Total 31 Posts
Widespread health misinformation on Facebook.
3 min read
Facebook poses a major threat to public health, according to new report.
The racism faced by teenagers in the UK.
4 min read
Teenagers told us they experienced racism at school, on social media, and in their wider community.
Tech giants shrug off Covid-19 crisis.
1 min read
Whilst Amazon logically grew its revenue during the pandemic, Apple, Google and Facebook have surprisingly shown a relative immunity against the coronavirus crisis.
Social media helps reveal people’s racist views – So why don’t tech firms do more to stop hate speech?
4 min read
The likes of Katie Hopkins may be slowly disappearing from social media sites but less extreme and obvious racism is still widespread.
Sudden loss of smell – Why it is a reason to self-isolate.
4 min read
There is abundant evidence that a sudden loss of smell is related to COVID-19.
Fighting for independent news when we need it most.
3 min read
It is in everyone’s interests to support independent news publishers, particularly now when trusted and localised news is a matter of public health.
Conspiracy theories and fake videos fuel rise in Islamophobia during coronavirus pandemic.
4 min read
COVID-19 has led to a rise in Islamophobia, with fake news and racist memes shared online, new research finds.