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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

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  • Stop! That! Train! review – RuPaul-led zany drag comedy is a riot
  • The best robot vacuums in the UK to keep your home clean and dust free, tested
  • Strictly Ballroom review – Baz Luhrmann’s dizzying, dance-tastic swirl of fun is a classic ugly-duckling tale
  • Met police chief calls for law to make stolen phones ‘unusable bricks’
  • ‘They kissed, and the audience roared’: the new musical about gay activists and striking miners
  • French star Patrick Bruel charged with rape and sexual assault
  • Labor to set terms for datacentre and AI growth as it vows not to repeat mistakes of resources boom
  • Dead Poets Society director Peter Weir receives lifetime achievement award at Sydney film festival
  • 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
  • Peter Asher on being music’s incredible ‘Everywhere Man’: ‘The secret is simple’
  • ‘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
  • Practice dates: should you swipe right on people you’re not attracted to?

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