Karen, Sharon, Becky, and Chad: How it feels when your name becomes a meme
Over the last few years, certain names have become the butt of online jokes.
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Find here all of the New Statesman’s comment and analysis about social media and the digital age.
The morality and integrity of Donald Trump “girther” memes
Does the 45th president weigh more than the official White House doctor claims? And are some on the left discrediting…
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How the changes to your Facebook news feed could help Labour win the next election
The party must effectively and innovatively organise their packs of micro-influencers, and not rely on broadcasting messages from the centre.
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“It did happen,” says Green politician Amelia Womack, winner of the Didn’t Happen Awards
What happens when 20,000 strangers brand you a liar?
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How terrorists and provocateurs are using social media against western democracies
On the digital front line are guilt-ridden Russian trolls, young women lured by Isis and Facebook Sherlocks in suburbia.
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“Let’s colonise MySpace!”: inside the alt-right’s internet
An echo chamber of hate is being created as the far-right flee Facebook and Twitter.
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“I’m on holiday and I’m not dead”: Rebekah Shelton is victim to Twitter’s latest death hoax
How one tweet spawned multiple false headlines.
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Over my dead body: the celebrities selling products from beyond the grave
When a celebrity dies, marketers are quick set up shop on their social media pages.
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Is this a charming story of young romance… or an advert for gum?
What does a viral tweet about Extra teach us about trust, influencers, and the internet?
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Is your idea of what constitutes hate speech and harassment the same as the social network's?
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Why people are fleeing to virtual Germany to escape internet Nazis
Ich bin ein Berliner.
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The biggest racist on Twitter – and the ordinary man whose face he stole
What do a series of vile and viral racist tweets tell us about how parody and politics have become entwined?
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How to delete your old tweets and Facebook posts
Many celebrities have recently come under fire for old social media posts.
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The disquieting rise of “search and shame”
The psychology behind – and consequences of – unearthing people’s old tweets.
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Is Jamie Oliver right, are selfies really the sugar of social media?
Was the TV chef wrong to ban his teenage daughter from posting selfies?
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De-verified: Twitter’s crackdown just shows how broken trust is online
Stripping perceived endorsement of far-right figures is great, but highlights a bigger problem with tech platforms.
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I’m beginning to believe there’s a Russian conspiracy to churn out online conspiracy theories
To internet hoaxers, making left-wingers argue with each other is good sport. But to state-sponsored trolls, it’s a front in…
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Why Zoella’s £50 advent calendar is so controversial
If you’re struggling to do the maths on this one, you’re not alone.
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With 280 characters, here are the Twitter tropes that may bite the dust
A new form of language and communication has evolved on Twitter over the last 11 years. How will it be…
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You don’t need Brexit or Trump conspiracies to worry about Facebook
The digital worlds we live in are just as challenging to democracy as plotting bad guys.
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