Disinformation is just one symptom of the authorities’ failure to regulate social media
Letter: Responding to an editorial on Russian threats, Aneet Morar says companies that profit from spreading harmful content need to face real consequences
September 2026
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The cure for doomscrolling? Why Tom Cruise stopped a woman mid-scroll
My Instagram reels addiction has ruined my ability to have a conversation. But can I get it back?
Hannah Ewens
BBC Sport’s digital revamp poses wider questions about purpose of the corporation
TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
UK politics: PM’s new anti-disinformation unit gets cross-party backing, as Farage declares it an attack on free speech – as it happened
Building power
These journalists share vital reporting with thousands of US immigrants – all by text and WhatsApp
Babystar review – a new arrival upends camera-ready life in disturbing family influencer satire
Meta launches legal challenge against UK media regulator over Online Safety Act
Caitlin Moran: social media went from utopia to hellhole in a decade – if you want to feel hopeful again, get offline
Australia claims it is a global pioneer in preventing online harm – should other countries follow suit?
Revealed: how Russia uses mobile ‘super-app’ Max to spy on its citizens
Meta ordered to remove UK deepfakes as oversight board criticises ‘inadequate’ safeguards
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Ferritin face: the new health scare taking social media by storm
EU moves closer to social media ban for under 13s
Bonnie Blue’s baby outrage – and the dangers of our extreme attention economy
Arwa Mahdawi
She was the Royal Ballet’s first ‘young choreographer’ – Charlotte Edmonds’ next 10 years show how dance is changing
I’m a psychoanalyst. Social media is damaging children’s inner lives in ways we don’t fully understand
Robin Kirman
Fast, furious and potentially fatal: why are supercars suddenly so popular?
Zuckerberg says the science isn’t settled. But the harms of short-form video on the brain are starting to show
