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  2. How did an AI-generated purple-haired goth become a symbol for the UK far right?
  3. What would a social media ban for under-16s in the UK look like?
  4. I shared my nan's dementia journey on TikTok to help people - then trolls deepfaked her
  5. 'See-through bikini loophole meant Grok AI generated images of my genitalia'

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AI bots are having existential crises after reading Metro's Moltbook coverage

Channel: Tech Tech 45 minutes ago By Josh Milton

AI bots are plotting 'total human extinction' on their own social media platform

Channel: Tech Tech 5 hours ago By Josh Milton
A high school girl ignores her friends as she browses on her phone during a lunch break in a cafeteria. The girl on her phone has curly blonde hair and wears a black and white school tie and a school shirt.

Should social media be banned for under 16s? Readers weigh in

Channel: Letters Letters 4 days ago By Letters Editor
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Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp want you to pay extra for some of their AI tools

Channel: Tech Tech 6 days ago By Josh Milton
Tiktoker captures nan's dementia journey

I shared my nan's dementia journey on TikTok to help people - then trolls deepfaked her

Channel: Health Health January 26, 2026 By Amy Gaffney
Play Video An AI-generated image of a young purple-hair girl with a cigarette in her mouth, holding a picture of Keir Starmer that has been set alight, while wearing a union jack flag

How did an AI-generated purple-haired goth become a symbol for the UK far right?

Channel: UK UK January 26, 2026 By Sarah Ping
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House of Lords backs social media ban for under-16s

Channel: UK UK January 22, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

What would a social media ban for under-16s in the UK look like?

Channel: Tech Tech January 22, 2026 By Josh Milton
Elementary age boy using a tablet in a safety way to study at home

Expert studying Australia social media ban warns UK: 'Wait until we know impact'

Channel: Politics Politics January 21, 2026 By Craig Munro
In this photo illustration a a 12-year-old school boy looks at a iPhone screen on February 25, 2024 in Bath, England.

Social media ban for under-16s takes a step closer

Channel: UK UK January 16, 2026 By Noora Mykkanen
This illustration photograph shows the logo of social network X (formerly Twitter) displayed on a smartphone in Brussels on September 27, 2024. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)

X goes down after days of chaos with Grok

Channel: Tech Tech January 16, 2026 By Josh Milton
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Channel: World World January 15, 2026 By Molly Lee
The Grok app on an iPhone, against the backdrop of search results displayed on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on a laptop, in London. The Prime Minister has said X need to "get their act together" amid concerns about the creation of sexualised images of adults and children by AI embedded on the social media site. Sir Keir Starmer said he backed Ofcom, which is looking into X and xAI - the firm founded by Elon Musk which created Grok - to take action against the site, and that he had asked for "all options to be on the table". It comes as a former minister urged the Government and the Labour Party to stop using the site entirely. Users of X appear to have prompted its artificial intelligence Grok, which is integrated into the platform, to generate deepfake images of children "in minimal clothing". Picture date: Thursday January 8, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Elon Musk's X should be blown up like one of his rockets

Channel: Tech Tech January 16, 2026 By Sharan Dhaliwal
Five high school students are looking down at their smartphones together outdoors

Teenagers in Australia come up with genius way to get round social media ban

Channel: Tech Tech January 15, 2026 By Josh Milton
A screen displays examples of AI prompt-created videos, made with Xai's Grok app, on January 12, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Grok AI still creating sickening images of real people despite saying it wouldn't

Channel: Tech Tech January 16, 2026 By Josh Milton
The Grok app on an iPhone, against the backdrop of search results displayed on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on a laptop, in London. The Prime Minister has said X need to "get their act together" amid concerns about the creation of sexualised images of adults and children by AI embedded on the social media site. Sir Keir Starmer said he backed Ofcom, which is looking into X and xAI - the firm founded by Elon Musk which created Grok - to take action against the site, and that he had asked for "all options to be on the table". It comes as a former minister urged the Government and the Labour Party to stop using the site entirely. Users of X appear to have prompted its artificial intelligence Grok, which is integrated into the platform, to generate deepfake images of children "in minimal clothing". Picture date: Thursday January 8, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire

I've been sexually harassed online - it's time to ban X

Channel: Tech Tech January 15, 2026 By Sharan Dhaliwal
White House post on Greenland

White House trolls Europe with image of Trump looking out of window at Greenland

Channel: US US January 13, 2026 By Molly Lee
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 12: In this photo illustration, a screen displays a post by Elon Musk on the X app, showing an AI prompt-created image, made with Xai's Grok app, depicting Musk wearing a bikini, on January 12, 2026 in London, England. Today the UK communications regulator Ofcom launches a formal investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X regarding its AI chatbot, Grok.??The probe centres on reports that Grok has been used to generate non-consensual sexual deepfakes, including "undressed" images of women and sexualised images of children. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Two countries have banned Grok AI so far - could the UK do the same?

Channel: UK UK January 14, 2026 By Josh Milton
Under-16s in UK 'could be banned from social media in months'

Children should not be online 'because their brains can't deal with hatred'

Channel: UK UK January 13, 2026 By Sam Corbishley

Tories will block social media for under 16s to stop tech giants 'profiting from anxiety'

Channel: UK UK January 11, 2026 By Molly Lee

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