Facebook is so toxic it’s no wonder Zuckerberg wants to drag us into his ‘metaverse’

The question society must ask itself is whether it really wants Facebook to help build the future

Sikh exodus from Afghanistan as community flees extremist persecution after Taliban takeover

Barely 200 Sikhs are thought to remain in the country, many of whom are expected to leave

Islamic charity that outed teacher in Batley cartoon row is rebuked by watchdog

Purpose of Life group admonished for ‘inflaming tensions’ by naming man who showed an image of the Prophet Mohammed to his class

TikTok stole my voice, says woman behind viral text-to-speech feature

Beverly Standing claims she never gave permission for TikTok to generate phrases using her voice

'Woke' censorship: US free speech group sorry for removing ‘women’ from Ginsburg abortion quote

The ACLU rewrote the celebrated remark, so it read: ‘The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a [person’s] life’

Taliban reportedly cuts communications to last province resisting their rule

Militants take down connections to Panjshir as Afghanistan’s vice president continues tweeting messages of resistance

Joe Biden is deaf, dumb and blind to the chaos the US has unleashed

The administration is ignoring history by putting blind faith in the goodwill of the murderous Taliban

Taliban 'flog young Afghans for wearing jeans'

Claims fighters are beating people for wearing non-religious clothing and threatening them at gunpoint

Streatham attack: Jihadist could have been sent back to prison before stabbing frenzy, inquest rules

Sudesh Amman was freed 10 days before knife attacks, but could have been recalled after he was seen buying items for a fake suicide vest

Taliban kill protesters who tried to raise Afghan flag

At least three people shot dead and more than a dozen wounded in the eastern city of Jalalabad as militants signal a hard line on dissent

The West has betrayed the women of Afghanistan

The extent to which large parts of Afghanistan shook off some of the awful practices that defined the Taliban years is underappreciated

Young people shun TV news bulletins for online sources

YouTube on course to overtake BBC television next year as primary current affairs provider among 12- to 15-year-olds

Exclusive: Neighbours ‘pinged’ through walls by NHS Covid app

Test and Trace is sending alerts to people who have never come into contact with positive virus case