School wars, Dubai's crisis PR, and is Fabrizio cancelled?
A series of posts appearing to encourage violence between neighbouring UK schools has caused widespread moral panic, and prompted police forces to issue dispersal orders. But, with zero incidents repo...
6 Mar 27min
Kalshi, Polymarket, and gamifying the future
Over the past year, prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have exploded in popularity, as users bet on everything from battles in Ukraine to sex toys being thrown at sports games. So with conc...
27 Feb 34min
Decline porn explained, and why Clavicular is misunderstood
If your feed has been flooded with content about the 'dangers' of western cities like London or San Francisco, you're not alone - it's part of a growing phenomenon known as decline porn, and it's driv...
20 Feb 31min
Introducing... Top Comment
In this brand new weekly show, BBC correspondent Marianna Spring and investigative journalist Matt Shea talk through the stories behind your social media feed. From global events that go viral, to biz...
19 Feb 1min
Marianna in Conspiracyland 2: 6. The Inquest
Can Coroners' courts cope with conspiracy? It’s been more than a year since Paloma Shemirani died after rejecting chemotherapy in favour of alternative methods. Her brother Gabriel blames the beliefs ...
2 Okt 202529min
Marianna in Conspiracyland 2: 5. A collective immune system
Can people fight back against medical misinformation? In the months after Paloma’s death, her brothers say they want to prevent other deaths, and they believe social media companies should take strong...
23 Jun 202524min
Marianna in Conspiracyland 2: 4. The Archaeologists
Are we equipped to deal with a rising tide of misinformation? The BBC’s social media investigations correspondent Marianna Spring investigates how safeguarding procedures work and how social services ...
23 Jun 202522min
Marianna in Conspiracyland 2: 3. Down the cancer conspiracy rabbit hole
What are cancer patients seeing on social media? The BBC’s social media investigations correspondent Marianna Spring goes down the cancer conspiracy rabbit hole to find out. She returns to the days Pa...
23 Jun 202530min
