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The Social Network: A cautionary tale of Mark Zuckerberg’s future

The Social Network: A cautionary tale of Mark Zuckerberg’s future

The Social Network’s brilliance in its pre-empting critique of Mark Zuckerberg resurfaces in the wake of David Fincher’s new film The Killer
Students fall victim to ticket scams on Manchester Students’ Group

Students fall victim to ticket scams on Manchester Students’ Group

Increasingly sophisticated ticket scammers have been operating in the popular Facebook group Manchester Students’ Group
The rise of the bookstagram over lockdown

The rise of the bookstagram over lockdown

Bookstagrams have been on the rise in the past few years and especially over the recent UK lockdowns. To find out more about the trend we chatted with the people behind a recently founded books Instagram account.
Are Manchester students ditching Tinder in favour of Facebook romance?

Are Manchester students ditching Tinder in favour of Facebook romance?

Laura Thompson explores why people have increasingly been using Facebook groups like UoMLove and Mancfessions to find love
Social media does help us feel a little less homesick

Social media does help us feel a little less homesick

Writer Hanya Hesham writes about how important social media has been to stay in contact with family whilst at university
Students opinions on Gen Sec’s anti-vegan rant

Students opinions on Gen Sec’s anti-vegan rant

Kwarme Kwarteng published a string of posts on his personal facebook account criticising justifications for veganism
Deepfakes and doctored videos: the new era of political propaganda

Deepfakes and doctored videos: the new era of political propaganda

Nimo Omer argues that deepfakes are a small part of a wider problem that we have with lies and deception in society
Anti-social media: a negative impact on the university experience?

Anti-social media: a negative impact on the university experience?

Becca Knight examines the role of social media in university life and how dependant on it we have become. But what are the negative effects if we use it excessively? Should we switch off in order to enjoy reality?
Facebook vs The Law

Facebook vs The Law

Razan Samkari argues that online giants like Facebook are not currently compatible with modern, transparent democracies and need to be restrained by laws and policy to protect their users.
Opinion: A Step too Fyre? The Danger of Influencers

Opinion: A Step too Fyre? The Danger of Influencers

Fyre festival was set to be the biggest event of the year, promoted by dozens of industry influencers…until it all went wrong.
UniLad on the brink after going into administration

UniLad on the brink after going into administration

The Facebook favourite could face closure, having incurred debts of over £6 million
Facebook as a platform for cyber poaching

Facebook as a platform for cyber poaching

As the world’s largest social media site reached two billion members in 2017, concerns rise surrounding its use for illegal wildlife trading
Shakira Martin faces allegations of bullying

Shakira Martin faces allegations of bullying

Shakira has allegedly described Campaigns Officer Deej Malik-Johnson as her enemy

Interview: Alex Tayler

Alex Tayler answers our questions on the SU’s refurbishment, the recent All Students Vote, and local student Facebook groups

Fallowfield Students Group launch landlord blacklist

Students can rate their landlord one to five star rating and there is a landlord blacklist with the name of landlords with reported frequent problems

How social media is sculpting politics

The combination of constant encounter with (often shallow) political views on social media platforms and recurring political shocks is shaping the politics of the younger generation

Is ‘relatable’ online content homogenising us?

Our emotional and expressive capacities are changing the age of the meme

Our freedom is in peril at the hands of online saboteurs

Censorship of more right-wing views on online platforms must be confronted if we are to properly engage in debate

Our Internet window to the world is shrinking

David Moseley argues that social media is limiting our perception of the news and the world as a whole

UCD uncovers revenge porn Facebook group

A Facebook group that consists of 200 Agricultural Science students who swap nude photos of girls, and stories of their one night stands has been exposed by a student newspaper