AI is an extraction machine. But resistance is possible.
In this Q&A, author James Muldoon sheds light on the real face of AI capitalism and suggests how to fight back.
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Investigation
Are romance bots really a mental health fix?
A whole industry of romance AI apps are marketing themselves as something they are not. Manasa Narayanan reports.
Investigation
The TikTok Election – How Reform got to be so popular
In this Public Inquiry feature, we analyse the TikTok content put out by UK political parties in the lead up to 2024 UK general elections.
Feature
The revolution may not be on social
Social media activism is stifled. Physical activism is under attack. How do we resist?
Investigation
Visibility or Invisibility: Does social media help or hinder pro-Palestine university camps?
The Citizens’ Manasa Narayanan travelled to UK universities to learn how students in pro-Palestine camps are making use of social media: amidst media mistrust, censorship, far-right harassment and university crackdown.
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