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No 10’s ads for a TikTok team show why social media is a smart career move

The Guardian’s deputy editor of social platforms on the demand from high-profile people and brands for help in harnessing the power of TikTok

Augusta Anthony15 Aug

BBC seeks to subpoena Trump children and son-in-law over defamation lawsuit

Network wants to serve Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr after president sues over January 6 documentary

Gaya Gupta14 Aug

At a loss as to which Stephen Moss you’re referring to? So are many others

Letters: Stephen Moss and Stephen Moss find the humour in having the same name and working for the same company

14 Aug

The melons rolled quite gently out of the gate – then suddenly became an avalanche for Albanese

Most of the media initially ignored the prime minister’s innuendo as they went to town on his crass Kylie comment. Plus: Victoria drowning in AI

Caitlin Cassidy14 Aug

Mother of one of Alan Jones’s alleged victims told him ‘I should have protected you’, court hears

Complainant J’s mother asked son if former broadcaster ever touched him, high-profile trial told

Jordyn Beazley and Amanda Meade13 Aug

The ABC has a tradition of mocking the powerful. Now, after the Rinehart furore, it risks creating a comedy no-go zone

I didn’t think the Race Around the World segment was funny, but does the ABC really need to change its editorial policies to make sure violence and humour sleep in separate beds?

Alan Sunderland13 Aug

Perez Hilton’s mother files for temporary custody of his three children

Celebrity blogger was hospitalized for a mental health crisis after he harmed himself during live stream

Edward Helmore12 Aug

ABC changing editorial policy after Rinehart furore prompts fears of overreach

Managing director says guidelines will ensure no individual will ‘be the subject of comedy that is violent in its description in our programming’

Caitlin Cassidy12 Aug

Ofcom investigates GB News over guest’s pride and paedophilia remarks

Regulator acts after 12,000 complaints over comments by Caroline Farrow linking parades with bestiality and paedophilia

Michael Savage Media editor10 Aug

Inside a meme factory: meet one of thousands of Indonesians trading political outrage clicks for Facebook cash

Exclusive: Adira says she doesn’t know much about her target countries or even know who their leaders are. Instead she’s chasing money from Meta, which pays for engagement

Ariel Bogle and Aqwam F Hanifan9 Aug

Russia-linked accounts spread far-right narrative online during Ceuta migration crisis, analysis finds

Counter-disinformation group says social media channels connected to Pravda network helped amplify message

Aisha Down7 Aug

Jock Gillespie obituary

Other lives: Reporter at the Cambridge Evening News for more than 30 years

Chris Elliott7 Aug

Journalists at Alan Jones’s trial off to ‘inauspicious’ start as spelling error and rogue mobile phone antagonise judge

Awkward moments in court as media companies dedicate significant resources to the coverage. Plus: a new boycott campaign targets the Tele

Caitlin Cassidy and Amanda Meade7 Aug

FCC scraps limit on local TV ownership in win for media conglomerates

The 2-1 vote along party lines repealed ‘national cap’ that served as a key check on consolidation of the TV industry

Jeremy Barr in Washington6 Aug

Perez Hilton ‘able to communicate’ after hospitalization following live stream

Family says celebrity blogger remains under medical care after viewers raised alarm over disturbing TikTok broadcast

Marina Dunbar6 Aug

BBC hires 26-year-old entrepreneur to help reach younger audiences

Brandon Relph, who founded first company at 13, joins strategy team in ‘much-needed step’ for the broadcaster

Michael Savage Media editor6 Aug

Fifa World Cup ad income boosts Fox’s revenue to $4.21bn in fourth quarter

Average cost of a 30-second spot during tournaments airing on Fox was reportedly between $200,000 and $750,000

Edward Helmore6 Aug

ABC apologises to Gina Rinehart over controversial Race Around the World episode

Hugh Marks says broadcaster will change its policies after Rinehart’s company said crude joke posed ‘serious risks’

Caitlin Cassidy6 Aug

News Corp subscriptions fall in Australia as company takes aim at ‘slimy’ AI slop

Chief executive Robert Thomson says ‘crass kleptomaniac’ AI companies are ‘in possession of stolen goods’

Jonathan Barrett Business editor5 Aug

‘Disturbing’: TikTok faces criticism after Perez Hilton livestreams self-harm

Many online questioned how long the blogger’s broadcast remained up on the app and shared mental health resources

Maya Yang5 Aug