Why is TikTok working again in the US as Trump takes office?
App has resumed operations after saying it received assurance over de facto ban, but its future remains uncertain
TikTok users posting cat videos do not threaten UK national security, minister says
Darren Jones defends decision to allow app to continue running in UK as it stops working in US ahead of national ban
An information dark age is upon us. I’m logging off
As Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos attempt to reshape our reality, my advice is to avoid their toxic platforms and wait it out
We tried banning our young son from watching YouTube…
It just led to him recreating its annoying content offline
Sadiq Khan warns western democracy at risk from ‘resurgent fascism’ ahead of Trump inauguration
London mayor calls for stricter laws on harmful online content and takes aim at Elon Musk
Never have stale crisps again… nine invaluable things I’ve learned from TikTok
As the platform bows out in the US, here is my carefully curated list of the best things it’s taught me
Chinese rival app Xiaohongshu is overwhelmed by ‘TikTok refugees’ in US
Social media accounts blocked for breaking Beijing rules as millions of users join up before ban takes effect
When kids set their parents’ screen time rules: ‘I hit my limit before I even get out of bed’
Would six-year-old Malakhi be strict? Could the grownups give up their phones? Three writers let their children set the rules
EU asks X for internal documents about algorithms as it steps up investigation
Musk’s company has been accused of manipulating systems to give far-right posts and politicians greater visibility
TikToking on heaven’s door: Bob Dylan joins social media app as US ban looms
Songwriter, 83, signs up to TikTok with platform facing Sunday deadline to sell US operation
‘It brought out the most vile side of lad culture’: Unilad founder Alex Partridge on online hate, alcoholism and ADHD
The entrepreneur suffered with anxiety all his life, then a court case fuelled his alcoholism and nearly cost him everything. Now, an ADHD diagnosis has brought him clarity, a podcast and determination to help others
Starmer urged to prioritise child sexual exploitation victims
Charities and experts call for national conversation to move away from sensationalism after Musk criticism
Facebook unchecked: inside the 17 January Guardian Weekly
Zuckerberg’s pivot to Trump. Plus: Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter speaks
Meta to fire thousands of staff as Zuckerberg warns of ‘intense year’
Company reveals plans to cut about 5% of its global workforce days after saying it would get rid of factcheckers
MP launches legal action against Andrew Tate over social media posts
Lawyer for Northern Ireland MP Sorcha Eastwood said posts were made the day after Commons debate on violence against women and girls