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

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
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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
Social Media

‘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
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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
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‘In an age of misinformation, facts suffer too’: How the end of fact-checking puts democracy at risk

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Is TikTok’s ‘Sleepmaxxing’ trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?
Health

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
Film

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
Running

‘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
Conspiracy theories

From fake birds to Andrew Tate: How one group is tackling conspiracy theories in schools

Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism
John Bird

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
Online abuse

‘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
Social media

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’
My Big Year

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’
My Big Year

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
Rob Orchard

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’
Music

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’
Music

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
Politics

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
Homelessness

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
Mark Mon Williams

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’
Music

Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’

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Why I’m silenced by the fear of being called a bigot
Robin Ince

Why I’m silenced by the fear of being called a bigot

Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid
Steven MacKenzie

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
Daniel Freeman

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
Sophia Alexandra Hall

200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories