Tag:social media

General

MI5 Joins Instagram To Become More Transparent

MI5 is to join Instagram as part of a drive to come out of the shadows and be more transparent, counter misconceptions about its work and reach...

Mike Omoniyi - 22/04/2021

Staff Picks

Tunisian Police Unions Use Facebook to Doxx and “out” LGBTQ People

Relative to its closest neighbours Libya and Algeria, Tunisia is something of a bulwark of stability in North Africa. Almost a decade on from...

Georgia Gilholy - 22/04/2021

General

Is Football Systematically Racist?

The Facts Since George Floyd's death on 25th May 2020, football has tried to take a more significant role in tackling racism and abuse on...

Hamish Hallett - 25/02/2021

General

Media, Mental Health and The Love Island Curse

Following an ongoing social media witch-hunt, 40-year-old TV presenter Caroline Flack was found dead in her North London flat on the 15th of February...

Hajra Tahir - 03/03/2020

General

Tommy Robinson, Social Media and the Pursuit of Justice

Last Friday, Tommy Robinson, the far-right extremist, was convicted of contempt of court. The anti-Islam activist has already been to jail three times. He...

Flora Barker - 10/07/2019

How It Works

Is Regulating The Internet Good For Us?

by Aliya Ismangil This April, the government released a white paper introducing regulation of online media in order to mitigate ‘online harms’. The legislative proposals...

Common Sense Contributors - 28/04/2019

Politics

Copa90 Sexism Row: A Failure From Start to Finish

The football content site and YouTube channel's sacking of presenter Poet due to his past sexist tweets has caused a huge stir online, but...

Fergus Macphee - 26/04/2019

Politics

Social Media’s Positive Impact on Youth Violence and Gang Culture: A Dismissed Apparatus for Improvement

As violent crime in the capital continues to rise, authorities struggle to find substantive solutions to these tensions. Is social media paving the way for positive influence and transformation within society? In...

Catherine Sirotkin - 24/01/2019

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