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June 21st: do you feel the pressure to ‘look good’ post-lockdown?
Tw: discussions of weight Can you believe it has been a year since we last admired crazy Otley Run costumes? But the hiatus is finally set to end. The roadmap out of lockdown has been […]
When social media influencers become political: Egypt’s dark new marketing strategy
A new craze of political marketing has seen influencers being paid to promote campaigns. In Egypt, 20 social media influencers have been recruited to ‘support Egypt’s image in the media’. Alice Spall reports.
Instagram Activism & Its Pastel-Coloured Classroom
It only took a far-right Trumpist coup on the US government for people to start making fun of Instagram activism… Specifically the Twitter user @AJ_Jeremiah (bæ J) who posted these spoofs. Yet it wasn’t long […]
Why we need to start talking about online harassment: In conversation with Phoebe Jameson
Carmen Walker-Vazquez speaks to Phoebe Jameson, the activist speaking out about online harassment.
Performative allyship: Do you want to prove you’re not racist or are you willing to self-reflect?
A fact: social media is not a measure of activism. A lie: this means we are allowed to be silent. Black Lives Matter is not a trend that we forget about as soon as the […]
Idle-ising: Are we choosing the right idols?
We must stop idolising those who remain idle when it comes to social activism. It’s time to reevaluate who we are giving a social platform. Choosing to remain silent on important topics within social injustice […]
Getting Too Pretty? – Bullet Journals on Instagram
If I mention bullet journals, or “bujo” as they’re sometimes abbreviated to, I bet pretty images of colour-coordinated and meticulously organised cutesy notebooks covered in artsy doodles that you’ve seen on Instagram come to mind. […]
Mental Health Matters: Are Instagram Image Regulations Enough?
Instagram plans to extend its ban on images depicting self-harm and suicide to include any image that “promotes” self-harm, following an appeal from Ian Russell, whose fourteen-year-old daughter Molly committed suicide in 2017. This means […]
Leeds Gram-Worthy Spots
Autumn is here and after a feed bombarded with beach pictures for the last few months, it is finally time to replace the blue skies and white beaches for the gorgeous browns, reds and yellows […]
Is the Instagram Filter Ban Going Far Enough?
In its most recent move towards making the platform a more ‘positive experience’ for its users, Instagram has just announced it is going to remove all ‘augmented reality’ (AR) filters, that give the appearance of plastic surgery, from the app.
Instagram and Facebook ban adverts and sponsored posts involving weight loss products. What does this mean for diet culture?
A couple of weeks ago, Instagram finally banned the promotion of ‘miracle’ diet products, much to the relief of anti-diet influencers who have been campaigning and reporting these products relentlessly. The new regulations will hide […]