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24 July 2021
Twitter to trial up and down vote buttons
The new feature is being tested by the social media platform, and will only be available to some users of the iOS app.
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8 May 2021
I deleted my social media apps for a week, here’s what I found
Deleting Instagram and Facebook for a week encouraged me to research the science behind our social media usage and its effects on our mental health and self-image.
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19 March 2021
Exploring Internet censorship through OONI data
Internet censorship has become a topic of discussion in recent years as social media websites or apps are blocked in different countries. OONI is an organisation focused on highlighting such censorship and held a session at MozFest to discuss this!
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12 March 2021
Censorship vs Moderation: talks with Dr Carolina Are
Dr Carolina Are, blogger, author and self-titled pole-dancing academic speaks out about how to effectively moderate social media content without affecting freedom of speech.
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26 February 2021
Twitter announces a new ‘Super Follow’ function
Twitter announced a pair of big upcoming features today: the ability for users to charge their followers for access to additional content, and the ability to create and join groups based around specific interests.
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18 November 2020
The rising issue of cyberbullying
How cyberbullying has become one of the most prolific forms of bullying and who’s being affected.
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5 October 2020
I used Twitter’s API to find out what people thought of LNOP’s new Jerusalem
Using a bit of coding know-how and an unhealthy relationship with spreadsheets, I try and get an idea of what Twitter thought of Errollyn Wallen's new arrangement of the classic hymn Jerusalem by Sir Hubert Parry. Twitter did not seem impressed...
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11 July 2020
Social media: The teenager's news platform
Alex and Tayo talk about the changing delivery platform of news, and if social media is an appropriate medium to learn about the world.
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14 May 2020
In conversation with poet Luke Wright
I sat down with poet Luke Wright on Zoom to discuss his successful live performances on Twitter, as a result of his nationwide tour being cancelled due to lockdown.
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4 November 2019
Building a Labor Movement for Content Moderators
Moderators are now on the frontline of some of the largest platforms in the world, so why are they such an afterthought?
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2 August 2019
The cruel joke of Boris Johnson
With Boris Johnson as our new PM, we have one of the most easily mockable PMs for a long time but does joking about him help or hinder him?
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23 July 2018
Online activism and accessibility
With passion for activist causes growing in a world focused on physical direct action, how can people with disabilities have their voices heard online and offline?
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10 November 2016
Vine is dead: when did it fall off the wagon?
With Vine announcing the closure of its mobile app it's time to look back on the popularity of their six second videos...