The Guardian view on online safety: don’t let Trump dictate the terms of debate
Editorial: The White House and tech oligarchs are using free speech arguments as cover to suffocate any European attempt to regulate digital space
Starmer offers big US tech firms tax cuts in return for lower Trump tariffs
Exclusive: UK willing to placate Trump with lower digital services tax rate also encompassing non-US companies
Snakes, ‘border madness’ and solo trips: five Nigerian female travellers on their top tips and trickiest moments
Whether it’s driving solo from London to Lagos, a month on a motorbike or vanlife in east Africa, these influencers are sharing their adventures – and helping others to negotiate the difficulties of a ‘weak’ passport
‘Much better vibe’: Manchester’s phone-free nightclub reviving the rave spirit
Inspired by Berlin clubs, the phone ban at Amber’s has been embraced by clubbers seeking deeper connections
Labour group tells MPs they must be on YouTube and TikTok
Group asks influencers and popular figures to help party’s backbenchers engage audiences and challenge narratives
The week in audio: Invisible Hands with David Dimbleby; Artworks: Talk Talk – Living in Another World; White Hot Hate; Luigi – review
David Dimbleby on the fighter pilot who waged war on government policy; Guy Garvey celebrates a misunderstood masterpiece. Plus, confessions of an FBI agent, and divisive US murder suspect Luigi Mangione
Emojis are now everywhere – but using them can be a minefield
Born of our craving for nuance, these ubiquitous little icons are now causing confusion themselves
‘Incel’ accounts using self-improvement language to avoid TikTok bans – study
Misogynist ideas being normalised as accounts rebrand, with focus on ‘Sub5s’ and ‘looksmaxxing’, say researchers
OnlyFans fined £1m over inaccurate information on age checks
Ofcom acts after finding flaws in how subscription platform responded to request for details of ‘challenge age’ process
Banning us from social media is ‘neither practical nor effective’, UK teenagers say
UK youth parliament concludes tech firms should do more to protect users from violent and inappropriate content
One brave woman wrenched back control of her data from the tech giants. Now, go and do the same
News that Meta – under legal challenge – will stop targeting ads based on a user’s personal data is huge, says former attorney general Dominic Grieve
X stands to benefit if UK pulls digital services tax in trade deal with US
Prominent campaigner says Elon Musk’s platform qualifies for the levy, which is on the block in negotiations
Brianna Ghey’s mother calls for social media ban for under-16s
Esther Ghey describes social media as ‘absolute cesspit’ at screening of film exploring teenage daughter’s murder
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne backs Smartphone Free Childhood group
Writer joins more than 100,000 parents who pledge to withhold smartphones until children are at least 14
Prosecutors told to do more to strip ‘revenge porn’ abusers of victim images
New CPS guidance aims to boost use of deprivation orders after Observer revealed systemic failings