‘Trolling’ – the abuse of people online – is actively encouraged by the social media giants which dominate our world. For Facebook and Twitter, the more heated, angry and abusive the debate gets on their platform the happier they are, because bigger arguments mean bigger audience numbers – and bigger […]
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Social media: is it poisoning society?
THE question is being asked more and more – especially in the run-up to a US election which some fear may be at risk of being hijacked via tweet. We decided to try and understand, by asking for the view from within North East journalism, politics and fashion. Sam Boal […]
Geordie Shore stars criticised after suicide joke in the wake of Caroline Flack’s death
After Caroline Flack was found dead on Saturday February 15, the general public and celebrities have been sending the message for everyone to ‘be kind.’ In the aftermath of this, Geordie Shore stars Nathan Henry and Sophie Kasaei have been widely criticised for releasing a TikTok video onto social media […]