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Welcome to Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat

From WhatsApp leaks to group chat nightmares, how instant messaging changed the world.

Left the Chat: No 1. Whatsapp Mishaps

In 1998, Helen joined a vast social experiment - one that you are probably part of too.

Left the Chat: No 2. Fax Machines and Foxy Natashas

Everyone at Westminster is addicted to WhatsApp. Should we be worried?

Left the Chat: No 3. Several People Are Typing

How a video game about giants led to a wave of workplace rebellions.

Left The Chat: No 4. I Married a ChatBot

Millions of us enjoy flirting by text. But are there downsides to digital love?

Left the Chat: No 5. Thug Shaker Central

How one journalist uncovered the most unlikely leaker of military secrets in US history.

Left the Chat: No 6. The Telegram War

How one messaging app became Vladimir Putin’s nemesis - and perhaps his secret weapon.