High court judge orders actor turned politician to pay £90,000 damages to each individual for social media libelThe actor and rightwing activist Laurence Fox has been ordered to pay £90,000 each in damages to two...
Read MoreCross-party committee urges creation of strategy engage with new platforms that appeal to youngThe government needs a TikTok strategy to help combat misinformation directed at young people, MPs have said.Members of the...
Read MorePolls show significant support for curb to protect children but some Tories uneasy with idea of government ‘microparenting’Ministers are considering banning the sale of smartphones to children under the age of 16...
Read MoreThe post on X also breached royal protocol on politics by using image of the kingThe Conservatives are having problems with their socials again. Having claimed last month that London was “the crime capital of the...
Read MoreAnalysis shows content is aimed at working-class over-50s, and plays on fears of crime, stirs anger and pushes conspiracy theoriesAre you a cleaner or builder who likes Primark, the pub or reality TV – but doesn’t...
Read MoreExclusive: Psychologist accuses Meta of ‘turning a blind eye’ to posts she believes represent further danger to vulnerable womenA leading psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm has quit her...
Read MoreExclusive: Esther Ghey says she believes social media use left her daughter vulnerable, while killers were able to access violent content onlineThe mother of Brianna Ghey has called for her murder to be a “tipping...
Read MoreResearchers say extreme content being pushed on young people and becoming normalisedAlgorithms used by social media platforms are rapidly amplifying extreme misogynistic content, which is spreading from teenagers’ screens...
Read MoreReports suggest a ban is among the potential options to protect young teenagers from online harmRishi Sunak is considering limiting social media access for teenagers under the age of 16 in order to protect them from online harm,...
Read MoreUN announces plan to tackle phenomenon as survey finds people worry particularly about impact on electionsMore than 85% of people are worried about the impact of online disinformation and 87% believe it has already harmed their...
Read MoreUK minister calls urgent meeting to discuss coverage as X comes under scrutiny over disinformation claimsIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesThe UK technology secretary has summoned social media executives to demand the...
Read MoreAn Observer investigation finds DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state education policy had online posts monitored• ‘It felt like a...
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