No-platforming on Twitter can work – and Baked Alaska proves it
Once a superstar of the alt-right, Tim Gionet has faded into oblivion.
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Meet the Tory backbencher taking on Mark Zuckerberg
“Maybe he fears that he would be subjected to a level of scrutiny that he has not had elsewhere,” says…
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Post GDPR, Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica fine could have been up to £1.4bn
Under new data protection regulations, offending companies can be forced to hand over up to 4 per cent of their…
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Are vloggers exploiting homeless people?
If a YouTuber gives to charity and no one hears about it, it doesn’t make a sound.
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“I have no idea who you are”: Arron Banks gets served by Martina Navratilova
“Enjoy the tennis, hope it won’t be boring ;)”.
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When it comes to protecting rape victims’ identities, Twitter – and the police – are failing miserably
At present, 149 posts are still live on Twitter that ‘out’ three women known by the police and the social…
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In a new campaign ad, the Conservatives used an artist’s music without permission – again
The party used a melodica version of the Jurassic Park theme tune – borrowed from a 2012 viral video.
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Why David and Liza are the Ross and Rachel of the digital age
David and Liza’s break up video has been viewed more than 15.6 million times.
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The spycops scandal deserves better than to be reduced to an argument about social media
In order to sharpen your argument, you need to know what people are actually angry about.
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Why someone disagreeing with you on Twitter is actually good (even if they’re wrong)
Studies show that dissent is vital to help us make good decisions, and to think about them more deeply before…
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What does your political hashtag say about you?
Winning friends, #influencing people.
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No one asked for a middle-aged Karate Kid update, but YouTube made one anyway
YouTube’s Karate Kid sequel Cobra Kai has a nostalgic, lazily macho mentality.
By Mark Zuckerberg 3 – global legislators nil: Facebook at the European Parliament
The Facebook CEO’s testimony before the European Parliament was, if anything, even less edifying than his US congressional appearances.
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Haunted by your dead friends: will Facebook ever let us mourn in peace?
The social media giant can plan ahead for your death, but not the impact it will have on your friends.
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Facebook’s answer to privacy concerns? A dating site
Will “the way people actually date” turn into “the way people actually stalk”?
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The case for Slow Journalism in an age of impulsive social media
Quick, strong emotion is often an enemy of truth, which is what most hacks are meant to be in the…
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Why social media is a delicious, addictive treat that should be treated like fast food
We can’t resist junk information on our own – we need manufacturers to put the digital equivalent of the calorie…
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Incel: the online cult for sad, sexless young men is terrorism by any other name
It has become a cult with violent intent; misogyny in its most extreme and dangerous form.
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How Martin Lewis’s battle with Facebook could shake online advertising to its core
The consumer advocate is furious that his face is being used to sell scams.
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The Cambridge Analytica scandal is confusing because it’s five stories rolled into one
Former Cambridge Analytica director Brittany Kaiser claimed there was “rife” misuse of data by the Leave.EU campaign.
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