Blackmailing girls and encouraging suicide: the young British men in online gangs

Two teenagers have been convicted of crimes as a result of their membership of dangerous online groups

Rita review – sensitive portrait of domestic abuse seen through the eyes of a child

Set in 1980s Spain, actor Paz Vega’s subtly affecting directing debut shows a family suffering under an abusive father, but is warmed by optimism and compassion

The Guardian view on social networks: the friendships that can change your life

Editorial: Whether forged in neighbourhoods, clubs or universities, cross-class links can boost social mobility and break down divides

Brianna Ghey’s mother calls for social media ban for under-16s

Esther Ghey describes social media as ‘absolute cesspit’ at screening of film exploring teenage daughter’s murder

Prosecutors told to do more to strip ‘revenge porn’ abusers of victim images

New CPS guidance aims to boost use of deprivation orders after Observer revealed systemic failings

Do we really want Clueless updated to reflect our dark, digital age? Ugh! As if!

Thirty years after the film, the musical version makes no excuses for being a nostalgia-fest

Adolescence reveals a terrifying truth: smartphones are poison for boys’ minds

When a Netflix drama highlights how online influencers can turn a teenager into a killer, it’s time to rethink social media

Labour to scrutinise school smartphone bans as pressure grows over impact on teenagers

Exclusive: TV drama Adolescence adds to pressure from MPs for action to tackle impact of social media

Madrid plans to limit computer and tablet use in primary schools to two hours a week

Teachers will be banned from setting homework involving screens in effort to tackle ‘risks’ of intensive use of IT at young age

Women in business held back by mobile data’s cost in developing world – report

Nearly half of female entrepreneurs surveyed by Cherie Blair Foundation for Women do not have regular internet access

The Guardian view on modern masculinity: boys need mentors, not marketers

Editorial: Sir Gareth Southgate is right to warn that social media is trapping boys in toxic ideals. It’s a crisis demanding real-world solutions

Australians have lost hope in the fair go, with profound implications for the election

The character of our country is changing radically – with profound implications for the federal election

‘He threw body piercing parties and lay on a bed of nails’: the wild life of body modification guru Fakir Musafar

A new documentary explores how the pioneer of the ‘modern primitive’ subculture used painful BDSM practices to access new spiritual planes – outraging conventional society

Ban smartphones for UK under-16s, urges Adolescence writer

Jack Thorne, whose Netflix series has shone a light on incel culture, calls for restrictions on teens’ social media access

The big idea: do we worry too much about misinformation?

Seeing falsehoods everywhere is as damaging as believing too much. Our focus should be on helping people interpret information better