Is it possible to make the internet safe for children? – podcast
A new design code for websites, aimed at children, will soon come into force. How much difference...
Is it possible to make the internet safe for children? – podcast
A new design code for websites, aimed at children, will soon come into force. How much difference...
Molly Russell: how a teenager’s death put social media on trial
Last month a coroner said Molly ‘died from an act of self-harm whilst suffering from depression...
Can Twitter survive Elon Musk? (And can Musk survive Twitter?)
Elon Musk marched into Twitter as its new owner last week and immediately started making changes....
The wellness-to-conspiracy pipeline
For many people, alternative therapies and wellness routines provide comfort and pleasure. For...
The whistleblower who plunged Facebook into crisis
After a set of leaks last month that represented the most damaging insight into Facebook’s inner...
Going viral: the victims of online conspiracy theories
What is it like to be the focus of an online conspiracy theory that goes viral? Four people whose...
Will Elon Musk regret buying Twitter?
It’s not rocket science – but it might be even harder. Alex Hern explains why Elon Musk may find...
Can I tell you a secret? Episode one: the beginning
Revisited: Guardian journalist Sirin Kale takes us to a small town in the north of England to...
The arrest of Andrew Tate: the ‘king of toxic masculinity’
He calls himself a misogynist – and has millions of followers. Now the former kickboxer from...
The secret world of disinformation for hire
How an undercover investigation revealed a team of Israeli contractors who claim to have...
Western governments are telling their staff to remove the popular social media app from their...
The popular social media site has never made a profit and relies on an army of unpaid moderators...
The first social media suicide – audio Long Read podcast
In May of last year, a teenager in a dreary suburb of Paris live-streamed her own suicide – and...
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Can I tell you a secret? Episode three: the man upstairs
Revisited: who is Matthew Hardy? Journalist Sirin Kale looks for clues about what motivates this...
Can I tell you a secret? Episode four: a reckoning
Revisited: Matthew Hardy’s victims come face to face with him as an attempt is made to stop the...
Can I tell you a secret? Episode two: the widening circle
Revisited: As the cyberstalker spreads his net wider, anyone could be a target. The fast-changing...
Can I tell you a secret? Episode five: a mother’s love
Revisited: Journalist Sirin Kale meets Matthew Hardy’s mother to uncover more about his past –...
Can I tell you a secret? Episode six: the winding clock
Revisited: As the years tick by, journalist Sirin Kale speaks to victims and those who know...
Can I tell you a secret? Episode seven: an update
Revisited: Guardian producer Lucy Hough and reporter Matthew Weaver give an update on the outcome...
Instagram Success Story - Photographer Ron Timehin
Ron Timehin thought he would work in the music industry, but he went a completely different...
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