EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of ‘addictive design’
Regulators say Facebook and Instagram features such as autoplay and infinite scroll contribute to ‘compulsive use’
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Have social media platforms fuelled antisemitism? – Full Story podcast
Reged Ahmad speaks to senior reporter Tory Shepherd about the grilling social media giants faced at the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion
Meta bosses grilled over decision to cut ‘censorship’ that has potentially unleashed more antisemitic content
‘Over-enforcement poses significant risk to the communities that we try to protect,’ royal commission told
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Ireland is big tech’s lapdog – and that compromises its EU presidency
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Pro-One Nation Facebook groups appear to be run by foreign ‘meme factories’ that monetise content
The UK is introducing an ‘Australia plus’ under-16s social media ban. But how is it going there?
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Whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams sues Meta over attempts to ‘silence’ her
Meta pauses employee tracker for AI training amid privacy concerns
UK social media ban ‘likely to cause £1.3bn drop’ in digital advertising spend
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
UK defence spending plan ‘well short of what’s required’ and harder choices needed, says John Healey - as it happened
‘The genie is out of the bottle’: parents react to UK under-16s social media ban
Man claiming to be One Nation branch official defended Hitler Youth and called Aboriginal people ‘stone age’ in racist posts
'Growing up too young': Londoners praise under-16s social media ban – video
UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps
Online racism is significantly affecting mental health, First Nations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’
Sales of Meta whistleblower’s memoir soar after Hay festival ‘silencing’
First trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook sequel The Social Reckoning
Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10
I watched as Meta’s threats stopped Sarah Wynn-Williams from speaking – we must have stronger rights for whistleblowers
