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YouTube personalities beat rugby and music in survey of NZ kids online.
Analysis: What's changed in NZ since the Christchurch shootings?
Herald reporters examine what progress - if any - we've made in crucial areas.
High-schoolers: 'Save us from our phones'
High-schoolers are spending hours on their phones each night - and many want relief.
Trump card: Kiwi takes on president over copyright
Sebastian Kereti says his hype track was used without permission to usher Trump onstage.
Six-year-old YouTube star buys $12 million skyscraper
Boram, who boasts 30 million subscribers, has purchased a skyscraper in Seoul.
From golden mile to lipstick alley: Queen Street's beauty explosion
Young people's love of the influencer and celebrity culture sparks big retail change.
Burnout, isolation, no sleep: The price of YouTube fame
Parents don't always know how to respond to the aspirations of their kids.
Pressed kale leaves: The drink that Mari believed would save her life
Internet giants vow to target misinformation, but is it too late?
YouTube under investigation over allegations it violates kids' privacy
YouTube is accused of improperly collecting data on children.
YouTuber star films monkey 'smoking weed'
The YouTuber can be seen laughing before patting its head and asking: "You high, bro?"
Mum's unusual comments about her newborn's appearance
A mum has faced major backlash over comments she made about her daughter's eye colour.
YouTube to remove thousands of videos pushing extreme views
New York Times: Videos advocating neo-Nazism and white supremacy to be removed.
On YouTube's digital playground, a gate left wide open for paedophiles
New York Times: Automated system has created vast video catalogue of prepubescent kids.
Editorial: Christchurch Call and corporate conscience
Pressure on tech giants and other corporates to change has been mounting for some time.
'No more lies': YouTube star breaks silence
Beauty blogger James Charles has dropped a 40-minute video about the brutal feud.
'Please stop': Feuding star's tearful plea
YouTuber Tati Westbrook has spoken out about her highly public spat with James Charles.
Left behind: School survey finds gulf in kids' internet access at home
A survey has found a huge digital divide between schoolchildren in rich and poor areas.
Paris summit more than just talk: Ardern
The summit will seek a commitment from tech companies to block violent extremist content.
Revealed: PM saw Christchurch terror video
In preparation for Paris tech summit, PM says she saw Christchurch terror video.
How Youtube star lost 500K fans in one day
Two of the world's biggest beauty bloggers have had a spectacular falling out online.
Zuckerberg, Trump to snub Ardern's Paris summit
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and US President Donald Trump won't be at the Paris summit.
Ardern v Facebook: PM urged to tame extreme web content
"None imagined a Prime Minister... armed with... the support of an outraged nation".
Core group of world leaders to attend Jacinda Ardern-led Paris summit
PM hoping for a global initiative to stop terrorist content on social media platforms.
As Ardern preps social media crackdown, gunman's video reappears
39 days on, social media sites still struggling to stamp out copies of gunman's video.
Social media crackdown: How NZ leading global charge
Netsafe boss backs the Prime Minister in saying global response to social media is ideal.
Advertisers call for Govt to take lead on social media standards
Lack of change by Facebook month after Christchurch attacks unacceptable, say advertisers.
Comment: Three things PM needs to do about Google and Facebook
COMMENT: A digital expert argues that NZ is being left behind.
Probe into links between accused Christchurch gunman and European far-right groups
The probes concentrate on any money trails leading back to the 28-year-old suspect
YouTuber wants to go to Antarctica to prove Earth is flat
The controversial YouTuber hopes to peek over the edge of the planet.
'Still more work to do' – Ardern on Facebook's crackdown on white nationalism
Ardern says Facebook's steps were positive but stressed more needs to be done.
Watch: Show-off Lamborghini driver crashes into brick wall
Show-off supercar driver in tears after crashing $500,000 Lamborghini into a tree.
Inside YouTube's struggles to shut down Chch shooting video - and the humans who outsmarted its systems
New re-cut or repackaged version of the video was uploaded to YouTube every second.
