Digital media

‘I wouldn’t dream of telling a stranger I hated their laugh’: how does it feel when your social media followers cross a line?

A close friend of mine once cried so dramatically when I told her she would never marry the lead singer of her favourite metal band that you’d have thought...

Advertiser exodus from X gathers pace with 26% ‘planning to cut spending’

More than a quarter of advertisers are planning to cut spending on Elon Musk’s X over concerns about...

Brazilian court orders suspension of Elon Musk’s X after it missed deadline

The Brazilian supreme court has ordered that X be suspended in the country after the social media platform...

Elon Musk’s X could face ban in Brazil after failure to appoint legal representative

The social media platform X faces the prospect of a ban in Brazil after failing to meet a...

Telegram founder’s arrest could have far-reaching impact on Russia

It is extremely rare for Ilya Yashin, a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin who was recently released from...

Arresting Telegram’s Pavel Durov could be a smart move. Tech bosses care more about themselves than you | Chris Stokel-Walker

The shock arrest of Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov as he stepped off his private jet in the Bourget airport near Paris over the...

Telegram app founder Pavel Durov to appear in court after arrest in Paris

The Russian-born founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, is due to appear in a French court in the coming days after his arrest at a...