‘Crank’ Tory candidates accused of sharing online conspiracy theories
Labour has expressed concerns about the calibre of would-be Tory MPs after a some shared outlandish views online
Labour is already dominating the online general election campaign
Starmer’s party was quicker out of the digital gate, with slicker, more engaging content than the Tory offering, writes Matthew McGregor
The week in audio: Fur & Loathing; Dead Man Running; About the Boys; Vanessa Feltz – review
Nicky Woolf investigates a chemical attack at a furry convention, Myles Bonnar pursues a Scottish fugitive, Catherine Carr takes a sensitive approach to teenage boys, and a storm hits LBC
Why row over Baby Reindeer sleuths will change real-life drama for ever
Netflix’s No 1 hit show sparks legal and moral debate over identities in true-crime stories
The week in audio: The Bachelor of Buckingham Palace; The Price of Paradise and more – review
Ugly truths emerge when two very different reality shows go under the microscope. Elsewhere, a star turn from Ted Danson, and why bands break up
The ‘boring phone’: stressed-out gen Z ditch smartphones for dumbphones
The feature-free phone, launched at Milan design week, is the latest device to tap into young people’s concerns about attention-harvesting and data privacy
Uncovering the higher truth of Jay Shetty
Celebrities call him ‘amazing’ and fans pay thousands – but what exactly do they get from this self-help guru with an iffy origin story?
TikTok investigating videos promoting starvation and anorexia
Guardian found potentially harmful pro-weight-loss accounts were still available in search results
Facebook condemned for hosting neo-Nazi network with UK links
Tech giant criticised for failing to act after being told two years ago about extremist activity on its platform
Tech giants join with governments to fight Covid misinformation
Facebook, Twitter and Google part of working group targeting false claims about vaccines
Facebook, QAnon and the world’s slackening grip on reality
The coronavirus pandemic has left us living more and more of our lives online. But the place where we chat with friends, get our news and form our opinions is full of vile and dangerous conspiracy theories. Is the world’s biggest social network doing enough to combat them?
YouTube more representative of Britain than television, says UK boss
Site offers diverse material that traditional media do not, says Ben McOwen Wilson
Twitter bots have limited success spreading anti-vaccination messages
A study of millions of tweets finds Twitter users rarely see or retweet vaccine misinformation generated by bots
TikTok hits back at ‘misinformation’ about its ties to China in submission to Senate inquiry
The social media platform says it has ‘strict controls’ around its data security and has never censored Australian content at China’s request
Trump’s beef with TikTok is an existential threat to the internet
Comedians like Sarah Cooper have used the Chinese-owned social video app to make fun of the president, but there’s more at stake than his bruised ego