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The hunt for red mercury
Fri 6 Sep 2019
A substance with allegedly magical properties is being sold onlineβ¦only it doesnβt exist.
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Living with Chinaβs social media censorship
Fri 30 Aug 2019
How do Chinese social media users navigate government censorship?
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We were promised a baby on Instagram
Fri 23 Aug 2019
How a scammer used social media to promise babies to adoptive couples.
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Facebookβs market for illicit antiquities
Fri 16 Aug 2019
Do platforms like Facebook facilitate the illegal trafficking of art and artefacts?
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The people who want humans to stop having babies
Fri 9 Aug 2019
Who are the βanti-natalistsβ and why do they want the gradual extinction of humanity?
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Can YouTube be trusted?
Fri 2 Aug 2019
YouTube responds to accusations it has allowed harmful content to spread on its platform.
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What happens after you go viral?
Fri 26 Jul 2019
Two stories about social media storms. What happened after the crowds moved on?
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How influential is a pro-Trump conspiracy theory?
Fri 19 Jul 2019
We find out how QAnon may affect next yearβs US presidential election.
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Is YouTube to blame for the rise of flat Earth?
Fri 12 Jul 2019
The social media giant is accused of promoting videos arguing the Earth isn't round.
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The Emirati women fleeing their faith and family
Fri 5 Jul 2019
Why are women from the United Arab Emirates fleeing their country?
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How scammers took advantage of #BlueForSudan
Fri 28 Jun 2019
βSympathy scammersβ are exploiting online support for Sudanese protesters.
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The man who kick-started the Egyptian revolution
Fri 21 Jun 2019
Wael Ghonim was behind a Facebook page that called people to Tahrir Square in 2011.
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The 23-year-old fixing the world of online debate
Fri 14 Jun 2019
How do you get people to talk to each other politely on the internet?
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The volunteers fighting hate on Facebook
Fri 7 Jun 2019
Thousands have joined closed groups to stop hate. Who are the activists of #IAmHere?
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When threatening private messages go public
Fri 31 May 2019
How graphic and threatening messages on Facebook were exposed by university students.
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How YouTube decides what you should watch
Fri 24 May 2019
The secrets of YouTubeβs powerful algorithm in the words of a former company insider.
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Is Russia trying to sway the European elections?
Fri 17 May 2019
Russian disinformation could influence the vote, the EU says. Is the threat exaggerated?
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Whatβs boosting the βBrazilian Butt Liftβ?
Fri 10 May 2019
It's all over social media, but itβs also a dangerous cosmetic surgical procedure.
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How to survive the digital age
Fri 3 May 2019
Author and podcaster Douglas Rushkoff wants a new fight against βanti-humanβ technologies
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The fight for South Africaβs future
Fri 26 Apr 2019
Young South Africans are using social media to transform their countryβs politics.
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Fake news and false confessions in Sudan protests
Fri 19 Apr 2019
Were innocents framed to try discredit protests that helped topple Sudanβs former leader?
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Jered Threatin: The fake rock star
Fri 12 Apr 2019
A fake rock star fooled the internet. But how did he do it β and why?
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TikTokβs problem with online predators
Fri 5 Apr 2019
What is video-sharing app TikTok doing to stop adults from posting sexual comments?
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βI invested in Facebook β¦ now I am ashamedβ
Fri 29 Mar 2019
An early investor in the worldβs largest social network says the company has lost its way
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Decoding far-right online hate after Christchurch
Fri 22 Mar 2019
The Christchurch shooter was inspired by extreme online culture. Where does it come from?
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The people behind US political violence (Part 2 of 2)
Fri 15 Mar 2019
An anti-fascist activist meets a far-right Proud Boy. Will they agree on anything?
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The people behind US political violence (Part 1 of 2)
Fri 8 Mar 2019
Who are the Americans taking their politics to the streets β even when it means violence?
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βI hunt trollsβ
Fri 1 Mar 2019
After she got a death threat, Ginger Gorman dove headfirst into the world of trolls
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The hackers who cracked printers for PewDiePie
Fri 22 Feb 2019
Two men hacked printers and TVs in an effort to help their You Tube hero
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The man reporting on Africaβs most secretive state
Fri 15 Feb 2019
A Facebook page aims to cover one of the worldβs most repressive countries: Eritrea
