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Why Conspiracy Theories Take Off Online
Why do conspiracy theories go big on social media?
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The History of 鈥楩ake News鈥� (Part 2)
How do we tackle online misinformation? And what new forms is it taking?
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The History of 鈥楩ake News鈥� (Part 1)
The meaning of 鈥渇ake news鈥� has been completely transformed 鈥� so what does it mean now?
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Digital Life after Life
Ex-prisoners in the US are struggling to cope with the online world after years in jail
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YouTube and Child Safety
A summary of revelations about child protection measures and predators on YouTube.
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#MeToo: The Story So Far
How the biggest campaigning hashtag of 2017 - #MeToo - is changing the world.
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What is 鈥楳ilkshake Duck鈥�?
How a fictional bird came to represent the dark side of internet fame
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How to Spot a Bot
Two students have built a programme to identify online bots. How does it work?
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Why Did 鈥楤lack Twitter鈥� Users Get Banned?
Meet one of the people snared by Twitter鈥檚 new anti-abuse rules.
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YouTube鈥檚 Child Protection Problems
A Trending investigation finds a glitch in YouTube's tool for reporting obscene comments.
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The Russian Blogger Running for President
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is using social media to build a movement
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How Free is the Russian Web?
Government regulation is increasing ahead of the 2018 presidential election
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Who Pushed the 鈥楥alexit鈥� Hashtag?
What鈥檚 the connection between Moscow and groups that want to break up the United States?
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Who Are Antifa?
Far right supporters and hard left groups known as 鈥渁ntifa鈥� are fighting on US streets.
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Street Battles in America
Inside the extremist groups battling it out on US streets
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Russian Army Selfie Ban
Why is the Russian military banning soldiers from posting selfies?
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Tales of a Sexist Double Standard
How three viral stories sparked a discussion about sexist double standards in Pakistan.
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The 鈥楬usband-Proof鈥� Shopping List
Why one woman鈥檚 shopping list for her husband went viral.
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The Deleted Protest Posts
Rohingya activists claim their protest posts are being deleted by social media companies
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Who Hates Germany's New Hate Speech Law?
We investigate a new German law which will force social networks to delete hate speech.
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The fake war photographer
How someone masquerading as a war photographer fooled the internet
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Floods of Fake News
Hurricane Harvey gave rise to a flurry of fake news. We unpick the online myths
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Jollof Rice Wars
Which African country makes the best jollof rice?
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The Free Speech Fight
Who is responsible for hosting hate and criminal activity online?
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India鈥檚 Midnight Selfies
A viral hashtag in India reveals a new fight in the war over women鈥檚 rights.
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Child Safety Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers from YouTube鈥檚 voluntary child safety scheme raise concerns.
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China鈥檚 Livestreaming: The Super Fan
What does live streaming tell us about modern China? This week, we meet a super fan.
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China鈥檚 livestreaming: a strange love story
What does the phenomenon of livestreaming tell us about modern China?
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China鈥檚 Crack Down on Online Videos
China has brought in new regulations prohibiting a huge range of online videos.
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Fake Football News
How fake football news impacts clubs, players, and fans.
