Technology
Parents fear YouTubers are bringing ‘brain rot’ to Netflix. But are kids wising up to ‘slop’?
As streamers poach viral creators to appeal to children, digital whack-a-mole has become a new kind of family challenge
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Technology
Recruitment boss accused of being behind ‘doxxing’ campaign against RNLI and anti-racism activists
Tom Watson, of Worcester, alleged to be behind Big Time Charlie X account that created so-called Traitorbase
Technology
Nandy says children’s social media ban only ‘staging post’ in online safety drive
Exclusive: Culture secretary says UK will crack down further and be ‘pioneer of tech as a force for good’
Technology
Meta launches legal challenge against UK media regulator over Online Safety Act
Action against Ofcom comes as social media companies are being accused of using courts to slow down implementation
Gadgets
Caitlin Moran: social media went from utopia to hellhole in a decade – if you want to feel hopeful again, get offline
Fourteen years ago, Twitter was the fastest, funniest game on the web. Now I’ve been driven out by so-called ‘online act...
World
Revealed: how Russia uses mobile ‘super-app’ Max to spy on its citizens
Research shows tens of millions of people are being forced to use platform that amounts to ‘backdoor’ on their device
Automobile
In a debate about migration, the ABC had to present multiple views. But where to draw the line?
Panel guest Conrad Gillard thanks broadcaster for allowing him to normalise ‘the idea of net-negative immigration’. Plus...
Technology
Meta ordered to remove UK deepfakes as oversight board criticises ‘inadequate’ safeguards
Facebook told it was wrong in leaving up AI-generated videos of a Labour councillor and Muslim campaigner, amid calls to...
Lifestyle
Ferritin face: the new health scare taking social media by storm
Seeing a pallid, washed-out face in the mirror? Prepare to be diagnosed …
Automobile
She was the Royal Ballet’s first ‘young choreographer’ – Charlotte Edmonds’ next 10 years show how dance is changing
As a teenager, Edmonds had a three-year residency at the Royal Opera House. Her eclectic career – creating NFTs, adverts...
Finance
Fast, furious and potentially fatal: why are supercars suddenly so popular?
Once the preserve of the ultra-rich, supercars are finding new drivers through rentals, finance deals, influencer cultur...
Technology
The wilting rose emoji: what its rise and fall tells us about gen Alpha
It was the fastest-growing emoji in 2025 – but if you’re older than 16, it has probably passed you by. Now, just as twen...