Britons less trusting of social media than other major nations Majority in UK favour stronger regulation of tech companies such as Facebook and Twitter
Untrustworthy news sites could be flagged automatically in UK NewsGuard in talks with ISPs about sending alerts to warn readers of suspect news sites
Niall Ferguson isn’t upset about free speech. He’s upset about being challenged Powerful people used to express their views on others unopposed. Now their targets fight back, they find it intolerable, says Guardian columnist Dawn Foster
Geoffrey Rush defamation trial: your questions answered Oscar winner’s case against Sydney’s Daily Telegraph over sexual harassment allegations was long and full of twists
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
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
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
‘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
Digital ad market under fresh scrutiny amid competition concerns UK government backs investigation into dominance of Facebook and Google
Regulation needed to save Australian journalism from Facebook and Google, watchdog says Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says digital behemoths’ market power is weakening the news media
The National Enquirer v Bezos: scandal hits the scandal sheet Interest is growing in the activities of a tabloid increasingly entwined with Trump
Jeff Bezos: the Amazon billionaire and Trump bete noire From business started in garage to world’s richest man and collision course with Trump