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TV
This Netflix documentary has left Twitter users terrified
Basically, everyone is terrified after watching The Social Dilemma.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Opinion
What is WhatsApp doing to our friendships in lockdown?
A lot of us are scared to blue tick are friends, but is being present online all the time healthy?
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- Hajar J. Woodland
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People
8 hilarious female comedians to follow on Instagram if you’re in need of a laugh
Because we all need something to smile about right now.
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- Lauren Geall
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Life
Can too much positivity ever be a bad thing?
Unpicking toxic positivity, and the down side to the ‘good vibes only’ mantra
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- Ella Delancey
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- Lauren Geall
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How to stop comparing yourself to the people on social media
Because comparing ourselves to the people we follow online isn’t helping anyone.
Strong Women
Female athletes are being trolled about their bodies and it needs to stop
A survey reveals that the fittest female athletes on the planet are self-conscious about their body. This is a problem.
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- Miranda Larbi
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Celebrity
Chrissy Teigen just summed up the emotional toll of internet trolling
“So many of you are little thieves of joy.”
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Celebrity
Stop pressuring Lupita Nyong’o to make her grief public
Chadwick Boseman’s tragic passing has exposed a big problem with social media’s approach to grief.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Life
“Sorry, I only just got this!” Why are some people so bad at replying to messages?
Welcome to the reality of navigating life as an awful replier.
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- Lauren Geall
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Life
What sort of person becomes a troll, and why?
Is the so-called ‘Dark Triad’ key to understanding trolls? Here, psychologists reveal everything you need to know.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Strong Women
Almost a third of elite sportswomen have been trolled online
The online abuse women in sports face is only getting worse.
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- Aiden Wynn
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- Lauren Geall
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This viral video from Beirut is a powerful reminder of the lives affected by the disaster
The footage of Lebanese bride Israa Seblani has been widely shared on social media.
Life
The situation in Lebanon requires action beyond our Twitter feeds
Years of tragedy in Syria, Palestine and Algeria prove that those well intentioned “thoughts and prayers” will only go so far. It’s time to do more.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Life
21 things every Brit in a heatwave knows to be true
1) People will start comparing the UK’s new climes to Los Angeles, Ibiza (always Ibiza), and Barbados.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Life
The Tom Meighan case shows why the way we talk about domestic abuse is so important
“If abuse is not named, it cannot be condemned.”
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- Lauren Geall
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Life
The pandemic isn’t over just because we’re bored of it
We might be able to go to the pub, but that doesn’t mean we’ve beaten coronavirus.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Strong Women
Is TikTok the new wellness platform?
Hiding behind the choreographed dances and Kardashian lip syncs, there’s a huge wellbeing community.
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- Jessica Harris
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- Jazmin Kopotsha
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Black Lives Matter protests: “I can’t bring myself to post a photo of George Floyd on Instagram”
Why one woman is struggling to mourn another black person killed by a white police officer on social media.
Strong Women
How lockdown pressure is affecting our fitness goals
Is pressure to exercising during lockdown putting you off from moving in the first place?
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- Miranda Larbi
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