The Shein influencer trip shouldn’t have shocked us
Influencers have always been brand megaphones and PR tools.
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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen: “I wouldn’t wish Mark Zuckerberg’s life on anyone”
In 2021 she shone a light on misinformation and online harm. Now she’s “extremely worried” about Big Tech’s impact on…
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Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and our new age of hyper-masculinity
The embarrassing rise of the “anti-woke” alpha male shows how a crisis of masculinity makes one seek to aggressively perform…
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“There are thousands of Andrew Tates out there”: The battle against online extremism
Counterextremism expert Milo Comerford on what Isis can teach us about the spread of radical misogyny.
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What the Reddit blackout means for the wider internet
The specialised content on the forum has for years been hidden scaffolding for the internet. What happens when it is…
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Keep cameras out of British courtrooms
Excessive media voyeurism can turn a sensitive case into its own content vertical – with seriously negative effects.
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In a world where everything is “content”, nothing is “art”
A new trend that uses AI to expand famous paintings reveals what happens when we simply ask for more, not…
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When did young people decide they wanted their celebrities to be so boring?
Taylor Swift’s fans don’t like her new boyfriend and Jenna Ortega’s hate that she smokes. Back in my day famous…
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