Stephen Ogilvie’s family appeal for calm on second night of disorder – as it happened
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Elon Musk’s X not facing action from UK government over posts inciting violence in Belfast
Any official reprimand will come from regulator Ofcom, but not for at least two months
The Guardian view on far-right violence: digital radicalisation is threatening democracy
Editorial: Violence on the streets of Northern Ireland is the real-world expression of a sinister mechanism that goes unchecked online
Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules
Apple Peiqing Ni targeted by account portraying her as promiscuous drug addict after posting about Tiananmen Square
How Belfast knife attack became the latest far-right ‘trigger event’
The rapid spread of footage shows how social media is pivotal in enabling far-right agitators to mobilise internationally
Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10
US embassy came out against UK’s proposed under-16 social media ban, which would affect American firms
UK regulator orders social media firms to adopt measures to stop viral illegal content
Ofcom move follows concerns about misinformation and online claims over police response to Henry Nowak stabbing
Amazon’s main UK arm handed £7.6m tax credit as profits soar to £355m
Tech company received infrastructure relief as its five biggest UK divisions generate £32bn in revenues
I watched as Meta’s threats stopped Sarah Wynn-Williams from speaking – we must have stronger rights for whistleblowers
The company is clearly trying to make an example of the author who wrote about her time at the company. Her free speech should be protected, says Prof Tim Wu of Columbia University Law School
Bank of England warns of AI scams as deepfakes of Farage-Bailey fight spread
Governor urges people to report videos on X that falsely show the men clashing in the Question Time studio
White House urges UK not to ban social media for under-16s
Trump administration says restrictions could impose ‘disproportionate’ burden on US tech companies
Doctors and NHS could be sued for mistakes made by AI tools, report warns
Medical Protection Society calls for law to be overhauled to help medics avoid liability for errors made by technology
Let this be a warning – if Europe worries about Trump, it has even more reason to fear JD Vance
His toxic Henry Nowak intervention fits a pattern. Vance has hard-right views, a disdain for European society – and he may yet become president, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Tuesday briefing: Is a social media ban in the UK enough to help protect young people?
In today’s newsletter: With Keir Starmer expected to announce Australia-style restrictions, further problems including AI chatbots are on the horizon
Plan for AI legal assistants in England and Wales ‘cannot replace funding and staff’, lawyers say
David Lammy to announce trial of AI assistants in crown courts in effort to cut backlog of cases