Social media
From Southport to Epping, social media’s failure to act is fuelling racist violence

From Southport to Epping, social media’s failure to act is fuelling racist violence
With social media once again fuelling racist violence, we must hold the platforms to account
The TikTokification of politics: Will it engage young people or does it miss the point entirely?

The TikTokification of politics: Will it engage young people or does it miss the point entirely?
With a lower voting age on the cards, Yvette Cooper’s social media push highlights the challenge of truly connecting with young voters online
A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone

A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
In A View, From a Bridge, a red, retro phone handset cuts through the impersonal noise of the internet as people share intimate meditations on their lives and the world
No, Kneecap shouldn’t be cancelled – but they shouldn’t go unchallenged, either
No, Kneecap shouldn’t be cancelled – but they shouldn’t go unchallenged, either
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
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
‘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
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
‘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’
Keane star Tom Chaplin: ‘Trump, Putin and Netanyahu need psychoanalysis’

Keane star Tom Chaplin: ‘Trump, Putin and Netanyahu need psychoanalysis’
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’
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’
Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together
