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EDITORIAL | We must all reclaim our information space
A few powerful men control the dominant means of creating and sharing information in 2025
Diplomacy by tweet: Trump, the spectacle and the politics of chaos
To resist this performance politics, characterised by shock-and-awe tactics through social media, we must organise and mobilise in different spaces rather than merely engaging…
Why do health warnings exclude bottled water and social media?
Since Homo sapiens became a thing about 300 000 years ago, we have never breathed more carbon dioxide, absorbed more industrial toxins or processed more privatised propaganda
Imagining a better digital public sphere
X, Facebook and Instagram exercise ordinate and often pernicious power, which must be contested and socially enriching alternatives developed
The high cost of sacrificing nuance in a sea of misinformation
Recent events highlight how bigots cherry-pick information to suit their own purposes
Top 10 Apple products of all time
The M&G picks out the brands best products over the past 25 years
The apple of Steve Jobs’ s eye turns 25 this year
More than a decade after his death, the genius behind the brand remains at Apple
Tech billionaires who bit the dust – but still have a fortune
The fortunes of Silicon Valley billionaires took a beating in 2022 as the share prices of the world’s tech giants plummeted
How Facebook became the opium of the masses
Facebook’s micro-targeting algorithms have been used to spread disinformation and sow distrust in democratic institutions around the world. It has a responsibility to act
The metaverse: colonial fantasies of the wild West
Whether it becomes reality or just another fad, the metaverse misadventure is another indictment of the capitalist system and American empire
‘Facebook Papers’ hit as platform reports billions in profit
The social media giant has been battling a fresh crisis since former employee Frances Haugen leaked reams of internal studies showing executives knew of their sites’ potential…
How Facebook’s quest for profits is paved on hate and lies
New revelations by a whistleblower prove that the social media platform clearly understands its negative impact on society, but that profits are a greater lure than preserving…
Facebook face plants
This outage comes at a precarious time for Facebook, which is still navigating the fallout of whistleblower Frances Haugen accusing the company of prioritising profits over…
How Facebook undermines privacy protections for its 2bn WhatsApp users
WhatsApp assures users that no one can see their messages — but the company has an extensive monitoring operation and regularly shares personal information with prosecutors
Never-before-seen IRS files reveal how the wealthiest avoid tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive…