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The UK’s under-16 social-media ban won’t make Big Tech safer
The UK has unveiled one of the world’s harshest social-media bans for young people. Will it actually work? Or will it simply hand more private data to tech giants?
The Lighthouse, a US company reimagining the studio system for the modern world
A campus and studio complex designed to serve as a “playground for the creator economy” has opened in Brooklyn. Monocle takes a tour.
Growing pains
Fifteen years of global transformation reveal a paradoxical world: more connected yet divided, with optimism split between declining Western confidence and rising Asian prosperity.
The news breakers
Old-school news agencies have found a new purpose and power in a world of misinformation and reporting cutbacks. This is how ‘wires’ have stayed on top.
In the running
From championing the fight against global warming to lacing up and pounding the pavements, Slovenian president Borut Pahor is taking his ideas to the streets, as well as the EU.
The opener
An architectural marvel in the Midwest, a swoon-worthy relic in London and why postcards are a tip-top social-networking tool.
Image makers
As celebrities become their own paparazzi, what is on the cards for these streetwise snappers?
Diplomacy
Indonesia’s ambassador to New Zealand, Brazil’s Japanese descendants are heading east and political trolling on Twitter.
Editor’s letter
In a world that is moving so fast, is there really a need to make the distinction between old and new media? Surely it’s better to play by your own rules.
The conversation
We’re all guilty of texting instead of calling. But a growing movement is encouraging people to press the off button and brush up their skills in the art of debate and discussion.
