Social media

Keratopigmentation: why is eyeball tattooing on the rise?

Name: Keratopigmentation. Age: First described in AD150, but not in a way that would tempt you. Appearance: Your choice. What are we talking about here? Corneal tattooing. Tattooing your cornea, as in your eye?...

What is Bluesky and why are so many people suddenly leaving X for the platform?

The great X-odus is under way. More than 1 million new users have joined the social media platform...

The images of Spain’s floods weren’t created by AI. The trouble is, people think they were

My eye was caught by a striking photograph in the most recent edition of Charles Arthur’s Substack newsletter...

Influencer who brought camera crew to New York marathon banned from race

A social media influencer from Texas was disqualified from last weekend’s New York City Marathon and banned from...

Watchdog rules Eurostar ads on social media for £39 seats were misleading

Cross-channel train operator Eurostar has been criticised by the advertising watchdog for exaggerating the number of £39 seats...

Propaganda Struggle

Bath & Body Works apologizes for candles that look like a KKK meeting

Ku Klux Klan members light torches. Now, some say, Bath & Body Works provided them candles to light, too.The retail chain recently released a...

Online sleuthing about Nicola Bulley became a ‘monster’, partner says

The partner of Nicola Bulley has described the online obsession with her disappearance as a “monster” that got out of control.Paul Ansell said his...

How Cybercriminals Use Social Media to Attack Businesses

Social media is no longer just an image sharing or content sharing medium. There is a darker underbelly to it. Its where the...

Sales of instant noodles up as former bad-boy snack turns classy

With their bad-taste adverts and laddish branding, instant noodles were once a mainstay for lazy bachelors who needed a quick post-pub fix.Now they are...