The Maryville rape case: social media hurt Daisy Coleman – now it is helping her
Daisy Coleman is the latest in a series of girls to report that they were sexually assaulted and cyberbullied on…
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Have the police failed to record the Twitter threats against me?
Police officers told Caroline Criado-Perez that they would collate the necessary information on threatening tweets sent to her. But earlier…
ByThe US government is taking your Facebook data. But it doesn’t stop there
"The problem is global and endemic. Nobody has clean hands."
ByWhy is the colour blue like arguments on Twitter?
Instead of throwing around words like "mansplaining", we should try to understand each other's experiences - which are as unique…
ByTwitter’s new advertising tool will turn it into a dystopian nightmare
...just like it did to Facebook.
ByFacebook’s graph search is a creeper’s dream
Who wants to search for "single women who live nearby and who are interested in men and like Getting Drunk"?
ByWhy I’ve quit Twitter for good
Say hello to a world where you can just do stuff, without talking about the stuff you're doing!
BySocial media in perspective
Why there are grounds for optimism.
ByCharlie Brooker: Why Twitter is like Rock Band
"There’s a pressure to have an opinion on every incremental development on everything," he says.
BySocial media, “trolls“ and the law
The director of public prosecutions announces a consultation, following the arrest of a man who insulted Tom Daley over Twitter.
ByCameron prepares to join Twitter
Despite once declaring that "too many twits make a twat", the PM will reportedly be joining the site.
ByWould Boris Johnson rather be attacked by a dozen duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck?
The London Mayor's Twitter Q&A showed the perils of engaging with voters on digital platforms without really understanding them.
ByAre ‘most influential’ Twitter lists sexist?
If rankings arbitrarily pass over women, they are meaningless.
ByDoes bisexuality exist? 400 women called Sarah say yes
Julie Bindel questioned the existence of bisexuality. But 400 women called Sarah disagree.
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The Instagram timeline of Gavin Williamson’s very public break up with Theresa May
Gavin Williamson is doing just fine, okay? He’s fine. He’s never been happier, actually. Yes, the former defence secretary was…
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We’ve failed to prevent the spread of disinformation, and it’s corroding society
The end game of our strikingly dishonest election threw up a chain of events on Monday that encapsulate how society’s…
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Other’s Day: how an Instagram hashtag gave bereaved people a community
Emma tells me about some of the messages she’s gotten lately. Most of them are pretty heart-breaking. “One woman messaged…
ByPaul Chambers appeal on 27 June 2012
The TwitterJokeTrial appeal may be heard by Britain’s most senior judge.
ByThe High Court is unable to agree on Twitter Joke Trial appeal
A fresh appeal hearing is ordered before three appeal judges as the case goes on.
ByDo we deserve Twitter?
After racism and sexism have abounded on Twitter, perhaps we are not worthy of it.
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