Features
Our features explore the fast-moving world of digital media, particularly looking at how Big Tech has been shaping society.
Russia’s disinfo playbook? It’s Brexit
Disinformation and counterterrorism expert Martin Innes unveils the inner workings of Russian influence operations and their connection to the Brexit campaign.
Toxic male spaces that thrive on hating women are springing up; what does this mean for politics and women online? Plus a bonus story about a nonprofit tackling online harassment of girls through education.
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Social media has become a tool for disinformation, online violence, abuse, and the degradation of public discourse. As we approach an election that should be shaped by facts and informed opinions, it feels impossible to trust what we read or watch.
In this Q&A, author James Muldoon sheds light on the real face of AI capitalism and suggests how to fight back.
Do smartphone bans punish children for Big Tech’s failures?
Are we melting our brains by scrolling on endless short videos? 🫠
Social media wasn’t the only villain in the UK riots, but its role in fuelling racism can’t be ignored.
Why is Big Tech pouring money into wasteful data centres using billions of gallons of water? 🥵💦
How can we stop a few tech giants from owning everything? 😬
Can we really blame social media for the rise of the far right? 🤨
These parents think we should, and they have started a movement.
Social media activism is stifled. Physical activism is under attack. How do we resist?
Students from Pro-Palestine camps across the UK tell us how they are using technology to mobilise and protest against the war on Gaza.
The law in the UK is currently deficient when it comes to nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes, and a lot of questions still remain on the limited measures that are on the table, writes Manasa Narayanan.
Governments have been captured by Big Tech, says actor and filmmaker Alex Winter. It’s impossible for them to protect their citizens
Why won’t the Government tell the public who’s attending – and who’s being left out in the cold? Manasa Narayanan reports.
Latest research from Mozilla shows that 25 major car companies can collect huge amounts of your data, including data on race, immigration status, and even sexual activity. But why would car companies need such information?
Manasa Narayanan writes about the recent data breaches with UK police and why that should worry us about the roll out and extension of surveillance technologies in the UK.
Marietje Schaake writes about Europe’s landmark legislation to rein in on Big Tech.
The Citizens and Byline Times explore the Conservative Party’s accelerated attempts to exploit the House of Lords
The Citizens and Byline Times explore the individuals and organisations that are propelling the Conservative Party’s lurch to the right
While government plans to start sharing patient data this week have been halted, some doctors and campaigners remain concerned about how our personal health records will be used
Your confidential medical records could be shared with commercial companies under the government’s proposed NHS data grab – unless you opt out. Here’s what you need to know
Byline Times and the Citizens catalogue the 12 most notorious contracts awarded to private sector firms during the Coronavirus pandemic so far