I'd like you to indulge in a thought experiment. Imagine, if you will, actually heeding the voices of people from marginalised communities when they warn you about things. Not dismissing them, not...
The thing about companies like Facebook and Google is that data gathering is a feature, not a bug. It’s how they make their living – by offering highly targeted advertising options based on the...
Happy New Year, gentle readers! Here's looking forward to a better and brighter 2018. Before we delve into sharing the longreads we're loving right now, our most popular post last week was E. Young's...
In case you missed it, our most popular post last week was our much-anticipated Person of the Year announcement, brought to you by Natalia Antonova: We're honouring Louise Linton, for her brave...
This has not been a good year for YouTube, and Google is making a hash of it as it refuses to face up to realities. The company's failings when it comes to identifying and rectifying issues on...
It feels like it was March just yesterday, but September is upon us. The Olympics are over, the Paralympics are about to begin, the G20 has wrapped up, Britain is struggling with Brexit, and much,...
We’ve all seen the numbers, the horrendous “favorability” and “likability.” News commentators keep telling us that this year we have the choice between the two most loathed presidential...
Going back to my roots. See ya very soon BALI!” declared a jubilant 20-year-old Joshua* on Facebook, just a while before boarding the plane that would take him to his fatherland. It was 17th of...
Social media isn't going away anytime soon. Facebook and Twitter, blogging and the latest Google app are here to stay, it seems. But aside from giving us new ways to socialize, can these new...
You might have noticed that the whole ’25 facts’/ '25 things about me' trend has turned into a full-blown Facebook craze. It got me thinking. And since a valued muse once told me that the list...