Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’
Researchers believe personal stories are more persuasive than facts alone in addressing vaccine skepticism
Ban pornography depicting strangulation, review urges UK ministers
Independent review also calls for ban on other ‘legal but harmful’ material that is degrading, violent or misogynistic
‘I don’t want it to die’: one man’s battle to save the last phone box in his village
In 1935, Derek Harris was born – and so was the K6 red phone box. Now, Harris is spending his 90th year ensuring this beloved local facility isn’t lost
My $30,000 health insurance claim was denied. Then I tweeted about it
Public shaming works – but it’s also a sign of how broken the appeals process is in the US health insurance industry
Ofcom calls on tech firms to step up action against ‘revenge porn’
Watchdog recommends use of ‘hash-matching’ to allow images to be identified at scale wherever they are shared
Thousands of children in England suffered faith-based abuse in past decade
Figures that include children accused of witchcraft are highlighted as Kindoki Witch Boy film tells true story of boy who underwent an exorcism
‘Revenge porn’ abusers allowed to keep devices with explicit images
Prosecutors in England and Wales are failing to obtain orders requiring the deletion of intimate content shared without consent, analysis reveals
‘The bot asked me four times a day how I was feeling’: is tracking everything actually good for us?
Gathering data used to be a fringe pursuit of Silicon Valley nerds. Now we’re all at it, recording everything from menstrual cycles and mobility to toothbrushing and time spent in daylight. Is this just narcissism redesigned for the big tech age?
Social media bans for teens: Australia has passed one, should other countries follow suit?
A block for under-16s would soothe many parents’ concerns, but experts are divided over the evidence in support of it, and how it might work in practice
Bluish review – dancing, mooching and Zooming with a queer-adjacent vibe
This watchable but oblique drama owes a debt to Belgian director Chantal Akerman’s provocative monotony as it tracks its two young protagonists’ daily rituals
Elon Musk keeps bringing his kids to work – and the reasons aren’t cute at all
Is this fun fathering or a cynical and exploitative PR strategy from the tech billionaire? I suspect the latter, writes Arwa Mahdawi
Children are starting school unable to sit up or hold a pencil – and I know the culprit
As an early years specialist, I’ve seen the drastic impact of screens replacing physical activity and face-to-face interaction, writes early childhood consultant Kathryn Peckham
What would I tell my younger self if I met her for coffee? Mostly that things do get better
The trend of meeting up with your younger self has already been adopted by gen Z on TikTok – because we all need a growth narrative to keep us slogging on
Parents are desperate to protect kids on social media. Why did the US let a safety bill die?
The Kids Online Safety act passed the Senate 91-to-3 but died in the House. Advocates on both sides say they won’t give up
The Guardian view on film awards: and the winner is…
Editorial: Getting rid of separate best actor and best actress categories is not the answer to lack of diversity in the industry