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Taming the tech giants is one thing. Giving free rein to censors quite another

There are plenty of ills for the online safety bill to tackle. But who decides what’s right and wrong?

Surprise pandemic hit and now talk of a new series, Sopranos is still the boss

With writer David Chase apparently in discussions with HBO Max, my inner Tony can’t help but wonder ‘whadayagunnado?’

Netflix employees join wave of tech activism with walkout over Chappelle controversy

Slew of walkouts by tech workers, unthinkable mere years ago, shows workers ‘now understand their labor power’, expert says

TechScape: From Friends to Squid Game – why Netflix viewing figures matter

Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: the problem with the streaming company’s outlandish claims

This government is helping big tech to undermine British democracy

I leave the Lords with a heavy heart, as ministers kowtow to new and unaccountable forms of power, says film producer David Puttnam

Female directors wait longer than men for their big break, report reveals

A huge equality gap in top jobs and pay has been highlighted between women TV documentary-makers and male colleagues

‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions

Union leaders say a strike will start Monday if there is no deal with studios as workers describe low pay and grueling days without breaks

Lost in translation? The one-inch truth about Netflix’s subtitle problem

Subtitling is an essential art form. So why, as the streaming giant scores more global hits with shows like Squid Game and Call My Agent, isn’t it trying harder to find the right words?

Authentic casting ignores craft of acting, says Succession’s Brian Cox

Actor recounts conversation about casting of disabled roles and ridicules billionaires’ space race

Christian TV channel fined by Ofcom over Covid conspiracy theories

LoveWorld ordered to pay £25,000 after airing misleading statements including claims of 5G ‘cover-up’

Seinfeld has said sorry for Bee Movie’s sexual content. The hivemind sees why

Thirteen years ago, few of us clocked the uncomfortable cross-species drive of Jerry Seinfeld’s 2007 animation. So why has its star now felt the need to bring us up to speed?

Behind the scenes, film and TV workers want less drama

It’s a glamorous industry, but the bullying culture can make working conditions unbearable. By Eva Wiseman

CNN disables Facebook page in Australia after high court defamation decision

US-based news network says it has no choice after Australian court found publishers are legally responsible for comments posted below their stories

Now Andrew Neil has left GB News, I’m selflessly volunteering to replace him

Neil was an analogue artefact struggling to break through in an online world, says digital culture journalist Hussein Kesvani

The Activist: reality TV show to be ‘reimagined’ as documentary after backlash

CBS says it will drop X-Factor-style competition from celebrity-fronted show after widespread criticism

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  • 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
  • UK parents support an under-16 social media ban – but what do their children think?
  • From Olivia Rodrigo to The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • ‘Have you ever been around someone you just know is evil?’ Melinda French Gates on meeting Jeffrey Epstein, giving away billions, and her post-divorce peace
  • The right has created a false reality – fuelled by toxic images delivered straight to your phone
  • Palantir loses legal challenge to force Swiss magazine to publish responses
  • How much money did Elon Musk make in SpaceX’s stock market debut?
  • Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX ends trading day with valuation of $2.1tn – as it happened
  • SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut, making Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire
  • Derbyshire police officer investigated over AI-generated ‘evidential material’
  • The SpaceX IPO made Musk a trillionaire. The old rules of capitalism no longer apply
  • UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps
  • David Hockney, pioneering British artist famed for his pools and portraits, dies aged 88
  • What World Cup? US celebrities get their fashion kicks from the Knicks
  • More of the Christchurch shooter’s online comments have been uncovered, New Zealand researchers say. Does it change the picture?
  • Online racism is significantly affecting mental health, First Nations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’

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