Legal view: Do football managers and staff have case over leaking of WhatsApps? March 12, 2024 A legal expert examines the recent controversy in English football.
Bluesky: After Mastodon and Threads, the latest challenger to X hits a million users on day one, but can it survive? February 8, 2024 Bluesky, a new rival to Elon Musk's X platform, has seen over one million new users since it opened yesterday.
Let’s be honest, social media bans won’t stop hate crimes February 8, 2024 With foreign tech bros easier to blame than problems closer to home, social media has become a catchall scapegoat, writes Matthew Lesh.
Rishi Sunak appeared in deleted Top Jaw video February 6, 2024 Rishi Sunak appeared in a video by social media foodies Top Jaw which was reportedly deleted “within minutes” after a backlash by followers, Ed Balls has claimed.
Bird watching: What’s going on with X/Twitter’s Community Notes? November 9, 2023 It’s always embarrassing to be called out on a lie. That’s the cruel genius behind Twitter’s Community Notes feature, which brutally exposes mistruths with a cool, simple fact box. As Labour’s shadow foreign secretary David Lammy recently found out, the hard way. He tweeted “As I said on Radio 4 Today this morning, it is [...]
Musk’s one-year X reign: how shocking has it been? October 27, 2023 A year after Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, now 'X', the platform is still alive while rivals Mastodon and Threads are flailing behind.
Commercial radio hits new high as Amanda Holden and Nick Ferrari boost numbers October 26, 2023 Star names have pushed commercial radio to a record quarter with Global's Capital and Heart leading the way
Ladbible owner LBG expands in US market with $54m deal October 18, 2023 LBG Media, owner of popular digital entertainment channel Ladbible, has bought a US-based company for $54m as it expands its presence across the Atlantic.
Young people turning to Tiktok for financial advice as FCA weeds out bad actors October 8, 2023 Young people are increasingly turning to social media sites, such as Instagram and Tiktok, for financial advice, a new survey has revealed.
Youths ‘film shoplifting for TikTok’ as businesses call for government aid September 16, 2023 Shoplifting and abuse at independent shops are increasing due to the cost-of-living crisis and youths filming it for TikTok, forcing some businesses to close, it has been said. Muntazir Dipoti, president of the Federation of Independent Retailers (FIR), which has 10,500 members, said 850 incidents of theft or verbal abuse are recorded every day. Incidents [...]