St David’s Day: how the sixth century monk inspired centuries of devoted followers and poets: The man we know as St David, or Dewi Sant in Welsh, lived in the sixth century in the west of the island of Britain. He founded a monastic community on the site of what is now St Davids Cathedral …
De-influencing: how online beauty gurus get followers to trust them by posting negative reviews: Artie Medvedev / Shutterstock In a departure from their usual content, TikTok beauty influencers are “de-influencing”, telling viewers what not to buy. Offering uncharacteristically critical product reviews, many are directing their criticism at products that they believe have been overhyped by …
Deplatforming online extremists reduces their followers – but there’s a price: Alex Jones claimed being deplatformed hurt his income. Vic Hinterlang/Shutterstock Conspiracy theorist and US far-right media personality Alex Jones was recently ordered to pay US$ 45 million (£37 million) damages to the family of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. …
South Africa in the news: Fan View: ‘Please do something’ – Orlando Pirates followers want Zinnbauer fired: The fans have reacted after Orlando Pirates were knocked out of the Caf Confederation Cup by Raja Casablanca of Morocco on Sunday.: “South Africa” – BingNews Critical structural reforms taking too long – BLSA: The structural reform required …
Trump v Biden: who is engaging the most followers on Facebook?: Trump's Facebook following has more than doubled since 2016. Pe3k/Shutterstock Facebook was the election battleground that helped fuel Donald Trump’s journey to the White House in 2016, and the president continues to dominate on the social media platform in 2020. My initial analysis of …