After Maduro’s Last Dance, a New Rhythm Goes Viral in Venezuela
For years, Nicolás Maduro and his movement used song and dance to rally support. Now, millions of Venezuelans are dancing to a different political tune.
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Britain facing ‘catastrophe’ because of children being addicted to social media, peers told – as it happened
House of Lords debate amendments to bill that could ban children under the age of 16 from having social mediaWe’re not far off PMQs. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.There will be two statements in the Commons after PMQs. At 12.30pm Ed Mi…
Hugh Grant and Esther Ghey sign letter backing under-16s social media ban in UK
Actor and mother of Brianna Ghey among signatories of letter to three party leaders ahead of Lords voteThe actor Hugh Grant is among the signatories of a letter urging Westminster party leaders to ban social media for children under 16.The letter to Ke…
David Lynch would struggle to make films in social media landscape, say collaborators
Shorter attention spans would make it hard for director to tell ‘deeply connective’ stories, say colleagues on 80th birthdayA film-maker as unique as David Lynch would struggle to emerge in present-day Hollywood because of audiences’ shorter attention …
UK study to examine effects of restricting social media for children
Trial involving 4,000 children will explore impact on mental health, sleep and time spent with friends and familyA pioneering investigation into the impact of restricting social media access for children in the UK has been announced as politicians aro…
UK ministers launch consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s
Move comes as peers prepare to vote on an amendment to a bill that would enact a ban within a year of the bill passingMinisters have launched a consultation into whether to ban under-16s from using social media as part of a package of measures designed…
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online contentThe mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime m…
UK politics ‘constantly suffering’ from online disinformation, says Labour MP
Emily Thornberry says risk posed to British democracy by bot farms and biased algorithms requires actionOnline disinformation campaigns, including Iranian bot farms promoting Scottish nationalism and biased algorithms depicting London as “an overwhelmi…
Sacked TikTok workers in UK launch legal action over ‘union busting’
Moderators accuse social media firm of unfair dismissal after it fired hundreds in UK just before vote to form unionTikTok moderators have accused the social media company of “oppressive and intimidating” union busting after it fired hundreds of worker…
Why LinkedIn is a hunting ground for threat actors – and how to protect yourself
The business social networking site is a vast, publicly accessible database of corporate information. Don’t believe everyone on the site is who they say they are.