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Wed 15 Jul 2026

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The Observer view: muzzled by Meta

Mon 6 Jul 2026

The Observer view: muzzled by Meta
Patricia Clarke
Silenced Facebook whistleblower could be fined for merely nodding

Sun 5 Jul 2026

Silenced Facebook whistleblower could be fined for merely nodding
James Tapper
TikTok the ‘worst culprit’ for young people’s poor mental health

Fri 3 Jul 2026

TikTok the ‘worst culprit’ for young people’s poor mental health
Eva Wiseman
Being seen as a good or bad mum is the mother of all paradoxes

Wed 1 Jul 2026

Being seen as a good or bad mum is the mother of all paradoxes
Rachel Sylvester
Beeban Kidron’s Users calls out the tech bros making billions selling porn to children

Fri 26 Jun 2026

Beeban Kidron’s Users calls out the tech bros making billions selling porn to children
Erica Wagner
Can you spot a deepfake?

Wed 24 Jun 2026

Can you spot a deepfake?
Barbara Ellen
Andrew Stanton: the Pixar director taking toxic tech to Toy Story

Mon 22 Jun 2026

Andrew Stanton: the Pixar director taking toxic tech to Toy Story
Saffron Swire
Saf’s cartoon: my super scroll sixteenth

Sun 21 Jun 2026

Saf’s cartoon: my super scroll sixteenth
Xavier Greenwood
Burnham’s path to No 10 may lead past Elon Musk

Sat 20 Jun 2026

Burnham’s path to No 10 may lead past Elon Musk
Catherine Neilan
First government department quits X over racism and violence concerns

Thu 18 Jun 2026

First government department quits X over racism and violence concerns
Wendy Ide
Toy Story 5: The kids are not all right

Tue 16 Jun 2026

Toy Story 5: The kids are not all right
Adele Zeynep Walton
The social media ban isn’t enough

Mon 15 Jun 2026

The social media ban isn’t enough
Barbara Ellen
Curry Barker: the young debut director terrifying Gen Z cinema audiences

Mon 15 Jun 2026

Curry Barker: the young debut director terrifying Gen Z cinema audiences
Geoff Mulgan
A right to free speech should not trump our right to the truth. It is time our laws recognised that

Sun 14 Jun 2026

A right to free speech should not trump our right to the truth. It is time our laws recognised that
Frank Skinner
Doctor, the critics will see you now: we’re still diagnosing House – 14 years on

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Doctor, the critics will see you now: we’re still diagnosing House – 14 years on
Matt Cain
David Hockney helped me find my place in the world as a young gay man

Sun 14 Jun 2026

David Hockney helped me find my place in the world as a young gay man
Steve Bloomfield
The world’s become a darker place in the last six months, but there’s still reasons to be cheerful

Sun 14 Jun 2026

The world’s become a darker place in the last six months, but there’s still reasons to be cheerful
Tim Adams
Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’ve treated a generation of children now at school with carelessness’

Sat 13 Jun 2026

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’ve treated a generation of children now at school with carelessness’
John Naughton
Online child safety is not just a tech problem – it’s a political one

Fri 12 Jun 2026

Online child safety is not just a tech problem – it’s a political one
Catherine Neilan
‘A new home for old fascists’: Restore Britain steals a march rightwards from Farage’s Reform

Sun 7 Jun 2026

‘A new home for old fascists’: Restore Britain steals a march rightwards from Farage’s Reform
Marine Saint
Finding love may Hinge on how much you share about yourself

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Finding love may Hinge on how much you share about yourself
Kate Maltby
It’s not the British Museum’s job to police the culture wars

Sun 7 Jun 2026

It’s not the British Museum’s job to police the culture wars
Catherine Neilan
Musk ‘a threat to democracy in Britain’, says Wes Streeting after Southampton disorder

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Musk ‘a threat to democracy in Britain’, says Wes Streeting after Southampton disorder
James Tapper
Jeanette Dickson: combative chair of the royal medical colleges

Sun 31 May 2026

Jeanette Dickson: combative chair of the royal medical colleges
Layla Mahmood
‘Reverse Ozempic’ epidemic putting east African women at risk

Sun 31 May 2026

‘Reverse Ozempic’ epidemic putting east African women at risk
Sarah Dear
Google’s AI Search is seducing us into a spoon-fed future

Sat 30 May 2026

Google’s AI Search is seducing us into a spoon-fed future
Rachel Sylvester
‘Social media is killing our children’: rise in violence bolsters call for under-16 ban

Sun 24 May 2026

‘Social media is killing our children’: rise in violence bolsters call for under-16 ban
Andrew Anthony
Inside the vicious campaign to cancel the Southbank’s polarising boss

Sun 24 May 2026

Inside the vicious campaign to cancel the Southbank’s polarising boss
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer embraces radicalism as he accepts his time in Downing Street is ending

Sun 24 May 2026

Keir Starmer embraces radicalism as he accepts his time in Downing Street is ending
Vanessa Thorpe
‘Have you seen Club Kid yet?’ Why everyone in Cannes is asking the same question

Sun 24 May 2026

‘Have you seen Club Kid yet?’ Why everyone in Cannes is asking the same question
Barney Macintyre
Could OnlyFans become the bank that likes to say yes, yes, yes...?

Sun 17 May 2026

Could OnlyFans become the bank that likes to say yes, yes, yes...?
Adele Zeynep Walton
Ofcom fining a pro-suicide website is no substitute for a public inquiry into government failures

Sun 17 May 2026

Ofcom fining a pro-suicide website is no substitute for a public inquiry into government failures
Jaya Narain
Police dismiss conspiracy theories over deaths of three women in Brighton

Sun 17 May 2026

Police dismiss conspiracy theories over deaths of three women in Brighton
Basia Cummings
Patrick Radden Keefe: ‘Fakery is the coin of the realm. Underlying it is a sense that we’re all

Sat 16 May 2026

Patrick Radden Keefe: ‘Fakery is the coin of the realm. Underlying it is a sense that we’re all
Lively vs Baldoni: Inside Hollywood’s PR machine

35 mins • S1, E402

Lively vs Baldoni: Inside Hollywood’s PR machine
Caitlin Macdonald
Claire’s was doomed when it lost its sparkle with gen Alpha

Sun 3 May 2026

Claire’s was doomed when it lost its sparkle with gen Alpha
Lily Isaacs
Alex Cooper: disarming podcaster who gets celebrities to open up under the spotlight

Sun 26 Apr 2026

Alex Cooper: disarming podcaster who gets celebrities to open up under the spotlight
Niamh Rowe
Forex and flash cars: the fight to keep ‘finfluencers’ in check

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Forex and flash cars: the fight to keep ‘finfluencers’ in check
Why are beta blockers so popular?

7 mins • S1, E1340

Why are beta blockers so popular?
Catherine Neilan
‘They know the platforms are addictive’: lawyer who led LA case against big tech to advise UK

Sun 12 Apr 2026

‘They know the platforms are addictive’: lawyer who led LA case against big tech to advise UK
John Naughton
The new Ofcom chair’s first task is to tame Elon Musk

Sat 4 Apr 2026

The new Ofcom chair’s first task is to tame Elon Musk
Rachel Sylvester
‘People died’: Meta failed to heed warnings about harms to children

Sun 29 Mar 2026

‘People died’: Meta failed to heed warnings about harms to children
Stephen Armstrong
Zuckerberg’s ‘fig leaf’ slips as oversight board proves toothless

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Zuckerberg’s ‘fig leaf’ slips as oversight board proves toothless
Tech bosses knew their products caused harm

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Tech bosses knew their products caused harm
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer pledges to ban ‘addictive algorithms’ that keep children online

Sat 28 Mar 2026

Starmer pledges to ban ‘addictive algorithms’ that keep children online
Social media may have changed forever

8 mins • S1, E1328

Social media may have changed forever
John Simpson
Social media ‘cesspits’ stoke anti-Muslim hostility, says ex-law chief

Sun 22 Mar 2026

Social media ‘cesspits’ stoke anti-Muslim hostility, says ex-law chief
Sarah Manavis
Inside the scary world of the ‘anti-fan’

Wed 18 Mar 2026

Inside the scary world of the ‘anti-fan’
Kenan Malik
Why so many missed the point of the Economist’s Khamenei obituary

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Why so many missed the point of the Economist’s Khamenei obituary
Patrick Kidd
Meet Instagram’s Steptoe

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Meet Instagram’s Steptoe
Róisín Lanigan
Nothing’s more stressful than this cortisol craze

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Nothing’s more stressful than this cortisol craze
Lily Isaacs
What do teenage boys see on TikTok?

Mon 9 Mar 2026

What do teenage boys see on TikTok?
Róisín Lanigan
The rise and fall of Twitter

Sat 7 Mar 2026

The rise and fall of Twitter
Xavier Greenwood
Dubai’s influencers say Iranian strikes are nothing to worry about

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Dubai’s influencers say Iranian strikes are nothing to worry about
Killian Fox
Hasan Piker: ‘The left should be better at manufacturing outrage’

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Hasan Piker: ‘The left should be better at manufacturing outrage’
Olivia Ovenden
Dubai’s influencers discover you can’t curate a war

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Dubai’s influencers discover you can’t curate a war
Lily Isaacs
Nancy Guthrie and the true crime influencers

Mon 2 Mar 2026

Nancy Guthrie and the true crime influencers
John Simpson
Viral memes fuel hysteria over school fight clubs

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Viral memes fuel hysteria over school fight clubs

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