Pioneered by Snapchat and cloned by Instagram, the “Stories” feature has become a staple for modern-day mobile apps from Google search to Pinterest to streaming apps and more. And while the addition doesn’t work for everyone — LinkedIn and Twitter recently shuttered their Stories features, for example — there’s enough demand for Stories out there […]
A broken record: why music TV deserves more than Jools Holland
In 2021, the 63-year-old is still the nation’s pop gatekeeper. Why won’t broadcasters give viewers what they want, rather than yet another tedious episode of Later…?Hold on to your hats people, because a new series of Later … With Jools Holland is unde…
How ‘losing friend to misinformation’ drove Facebook whistleblower
Frances Haugen was frustrated that Facebook was not publicly acknowledging the harm its platforms could causeFrances Haugen, the whistleblower behind a series of damaging revelations about Facebook, is adamant that she wants to help the social media co…
“If we make more angry content, we get more engagement.”
Whistleblower Frances Haugen will give congressional testimony later this week about internal Facebook research and communications she gave to the SEC, in the form of tens of thousands of pages that document the company’s deliberate and deceitful ampli…
Facebook putting profit before public good, says whistleblower Frances Haugen
Internal papers show firm is lying about making progress against hate, violence and misinformation, ex-employee saysA former Facebook employee has accused the company of putting profit over the public good, after coming forward as the whistleblower who…
Jermaine Jenas calls for laws to make social media firms tackle racism
Former England footballer says there is a disconnect between what police and social media firms deem abusiveJermaine Jenas, the former England footballer turned TV presenter, has urged the government to sanction social media companies that fail to stam…
Merseyside Labour MPs outraged at Keir Starmer writing article for the Sun
Newspaper has never been forgiven for baseless criticisms of Liverpool fans at Hillsborough stadium tragedyKeir Starmer has provoked outrage among Labour MPs representing Merseyside after he wrote an opinion piece for the Sun.The Labour leader used an …
Facebook whistleblower to claim company contributed to Capitol attack
Former employee is set to air her claims and reveal her identity in an interview airing Sunday night on CBS 60 Minutes A whistleblower at Facebook will say that thousands of pages of internal company research she turned over to federal regulators prove…
Trump asks judge to force Twitter to reinstate his account
Company suspended former president’s account in January following the attack on the US CapitolDonald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to force social media giant Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended in January following…
Succession returns: how did a nice lad from Oswestry make such a nasty TV show?
As the British writer’s tale of a media family’s power struggle returns to TV, we chart his path from Peep Show to global award-winning famePulsing away unobserved, inside a room near Brixton underground station, is the heart of a callous transatlantic…