A very serious inquiry
Jan 10, 2024
From the viral ‘pints and chats’ video to stars like Jennifer Lawrence and TikTok influencers, relatability has distorted art and culture resulting in a narrowing of the human experience
Dec 20, 2023
In the wake of her death, Alim Kheraj writes a tribute to the Cock Destroyers and the late, great Sophie Anderson
Dec 05, 2023
The Welsh artist shares her favourite online rabbit holes, from social media psychics to Charleston-dancing YouTubers
Dec 04, 2023
According to the app’s right-wing critics, TikTok is threatening national security by spreading ‘woke’ ideology
Nov 16, 2023
After 14 years of linking up strangers, the controversial chat site is ‘no longer sustainable, financially nor psychologically’
Nov 09, 2023
The news and social media feeds are currently filled with violence, extreme suffering and death. We asked experts for advice on staying informed while also taking care of ourselves
Nov 03, 2023
The number of daily users on BeReal has plummeted since its peak in September 2022 – but how did things go so wrong for the ‘anti-Instagram’ app?
Oct 23, 2023
A recent TikTok trend has highlighted how partners, families and close friends often develop their own personal slang
Oct 19, 2023
What happens when governments trade traditional diplomacy for rocket emojis, Simpsons memes, and throwing shade on the world stage?
Oct 17, 2023
Kendall Jenner, Snoop Dogg, and Paris Hilton are among the first wave of Meta’s AI-generated influencers, with rumours of $5 million deals for the rights to their faces
Oct 12, 2023
Social media algorithms and top-down trend cycles have ruined memes as we know it, but perhaps we’re approaching a new posting epoch
Sep 29, 2023
With confidence in the police at an all-time low, some forces are attempting to claw back the public’s respect by shaming criminals on Twitter
In light of a series of TikTok controversies, we ask: is it ever OK to trash-talk a friend?
Sep 22, 2023
From traphouse Barbies to cheating Disney princesses, Tiktokkers are staging videos of toys acting out unhinged scenarios – and healing themselves in the process
Sep 19, 2023
