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Letters: Adolescence didn’t feel like a drama – it’s too close to real life

Letters: Adolescence didn’t feel like a drama – it’s too close to real life
Our readers – like the rest of the country – have been gripped by Stephen Graham and Philip Barantini’s devastating drama
Big Issue launches new WhatsApp channel for behind-the-scenes updates and exclusive insight

Big Issue launches new WhatsApp channel for behind-the-scenes updates and exclusive insight
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‘We get sick, Meta get rich’: Why the ‘guinea pig generation’ wants Labour to tax social media giants

‘We get sick, Meta get rich’: Why the ‘guinea pig generation’ wants Labour to tax social media giants
Children as young as seven or eight regularly log on to the web, according to a recent survey, and 95% of teenagers have access to a smartphone
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
‘In an age of misinformation, facts suffer too’: How the end of fact-checking puts democracy at risk
‘In an age of misinformation, facts suffer too’: How the end of fact-checking puts democracy at risk
Is TikTok’s ‘Sleepmaxxing’ trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?

Is TikTok’s ‘Sleepmaxxing’ trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?
Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love

Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love
‘I thought I was going to die’: Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world

‘I thought I was going to die’: Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
From fake birds to Andrew Tate: How one group is tackling conspiracy theories in schools

From fake birds to Andrew Tate: How one group is tackling conspiracy theories in schools
Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism

Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism
‘We’ve been waiting for this’: Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue

‘We’ve been waiting for this’: Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue
Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here’s how to stop the social media brain rot

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here’s how to stop the social media brain rot
Wales’ first minister Eluned Morgan: ‘We all have to be the change we want to see in the world’

Wales’ first minister Eluned Morgan: ‘We all have to be the change we want to see in the world’
Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘People pay too much attention to the noise around them’

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘People pay too much attention to the noise around them’
News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way
James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’

James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
Rising music star Henry Moodie: ‘Andrew Tate shows how dangerous social media can be’

Rising music star Henry Moodie: ‘Andrew Tate shows how dangerous social media can be’
A Kamala Harris win could make her the first TikTok president

A Kamala Harris win could make her the first TikTok president
California’s governor wants to use AI to solve homelessness – but it’s backfired, badly

California’s governor wants to use AI to solve homelessness – but it’s backfired, badly
British children need a ‘digital vaccination’ to tackle tsunami of fake news and disinformation

British children need a ‘digital vaccination’ to tackle tsunami of fake news and disinformation
Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’

Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’
Why I’m silenced by the fear of being called a bigot

Why I’m silenced by the fear of being called a bigot
Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid

Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid
Isn’t stretching the truth inevitable in politics? Maybe. But we’ve lost our ability to trust

Isn’t stretching the truth inevitable in politics? Maybe. But we’ve lost our ability to trust
200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories
