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Johnson ally Lynton Crosby could be called to give evidence to MPs

Disinformation committee wants CTF Partners chief to detail its propaganda activities

Brexit, cycle lanes and Saudi Arabia: CTF’s Facebook campaigns

Campaigns overseen by staff of Sir Lynton Crosby’s firm purported to be independent news sources

US could ban ‘addictive’ autoplay videos and infinite scrolling online

Senator says bill aims to tackle features that ‘capture attention by using psychological tricks’

Charity urges Facebook to extend fact-checking to Instagram

UK fact-checking organisation Full Fact offers 10 suggestions for improvements

Tories continue Facebook ad spree as ‘major bugs’ block transparency

Tools to crack down on ‘dark money’ political ads are ineffective, researchers say

Racist Facebook troll jailed for abuse of female politicians

Gerard Traynor, 53, sent ‘grossly offensive’ posts to Priti Patel and Arlene Foster

Tories test Boris Johnson campaign messages on Facebook

Flurry of ads fronted by new PM may be testing waters before potential early poll

Facebook revenues soar despite $5.1bn in fines and new antitrust investigation

Company says US regulators have launched an antitrust investigation into platform

Facebook to pay $5bn fine as regulator settles Cambridge Analytica complaint

Penalty by US government reflects scale of breach, first reported by the Observer

Should tech companies be worried about DoJ’s antitrust review?

Action may finally be taken over claims Facebook, Google Apple and Amazon have monopolised chosen fields

Facebook agrees to pay $5bn in vast privacy settlement, insiders say

FTC to claim company misled users about handling of their phone numbers as part of settlement

The Great Hack review – searing exposé of the Cambridge Analytica scandal

This chilling documentary lays bare the cynicism and chaos surrounding the data research company that harvested information from millions of Facebook users

Stand Out of Our Light: politics and the big tech threat

Books by James Williams and Carles Boix offer fascinating takes on how we can combat anger and distraction online

We just clicked: why I set out to find a new group of friends online

Can a friendship app, a digital neighbourhood noticeboard or Facebook really help me discover a new bestie?

Chimps go ape for cinema: is this the beginning of the end for mankind?

New research shows chimpanzees bond quicker after watching films together. Time for Hollywood moguls to fetch the popcorn and head for the zoo – for everyone’s sake

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  • Two Britons plead guilty to £39m 2024 cyber-attack on Transport for London
  • The best LED face masks in the UK, tested: 11 light therapy devices that are worth the hype
  • Angry and lonely after my marriage ended, I came dangerously close to embracing the manosphere
  • Tesla drivers crash into swimming pool and home in separate US incidents
  • Once Upon a Time in Holyhead: Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue shooting film in Porthcawl
  • AI models that can take down governments and business months away, rare Five Eyes statement warns
  • Pitfall review – big-hole survival horror is as if cast of Friends strayed into Deliverance
  • Jabs, human ash and a tapeworm: behind the appetite for a new kind of disordered eating movie
  • Benita review – Alan Berliner puts new spin on late film-maker’s work in entrancing tribute
  • ‘Sheer outrageousness’: writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ movie characters
  • Shadows of Willow Cabin review – secrets fester beneath horny hookup in low budget horror
  • The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine review – scavenger’s story reveals a rich seam to mine
  • The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow review – the real price of artificial intelligence
  • Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but are they good for the economy?
  • Superfood or sweet treat? 17 delicious ways with popcorn – from snack bars and choux buns to salads and soups
  • Condemned to plutocracy? The relentless rise of US inequality
  • Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media
  • Suppliers unable to chase fees after film producer’s 50 companies are struck off
  • To the tablet and beyond: does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology?
  • Texas environmentalists lose bid to block Musk’s SpaceX from closing beach
  • ‘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

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