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No 10 condemns abuse levelled at ‘ungrateful’ Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Briton held captive in Iran for six years should not face online trolling, says Boris Johnson’s office

Government work often done on WhatsApp during Covid, says top official

Statement comes as it emerges that series of messages lost from Boris Johnson’s phone in April 2021

UK ministers accused of ‘government by WhatsApp’ in court

Two high court cases brought by transparency campaigners exploring whether use of self-destructing messages is unlawful

Russia responsible for hoax calls to Ben Wallace and Priti Patel, says No 10

Downing Street says Moscow behind calls to British defence secretary and home secretary last week

Nadine Dorries lambasts Silicon Valley ahead of new online abuse laws

As the UK government prepares legislation, culture secretary criticises tech leaders who “decide who is silenced or cancelled”

UK ministers urged to promote e-bikes to tackle health and climate crises

Campaigners say subsidy scheme could create £2bn in health benefits and cut 1m tonnes of emissions annually

‘Fascist fitness’: how the far right is recruiting with online gym groups

Anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate says extremists present self-improvement as part of wider political struggle

The government’s Flickr photo-diary is a spoof unto itself

Michael Gove stands alone on a windswept pier. Grant Shapps laughs uproariously on a bench. The feed of Tory politicians doing things is a meme-maker’s dream

TechScape: the taxman is starting to take notice of the NFT gold rush

In this week’s newsletter: as UK tax authorities seize their first NFTs, is government scrutiny finally on the way for the booming crypto market?

‘Instagram diplomacy’: concerns grow over Liz Truss’s publicly funded five photos a day

From driving a tank to jogging in New York, the foreign secretary has made more than 700 appearances on the government’s Flickr account since taking up the job

Reddit and Twitter users face age checks under UK porn law plans

Social network users may be asked to submit passport or credit card details under plans outlined by ministers

Porn sites in UK will have to check ages in planned update to online safety bill

Digital minister Chris Philp says it is too easy for children to access pornography online

Guto Harri reportedly lobbied No 10 chief of staff to stop ban on Huawei

Boris Johnson’s new press chief believed to have been trying to stop Chinese firm from being dropped from UK’s 5G network

Government faces urgent call to tackle Britain’s ‘fraud epidemic’

Influential committee reveals 43% jump in economic crime in the year from June 2019

Joe Lycett says Sue Gray report stunt motivated by anger over friend’s death

Comedian tweeting fake version of civil servant’s ‘partygate’ report purportedly caused panic in No 10

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  • ‘Once my tummy stopped shaking, I was absorbed by the scale, spectacle and wonder’: your Steven Spielberg film favourites
  • Key Trump allies and Musk on leaked list for secretive Peter Thiel retreat
  • ‘How do I deal with my rage? I put it in everything I do’: Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh on fury, friendship and hitting her prime in midlife
  • Social media bans are trending. But it’s too late for my son and me
  • Skeleton of the world’s rarest marine mammal preserved by digital imaging
  • A viral doomsday scenario aims to shake Europe out of its AI complacency
  • Granta stops publishing short story award winners over AI controversy
  • From Toy Story 5 to The Bear: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • I dived into my digital past to revisit my most cringe teenage moments – and realised how lucky I am to not be young and online today
  • Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage
  • The Guardian view on John Williams and Steven Spielberg: a partnership that changed cinema
  • The Rev Michael Humphreys obituary
  • 45 Years review – Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James mark an anniversary for the ages
  • How Refugee Week film festival brings migrants’ experience home
  • The best 4K wireless TV streamers for more choice – with no aerial required
  • The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech
  • Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership
  • Read a book? Join a club? Stare at a wall? Social media alternatives for under-16s
  • ‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings
  • Bologna’s niche festival of forgotten films captures the streaming generation
  • Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. But it’s a movie we don’t need
  • Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s new film shines a light on the human cost of unregulated social media
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash to Project Hail Mary – the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • You can handle the truth! Why cinema suddenly loves conspiracy theories
  • On the trail of the dotcom queen: how Julie Meyer left a pattern of unpaid bills, missing funds and broken dreams in her wake
  • Telegram questioned by Ofcom after arsonist who targeted Starmer-linked properties recruited on app
  • In the Hand of Dante review – Gerard Butler is jaw-dropping in bizarre Renaissance mafia reverie
  • The Crunch: Climate refugees, visualising Elon Musk’s wealth, and the many ways to analyse the World Cup
  • California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls
  • Voicemails for Isabelle review – Netflix romcom picks creepy over cute

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