Is TikTok “bombarding” teenage users with harmful content?
Videos relating to self-harm, eating disorders and suicide are shown to 13-year-olds “within minutes” of joining the app, a new…
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You’re doing it wrong: why are strangers on social media trying to micromanage my life?
From gut health to posing for photos, the internet bombards us with instruction and criticism. No on thrives on this…
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How #BookTok is changing literature
TikTok is having an “unprecedented” impact on publishing, but is it shaping a new wave of fiction?
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How long does Facebook have left?
The departure of senior executives and a major round of redundancies raise questions about the company’s future.
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The decline of text-based social media
The switch from Twitter and Facebook to video platforms such as TikTok is changing the face of the internet.
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The Molly Russell verdict proves it – social media must be regulated
A ruling has found social media companies played a part in the death of a British teenager. Intervention must be…
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Gen Z are using TikTok over Google – a worrying trend
Younger users are using social platforms instead of search engines, but a study suggests a fifth of TikTok results contain…
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This is a surreal form of grief, circling like a mawkish TikTok feed
People who are not expecting to cry will cry. Grief is the price we pay for love. It’s really weird…
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Andrew Tate has been banned from social media. Is this a new era of content moderation?
Facebook, Instagram and TikTok’s move to ban the misogynist was surprisingly swift and decisive.
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The real problem with Instagram is not the photo vs video debate
This narrow binary between glossy, aesthetic photos or TikTok-style video overlooks a crucial, broader change in our digital habits.
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If Silicon Valley wants to ruin Instagram, there is nothing we can do about it
The latest Instagram update is a reminder that the online spaces we have come to call home were never ours.
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We should fear TikTok’s influence on news media
The social media platform is now the fastest growing news source for adults. The potential consequences are disturbing.
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Social media isn’t always bad for children, it depends how they use it
Our reductive debates about the internet’s effect on mental health badly need nuance. New research provides it.
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Revolve: The festival where only the TikTok elite are invited
Revolve Festival hit headlines after influencers were left sweltering in the sun. But what exactly is it?
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It’s no shock that TikTok serves users Ukraine misinformation
The war has made the costs of the app’s mythologised algorithm clear.
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Will TikTok’s new ten-minute videos alienate its user base?
If implemented strategically, this shift may be good news for the fastest-growing platform in the world.
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Birds aren’t real and this man wants the world to know
The Birds Aren’t Real movement is a combination of post-truth satire and Gen-Z s**tposting. But is Peter McIndoe on the…
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How composer Kevin MacLeod became the king of royalty-free music
If you’ve ever spent time on YouTube or TikTok, you would have probably heard MacLeod’s work.
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