Tag: Social media

Total Results: 175


October 9, 2020

Facebook is radicalising your parents The social media site is increasingly dominated by older users sharing Breitbart and QAnon talking points

Gavin Haynes

Tuesday
30.06

30.06

America is losing the information war With the election only five months away, the US has no idea how to defend itself against Russia

Nina Jankowicz

Thursday
07.05

07.05

Zoom takes away a piece of our souls Video conferencing is a wonderful lifeline. But it's also subtly dehumanising

Giles Fraser

Wednesday
29.04

29.04

Pity the out-of-work influencers Don't mock their empty and decadent jobs: the Instagrammers were only trying to forge a new path

James Bloodworth

Tuesday
28.04

28.04

‘How to end lockdown’ is the only story in town 'Stay as we are' doesn't cut it: contrarians and news editors always need something fresh to say

Sam Leith

Tuesday
21.04

21.04

The sly sexism of the OK Karen meme It isn't just a bit of fun aimed at entitled women: it's the new "pipe down, love"

Sarah Ditum

Thursday
27.02

27.02

Inside the dangerous world of the ‘true believers’ Two new books about extremism reveal how Islamists and neo-Nazis depend on each other

Jenny McCartney

Thursday
30.01

30.01

How knitters got knotted in a purity spiral A process of moral outbidding is corroding small communities from within

Gavin Haynes

Wednesday
29.01

29.01

Will Little Britain survive the woke bullies? The TV sketch show is at risk of cancellation before it even returns

Andrew Doyle

Tuesday
07.01

07.01

Could the Cummings nerd army fix broken Britain? The 'bad Nash equilibrium' is a good guide to sorting terrible government

Tom Chivers

Monday
30.12

30.12

Our modern parenting is making monsters To make children constantly choose is to abdicate one’s responsibility for being a parent

Giles Fraser

Thursday
12.12

12.12

Why 2019 became the Instagram election Trust in politicians is so low that they've adopted the 'staged authenticity' of celebrity influencers

Paolo Gerbaudo