Don’t shoot the messenger: are social media giants really “consciously failing” to tackle extremism?
MPs today accused social media companies of failing to combat terrorism, but just how accurate is this claim?
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The Great British Tweet Off: why our favourite show dominates not one, but two, of our screens
As The Great British Bake Off returns, why can’t we stop posting in real-time about soggy bottoms?
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What does the #ItsOkayToTalk hashtag reveal about Britain’s male suicide crisis?
Social media is often considered a catalyst for depression, but does it have the potential to help men address their…
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Snapchat’s new Memories function could change the way we remember
From Facebook's "on this day" feature to Snapchat's Memories, social networks want to remind us of the past. But why?
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Bianca Jagger’s tweet is nothing compared to this Corbynista’s anti-Semitic Facebook post
One post on the group “We Support Jeremy Corbyn” included a comment calling Margaret Hodge "devious" and a “Jewess”.
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Chinese loan sharks are using nudes as collateral. Is this the grim future of revenge porn?
The economics of shame.
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The young people broadcasting their crimes on social media
Where does the instinct to publicly document a rape or murder come from? And what can these sites do about…
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Microsoft adds LinkedIn to its professional network
The software provider is paying £26bn for the network - more than three times as much as it paid for Skype.
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How Facebook could sway the EU referendum – while remaining politically neutral
Twitter and Uber have also jumped on the bandwagon.
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Why are there triple brackets around names on social media?
What started as a trolling mechanism is now a gesture of defiance.
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The Tinder dating app isn’t just about sex – it’s about friendship, too. And sex
The lines between sex, love and friendship are blurrier than ever, as I found out quickly while using the app.
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An alien for Putin: are emojis changing the face of diplomacy?
Emojis could be the promised land of diplomatic history: they have the potential to speak across borders to a new, global citizenry.
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Doing a Radiohead: how to disappear online
The band has performed an online Houdini in advance of its ninth album – but it’s harder than it looks.
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Why Facebook became overly friendly
The social network is acting like that friend who plies you with drinks, compliments, and emoji in the hope you’ll spill some gossip.
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The Pill pushback
The contraceptive pill helped liberate women when it arrived in the UK in the 1960s. Now, spurred by experiences shared online and…
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Sex spreadsheets and thumb kisses: inside the world of couple apps
App designers have conquered dating, and have moved onto the world of coupledom.
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How YouTubers really make their millions
The teenage girls who make up Zoella’s fiercely loyal fanbase are customers, even if they aren’t aware of it.
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Algorithms may save us from information overload, but are they the curators we want?
Instagram is joining the legions of social networks which use algorithms to dictate what we see, and when we see it.
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Why Francis wants to be the first social media-friendly Pope
He believes social media is a “gift” from God.
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Twitter is 10. Where were other social networks after a decade?
Sold, relaunched, died; sold, relaunched, survived.
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