In an age of sharing everything on social media, Chrissy Teigen has every right to open up about losing her baby. Last week, model and activist Chrissy Teigen suffered the unimaginable pain of losing her […]
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 […]
Discomfort is not an excuse for complacency
The truth is that no one likes to feel embarrassed or uncomfortable. This is a difficult thing to admit when we want to claim that we are doing our best: we don’t want to make […]
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 […]
The Murder of Ahmaud Arbery: Viral Videos Lead to Dehumanisation
On the 23rd of February, Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was jogging through his neighbourhood, just outside of Brunswick, Georgia, when he was stopped and killed. A video which has since gone viral shows an unarmed Arbery […]
TikTok Is More Racist Than You Think
It’s hard to contemplate the fact that in the 21st century, teenagers are creating blatantly racist TikTok videos in which they make derogatory jokes like how all black people have absent fathers, only eat watermelons […]
Social Media and Mental Health: Is Intervention Viable?
It’s widely accepted that social media can have negative impacts on the mental health of its users, particularly children and teenagers. In a development in tackling this serious issue, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has […]
In the Quarantine Age, No One is Doing It Like Drag Queens
It’s no surprise that with the country on lockdown, people have turned to the arts to pass the time and provide comfort. From the legendary Tiger King, Dua Lipa’s modern classic Future Nostalgia, and even […]
Detecting the Virus Online: A Guide To Spotting Fake COVID-19 News
For many of us, coronavirus is unlike anything we have ever experienced before, leaving many with feelings of anxiety, fear and despair. However, it is within this climate of uncertainty that disinformation and fake news […]
The COVID-19 Disinfodemic
“The 1st of April is the only day of the year where people critically evaluate things they find on the internet before accepting it as true. With online media, we should all seek to treat […]
‘Houseparty Hack’: Viral misinformation is eroding public trust in technology
COVID-19 has decimated industries, devasted educational institutions, and butchered many small businesses. However, new technology has, again, profited, which is a recurring theme of the past few decades. As social media has risen as an […]
A Chipper Chat with Dane Baptiste
Gryphon writer Chloe Lovatt interviews Dane Baptiste about his upcoming tour ‘The Chocolate Chip’, being angry and social media.