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Inside the Rage Machine review – we’re all doomed, totally doomed

Whistleblowers who once worked at Meta and X (until the guilt got too much) reveal the truth about the companies that increasingly rule our free time – and it’s even worse than you may have feared. Prep those bunkers now

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: inside Facebook and Meta with ex-staff and whistleblowers

Marianna Spring goes Inside the Rage Machine. Plus: the finale of the brilliant comedy Small Prophets. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

How to watch 'Inside the Rage Machine' online from anywhere — stream social media documentary

Here is how to watch 'Inside the Rage Machine' on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, including the U.K. schedule and what to do if you are travelling.

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How woman who found fame by claiming to be Madeleine McCann harassed missing girl’s family

Julia Wandelt deluged McCanns with calls, messages and letters – and even ambushed them at their home

The Guardian - UK

Radio and podcasts: Miranda Sawyer’s 10 best listens of 2024

Miquita Oliver and Lily Allen’s intimate chats, Jake Shears’s deep dive into queer music and the ongoing mystery of Lord Lucan were among the standouts

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s important to talk about online abuse’: Marianna Spring on trolls, conspiracy theorists – and positivity

The BBC receives more abusive messages about Marianna Spring than anyone else. But the disinformation correspondent remains hopeful about people – and the world we live in

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Why Do You Hate Me?: USA; The Louis Theroux Podcast; Split Screen: Thrill Seekers; Where Should We Begin? – review

Marianna Spring’s measured approach to Trump conspiracists pays off; a hijab-wearing porn star is a surprise interviewee; Nick van der Kolk revists 00s reality TV; and Esther Perel’s must-hear chat with author Miranda July

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Riots in the UK: online propagandists know how to work their audiences – this is what we are missing

The frightening scenes of far-right extremists clashing with police and even rioting in British towns and cities in recent days have many wondering how to stop the spread of the propaganda that encourages racism, violence and misogyny.

The Conversation

Among the Trolls by Marianna Spring review – into the cesspit of online hatred

An unflinching exploration of conspiracy theories and their knock-on effects also makes heroic attempts to understand the people behind them

The Guardian - UK

BBC disinformation reporter Marianna Spring: ‘My approach to fear is to try to make sense of it’

The broadcaster on dealing with abuse, the power of the Barbie movie, and watching Spurs with her dad

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Why Do You Hate Me?; Patient 11; Theory of Everything: Not All Propaganda Is Art – review

Marianna Spring dives into her inbox to investigate cases of online hate; a young autistic woman sectioned for three years tells her shocking story. Plus, Kenneth Tynan and the CIA

The Guardian - UK

Five Great Reads: buried horrors, catching out ChatGPT and tools from a war zone

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU

BBC’s disinformation reporter accused of lying on CV to get job in Russia

The BBC's disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring has been accused of lying on her CV.

The National (Scotland)

The BBC’s Marianna Spring: ‘The more violent the rhetoric, the more important it is I expose it’

The broadcaster’s disinformation and social media correspondent spends her time pursuing trolls and dismantling conspiracy theories. In return she is abused, slandered, threatened. She talks about battling cranks, extremists – and Elon Musk

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BBC journalist Marianna Spring is target of more than 80 per cent of corporation’s online abuse

Host of the podcast ‘Marianna in Conspiracyland’ is on the receiving end of the majority of hate and abuse received by people working at the broadcaster

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Marianna in Conspiracyland; Women of Web3; Gateway: Cocaine, Murder & Dirty Money in Europe; The Archers

Marianna Spring keeps her cool with conspiracy mongers; Lauren Ingram guides (some of) us into the metaverse; a drug-smuggling tale is well told; and the dreaded Rob returns to Ambridge

The National (Scotland)

BBC launches new team to 'counter disinformation' and tackle conspiracy theories

THE BBC has launched a new investigative journalism team tasked with “countering disinformation” and fact checking.

ABC News

UK woman Nicola Bulley has been missing for more than three weeks. Police say TikTok sleuths are getting in the way

Public awareness about a missing person can help police track them down. But in the case of Nicola Bulley, police say the social media activity is hampering the investigation.

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The week in audio: Case 63; Scott Mills; Disaster Trolls

Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac add star power to a thrilling drama podcast; Scott Mills smooths his way into a new slot; and Marianna Spring confronts a conspiracy troll

The Independent UK

BBC’s misinformation correspondent jokes she has a ‘new fan’ after Donald Trump Jr denounces political experiment as ‘fake news’

‘My job is to investigate misinformation and I’m setting up fake accounts – the irony is not lost on me’

The Independent UK

BBC tries to understand politics by creating fake Americans

In an attempt to see how social media influences American politics, a BBC reporter created some fake Americans

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: The News Agents; Americast – review

The big beasts of news podcasting go head to head, with Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel’s new show facing off against the new hosts of their old one

The Guardian - UK

The week in radio: Death by Conspiracy; Science Vs (Joe Rogan: The Malone Interview); Mission Transmission

Marianna Spring tackles Covid misinformation; Wendy Zukerman and Rose Rimler take Joe Rogan apart; and FunKids goes boldly and delightfully into space

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