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Facebook must tackle ‘Spanish-language disinformation crisis’, lawmakers say

Campaign comes amid warnings that company removes Spanish misinformation less consistently than English material

Why are male politicians in love with topless vaccine selfies?

Essential to the vaxxie checklist are an off-the-shoulder shirt, Viking-level chest hair and a twinkle in the eye, says Priya Elan, the Guardian’s deputy fashion editor

An Impossible Project review – life after digital in forward-looking retro doc

Florian Kaps – Vienna’s answer to Steve Jobs – enthuses over analogue hardware and makes a persuasive case for moving beyond an online existence

Anatomy of a conspiracy theory: how misinformation travels on Facebook

Facebook has played a key role in the global spread of misinformation during the pandemic. Here’s how an individual post can reach a global audience within days

Facebook sets out plan for ‘effortless’ virtual reality socialising

Users could effectively ‘teleport’ to connect with friends in more planet-friendly way, says Zuckerberg

Rishi Sunak has turned into a social media star, but who is he trying to influence?

His latest slick self-promotional video shows a politician trying just a little too hard to show his best side, says French journalist Marie Le Conte

‘Facebook has a blind spot’: why Spanish-language misinformation is flourishing

Researchers say Spanish-language content is less often and less quickly moderated for misinformation than English content

Alan Rusbridger says Oversight Board will ask to see Facebook’s algorithm

Former Guardian editor who is on board says it intends to broaden its remit and examine network’s AI

The horrific abuse of sports stars exposes social media’s mob rule

Sonja McLaughlan is just the latest innocent victim, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Taking on the tech giants: the lawyer fighting the power of algorithmic systems

Whether it’s the CIA or Facebook, lawyer and activist Cori Crider is never one to shy away from a fight

What Facebook’s Australia news ban could mean for its future in the US

The company’s clash with Australia’s government has left clues as to how US legislation might rein in its vast influence

UK culture secretary warns Facebook after news ban in Australia

Oliver Dowden hints at further regulation of social media after meeting with Nick Clegg

Facebook returns news to Australian feeds as company seals further deals with media outlets

Independent publishers Schwartz Media, Private Media and Solstice Media sign deals with the tech giant

Competition watchdog expects Google and Facebook to strike deal with small publishers

News media bargaining code passes Senate after government reaches 11th-hour agreement with Facebook

Nine to give back $2m in jobkeeper payments after posting $182m profit

Departing CEO reports 53% profit rise from digital businesses while revenue from mastheads including Sydney Morning Herald and the Age falls 9%

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  • ‘Loving our country sounds like an abused spouse saying they love their abuser’: Robert De Niro leads crowd in rallying cry against Trump
  • Social media firms hit back as Starmer announces ban for under-16s in UK
  • Starmer says he hopes social media ban for under-16s will come into force next spring – UK politics live
  • The man who bought Diane Keaton’s nail clippers also owns Whoopi Goldberg’s teapot: ‘It will have her fingerprints on it’
  • Disclosure Day: alien conspiracies, car chases and a jaw-dropping climax – discuss with spoilers
  • Familiar Touch review – Kathleen Chalfant is wonderful in subtle, sensual memory loss drama
  • UK under-16s social media ban: which apps will be blocked and how will it work?
  • Angel’s Egg review – Mamoru Oshii’s dazzling 1985 anime is an eerie philosophical adventure
  • The problem with ‘loneliness influencers’ isn’t their friendlessness – it’s the air of cosy defeatism
  • Dry Leaf review – three-hour amble around the football pitches of Georgia in search of a daughter
  • ‘More relevant now than ever’: how Virginia Woolf recaptured the cultural zeitgeist
  • ‘Distressingly beautiful and disorienting’: the Willem Dafoe film that only one person can see at a time
  • Europe is starting to break up with US big tech. But it’s still abiding by the Silicon Valley rulebook
  • Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s
  • A day in the life of a dancer who went viral for pretending to be a parakeet
  • Why is the UK launching an ‘Australia plus’ social media ban and how will it work?
  • Scientists are working on headphones that block annoying noises and allow the ones you love? I can’t wait!
  • Readers reply: Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone pin really be safer than a password?
  • Elon Musk and co may relish march of the robots but there must be AI boundaries in the workplace
  • ‘Have I been influenced, or is this actually me?’ How personal taste fell out of fashion
  • X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts
  • NHS staff battling wave of food supplement disinformation
  • ‘I should know better’: tech expert lost £70,000 in one simple phone call
  • Make platforms that promote violent content pay towards riot costs, Streeting says
  • UK government announces £132.5m after-school clubs package
  • Pioneering UK Nerve Lab harnesses AI to map effect of children’s screen time
  • ‘Loneliness influencers’ are racking up views. After a breakup, I see the appeal
  • ‘Why would you put a toxic product into the hands of a young child?’: director turned activist Beeban Kidron on why big tech needs its ‘tobacco moment’
  • ‘A movie for everyone, not just Drag Race fans’: stars of drag comedy Stop! That! Train! on making the summer’s funniest film
  • The Guide #246: Does World Cup fever leave you in a cold sweat? Here’s how to escape the footie

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