Jay Slater and our true-crime-poisoned culture
The cruel online response to the 19-year-old’s disappearance shows how real people’s lives have become fodder for content.
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TikTok will destroy our sense of political history
The app flattens all sense of perspective on the past.
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The highs and lows of election night coverage
The principal broadcasters were professional but slow to report results as they unfolded.
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Labour can never win on TikTok
The party is at risk of losing its once-central cult of personality.
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The first TikTok election has a misinformation problem
Manipulation, deepfakes and misleading memes are rife on social media. Why is nothing being done?
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Politicians ignore the Mumsnet manifesto at their peril
It is hard to read the list of policy demands and not reflect that life is getting worse for British…
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What the viral “All Eyes on Rafah” meme means for the conflict
Some have lamented that a bloodless AI-generated image has captured more people’s attention than real footage of the war. But…
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Your dating app is not your friend
A Bumble campaign has caused a widespread backlash. Why is anyone surprised?
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