Mark Zuckerberg loves his wife? That’s nice – but let’s stop fawning over a guy who fawns over Trump

Meta’s ‘awkward dork’ boss has updated his haircut and his wardrobe – and shown the world how much family means to him. He’s still a billionaire with skeletons in the cupboard, writes Arwa Mahdawi

MPs to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in UK summer riots

Commons inquiry into rise of harmful content on social media also expected to call Meta and TikTok executives

‘People don’t get the power of the podcast. But Trump does’: broadcaster-turned-investor Harry Stebbings

The twentysomething podcaster and venture capitalist talks about his $400m investment fund, his mum – and the power of new media to influence politics

What is Roblox? Everything you need to know about the online game platform

Parents are to get greater oversight of children’s activity on the platform. But what has brought on the changes?

Is this (finally) the end for X? Delicate Musk-Trump relationship and growing rivals spell trouble for platform

The former Twitter could fade away, or help shape a dark future hosting voices of a new authoritarian world

‘We’ve become the voice of agriculture’: the social media influencers driving the big farming protests

With tens of thousands of followers, the online community is a powerful part of the campaign against government tax policy

Essex police defend their investigation of Allison Pearson tweet

Force says Telegraph writer accused of inciting racial hatred, rather than committing a non-crime hate incident as she had claimed

What is Bluesky and why are so many people suddenly leaving X for the platform?

Users turn to the heavily moderated network after warnings about misinformation on Elon Musk’s X

Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world

A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started already…

To the stars vowing to flee Trump’s America: maybe your excruciating endorsements were part of the problem

The cringeworthy campaign for Harris made it clear – voters aren’t simply going to do what mega-rich celebrities tell them to, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

‘I came to make new friends’: the hangout event where phones are locked away

Offline Club brings digital detox concept to London for those wanting real-life connections and relaxation

Stephen King leaves X, describing atmosphere as ‘too toxic’

Author denies Elon Musk kicked him off platform and says he is joining rival Threads

Using abbreviations in text messages comes across as less sincere, study finds

People who use abbreviations were less likely to receive responses, analysis by psychologists found

Best podcasts of the week: Serial tells the true tale of Free Willy’s titular whale

In this week’s newsletter: For its 13th season, the investigative titan explores the complicated story of Keiko. Plus: five of the best podcasts to dip into

Instead of banning young people from social media Anthony Albanese needs to listen to them

Labor wants a duty of care bill on tech platforms, yet dismissed young people’s push for a duty of care bill on the climate crisis