Social media
Netflix’s Adolescence will be shown in UK schools, in bid to curb social media harm
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the filmmakers to Downing Street for talks. “As a dad, I have not found it easy to watch this with children,” he said.
- Sylvia Hui
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‘With all due respect’: Phantom social media post haunts show star
Sharp social media comments, an actor who denies posting them and a swift disappearance: things are getting a bit dramatic at Opera Australia.
- Stephen Brook
An animation legend once called this tool creepy. His fears have come true
You can now upload a picture to ChatGPT to generate a Ghibli-style version of yourself. But the artist has branded it “an insult to life itself”.
- Cindy Yin
Influencer Andrew Tate accused of sexually assaulting girlfriend in LA hotel
The former girlfriend of the self-described misogynist says he beat and choked her in a Beverly Hills hotel earlier this month.
- Lea Skene
British parents arrested after complaining about daughter’s school on WhatsApp
Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine were reportedly detained by six officers in front of their three-year-old daughter after posting in a parent group chat.
- Will Bolton
In a surprise deal, Musk sells X to his AI company
The deal combines two of Musk’s multiple portfolio companies, which also include automaker Tesla and SpaceX.
- Greg Bensinger
The woman who mistook a stranger for her dad, and made a film about it
Tracie Laymon ‘liked’ her estranged father on Facebook, and he liked her back. Except it wasn’t her dad. But relax: this story has a happy ending.
- Karl Quinn
Ashton Hall has a five-hour morning routine. People are obsessed
CEOs, celebrities and work colleagues swear that the right start to the day increases performance and productivity. But when does it all become too much?
- Bronte Gossling
- Opinion
- Gender
Adolescence has gripped parents, but our debates are missing a crucial thread
Add misogynistic influencers to the mix of feelings of inadequacy and hopelessness, and a growing wealth gap, and you have most of the ingredients for gendered violence.
- Sonia Orchard
- Opinion
- AFL 2025
Abusing your team is one thing. But filming it? You’re the embarrassment
Social media has unleashed a lot of bad stuff on modern sport, but this might be the worst development yet.
- Vince Rugari
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