Britons less trusting of social media than other major nations Majority in UK favour stronger regulation of tech companies such as Facebook and Twitter
‘King’ Kyle Sandilands is judged and found wanting Radio host’s Judge Judy rip-off is proving a bridge too far for some. Plus: the SMH in Tele clothing
Untrustworthy news sites could be flagged automatically in UK NewsGuard in talks with ISPs about sending alerts to warn readers of suspect news sites
Scarlett Johansson warns: paparazzi risk another death like Princess Diana’s Actor alleges she was pursued through LA by paparazzi who put ‘other drivers and pedestrians at risk’ after her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s chatshow
Facebook considering hiring editors to pick quality news for users Mark Zuckerberg also said he is weighing up paying publishers for use of their journalism
Singapore to introduce anti-fake news law, allowing removal of articles Press freedom concerns over law that will allow authorities to remove articles that breach government guidelines
Saudis hacked Amazon chief Jeff Bezos’s phone, says company’s security adviser Chief executive allegedly targeted because he owns Washington Post, where Jamal Khashoggi was columnist
BBC plans charity to fund local news reporting in Britain Local Democracy Foundation will bring ‘sea change in local public interest journalism’
Social media firms fight to delete Christchurch shooting footage YouTube, Facebook and Twitter struggle as users rapidly upload new videos
Kylie Jenner’s makeup makes her the world’s youngest billionaire Youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner reality TV family tops Mark Zuckerberg by two years
‘Centuries of entitlement’: Emma Thompson on why she quit Lasseter film In her resignation letter from the film Luck, the actor questions whether any company should work with disgraced film executive John Lasseter
If news is dying, who will safeguard democracy? Journalism once grounded the world in fact. Now faith, localism and entertainment rule, says the media researcher Hossein Derakhshan
Tormenting Meghan Markle has become a national sport that shames us Once, she was a breath of fresh air. Now media critics and ‘experts’ are having a field day
Esquire criticized for white ‘American Boy’ cover during Black History Month Magazine profiles a Wisconsin teen growing up in era of ‘social media, school shootings, toxic masculinity and a divided country’
Digital ad market under fresh scrutiny amid competition concerns UK government backs investigation into dominance of Facebook and Google