Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s new film shines a light on the human cost of unregulated social media (opens in new tab)

California first lady’s Miss Representation: Rise Up studies the backlash against women in the era of algorithms and deepfakesLife moves pretty fast. It is Monday lunchtime when Jennifer Siebel Newsom drops into the Guardian’s office in Washington, just a couple of blocks from the White House, for an interview to promote her new film. Less than two hours later her husband, the California governor, Gavin Newsom, are under investigation by the justice department.One strand of the investigation ...