Addicted to love: how dating apps ‘exploit’ their users
Online services that promise to find people romantic matches have been likened to gambling products designed to keep customers hooked
‘What a privilege … ’ trend catches on as gratitude makes social media comeback
Posts lauding anything from running in the rain to tiredness and a comfy bed are springing up on Instagram and TikTok
How a spooky suburban manor became a genuine house of horrors
A fascinating fortnightly show explores the darker side of the scare industry. Plus: five of the creepiest podcasts
Meta rides AI boom to stellar quarterly earnings, but slightly less than expected
Company beats financial predictions but does not increase daily users as much as Wall Street thought it might
Trump’s Truth Social valued at more than Musk’s X after extraordinary rally
Trading in Trump Media & Technology Group stock suspended several times due to volatility ahead of election
Apparently fake social media accounts boost Azerbaijan before Cop29
Exclusive: Linked accounts on X push petrostate’s posts about climate summit and drown out criticism
‘Expect war’: leaked chats reveal influence of rightwing media on militia group
Disinformation and conspiracy theories – some spread by Elon Musk – fuel group’s vitriol and paranoia
Neo-Nazi group the Base found a safe space to recruit Americans: the Russian internet
The move is part of an ongoing theme among the far right when western apps remove or moderate their accounts
Journalism is the lifeblood of British democracy. My government will protect it
Whether it is online intimidation, journalists imprisoned abroad or the cynical use of Slapp lawsuits, we will fight any threats to those who hold the powerful to account, writes the prime minister Keir Starmer
Elon Musk hopes Trump victory will help his $44bn Twitter bet pay off
The platform’s billionaire owner has seen its value plunge as advertisers run shy, revenues drop and user numbers fall
Our perverse respect for immense wealth allows Musk and Zuckerberg to run riot
The megalomaniacs who control X and Facebook are only able to pollute the public sphere and undermine democracy because of our deference to money
Helen Mirren: it’s so sad Kurt Cobain died before GPS was invented
The Oscar-winning actor has made the latest in a series of references to the Nirvana frontman and the technological advances he didn’t live to see
‘The most important DJ in the UK’? Live streamer takes music to streets
DJ AG has built a huge audience by inviting performers such as Skepta to join him in London and elsewhere
‘Serial meets Twin Peaks’ in a true crime tale from Adam Buxton
The comedian bridges the gap between truth and fiction in Up in Smoke. Plus: five of the best podcasts with shocking twists
It’s time Australia called in the big guns on the social media firms. Our democracy is at risk
Meta has made it very clear to Australians that they do not value our journalism or our public interest media