a $159 Bluetooth sleep mask help you snooze better? I tested to find out
  • How Belfast knife attack became the latest far-right ‘trigger event’
  • Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10
  • Peabo Bryson obituary
  • Disclosure Day review – close encounters of a deferred kind in Spielberg’s conspiracy spectacular
  • ‘We got banned from YouTube but they showed Saddam Hussein being hanged’: the wild viral visions of Romain Gavras
  • All signs point to Trump pushing AI growth
  • UK regulator orders social media firms to adopt measures to stop viral illegal content
  • Amazon’s main UK arm handed £7.6m tax credit as profits soar to £355m
  • I watched as Meta’s threats stopped Sarah Wynn-Williams from speaking – we must have stronger rights for whistleblowers
  • Bank of England warns of AI scams as deepfakes of Farage-Bailey fight spread
  • Think Musk the billionaire was bad? Brace yourself for Musk the trillionaire
  • ‘A man of great appetites’: what’s it like to be a dictator’s personal chef?
  • Signal One review – Dennis Quaid and David Thewlis ballast high-concept, low-risk first contact yarn

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