Case study: polite politics versus Twitter twaddle
Online abuse would have warped my perceptions if I hadn’t met Corbynite activists in real life
Tag: Social media
How Twitter poisoned politics
The strange story of how the decline and fall of political life has been fuelled by a website that started off as a platform for sharing gossip and cat photos
Former spy-chief: extremism on social media could threaten the foundations of western democracy
David Omand, who ran GCHQ, argues that Twitter and Facebook embolden the far Right
The science of fake news
On Twitter, false stories are 70 per cent more likely to be retweeted than true ones. Here’s why
Why are the Conservatives so bad at digital?
In 2015, their digital operation seemed formidable. Now, it's anything but. What happened—and can they ever put it right?
How a twentieth century poem found a new form on Twitter
This is just to say / that the internet / is the perfect place / for one imagist poem
Open doors and fake news: how people used social media after the Manchester attack
In the minutes following the attack, users posted an average of 73.4 tweets per second
Big ideas of 2014: The new news—Vice, BuzzFeed and digital reporting
Online media brands have changed the way we consume and produce journalism, and that's no bad thing
The rise of ‘selfie diplomacy’
How can we blame politicians for being inappropriate when they don't know what normality is?
Beppe Grillo is changing politics
The first true social media politician?
Digital cops
Social media can help to keep the Olympics safe
The Twitter Revolution: more than just a slogan
Political insurrection is never solely driven by technology. But it is profoundly changing the landscape of modern protest—in favour of those fighting for democracy
The net advantage
Media guru Clay Shirky responds to criticisms in Evgeny Morozov’s December cover story on why dictators benefit from the web. Despite pitfalls, he says, the internet remains a positive force for democracy