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Social media misinformation driving men to seek unneeded NHS testosterone therapy, doctors say
Endocrinologists warn taking testosterone unnecessarily can suppress natural hormone production Social media misinformation is driving men to NHS clinics in search of testosterone therapy they don’t need, adding pressure to already stretched waiting lists, doctors have said. Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is a prescription-only treatment recommended under national guidelines for men with a clinically proven…
Social media misinformation driving men to NHS for unneeded testosterone therapy
Endocrinologists warn taking testosterone unnecessarily can suppress natural hormone production Social media misinformation is driving men to NHS clinics in search of testosterone therapy they don’t need, adding pressure to already stretched waiting lists, doctors have said. Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is a prescription-only treatment recommended under national guidelines for men with a clinically proven…
Social media misinformation driving men to NHS clinics in search of testosterone they don’t need
Endocrinologists warn taking testosterone unnecessarily can suppress the body’s natural hormone production Social media misinformation is driving men to NHS clinics in search of testosterone they don’t need, adding pressure to already stretched waiting lists, doctors have said. Testosterone therapy is a prescription-only treatment recommended under national guidelines for men with a clinically proven deficiency,…
Meet gen X: middle-aged, enraged and radicalised by internet bile | Gaby Hinsliff
Who is driving the populist insurgency? It’s not grumpy pensioners or vulnerable teenagers – it’s my generation If in doubt, we used to talk about the weather. Or if not that, then why the trains were late again, or how sweet someone’s baby was: the kind of routine bland nothings you exchange with strangers on…
‘The chilling effect’: how fear of ‘nudify’ apps and AI deepfakes is keeping Indian women off the internet
Widespread adoption of artificial intelligence has been accompanied by new ways to harass women online Gaatha Sarvaiya would like to post on social media and share her work online. An Indian law graduate in her early 20s, she is in the earliest stages of her career and trying to build a public profile. The problem…
Bereaved families call for inquiry into UK failure to act on pro-suicide forum
Report found coroners raised concerns over suicide forums at least 65 times to three government departments since 2019 Bereaved families and survivors of a pro-suicide forum have called for a public inquiry into the government’s failure to prevent harm linked to the online platform. The calls came as a report found that coroners had raised…
‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use
Authorities in Japan are taking action against excessive phone time – but what is it like to restrict scrolling to 120 minutes a day? Despite working full-time for a company in Tokyo, Shoki Moriyama manages to eke out eight hours a day to devote to his smartphone. “I need my phone to navigate my way…
TikTok ‘directs child accounts to pornographic content within a few clicks’
Despite platform’s limits on adult content, study finds it not only accessible but often suggested TikTok has directed children’s accounts to pornographic content within a small number of clicks, according to a report by a campaign group. Global Witness set up fake accounts using a 13-year-old’s birth date and turned on the video app’s “restricted…
OnlyFans, AI girlfriends and ‘stepdads’: the porn industry in 2025 – podcast
What does Europe’s biggest porn conference reveal about the future of the porn industry? Amelia Gentleman reports The Xbiz Adult Industry Conference is Europe’s largest porn industry gathering. About a thousand content creators travelled to Amsterdam for the event earlier this month. The Guardian reporter Amelia Gentleman was there and describes to Helen Pidd the…
Abu Dhabi royal family to take stake in TikTok US under Trump deal
MGX, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will take 15% stake, with social media firm valued at $14bn Trump signs executive order to transfer TikTok to US owners The Abu Dhabi royal family is to take a stake in TikTok’s US business after Donald Trump signed an executive order brokering a deal valuing…