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KSI: 'People do the wildest things to be relevant. But respect is the greatest thing you can have'
multiple versions of content creator KSI sat in a football stadium stand
Community

KSI: 'People do the wildest things to be relevant. But respect is the greatest thing you can have'

As the new co-owner of Dagenham & Redbridge FC, KSI reveals how his move into football is aiming to revitalise the local community in Barking and Dagenham
It’s easier than ever to connect with people from across the world. So why are we so lonely?
A man looking at a phone
Opinion

It’s easier than ever to connect with people from across the world. So why are we so lonely?

Influencers are using smart glasses to film homeless people. It's exploiting people for views
An illustration of smart glasses in Orwellian style
Technology

Influencers are using smart glasses to film homeless people. It's exploiting people for views

Maya Jama: 'Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know'
Employment

Maya Jama: 'Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know'

How social media is changing politics: 'I slid into his DMs and told him not to balls this up'
Politics

How social media is changing politics: 'I slid into his DMs and told him not to balls this up'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How data is the gift that keeps giving for big business
Opinion

How data is the gift that keeps giving for big business

There's more to do to protect children from online dangers beyond the social media ban
child on social media
Elizabeth Anderson

There's more to do to protect children from online dangers beyond the social media ban

Letters: It's easy to blame social media for our ills. It's up to us to use it as a force for good
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Letters

Letters: It's easy to blame social media for our ills. It's up to us to use it as a force for good

Social media is warping our view of ourselves. Time for some self-reflection
Steven MacKenzie

Social media is warping our view of ourselves. Time for some self-reflection

Will a social media ban for under-16s make any difference? We must ask young people themselves
Girlguiding Advocate Ellen, aged 17
Ellen

Will a social media ban for under-16s make any difference? We must ask young people themselves

Big John: Bingo's Boshfather encapsulates a modern Britain with tolerance and patriotism
Food

Big John: Bingo's Boshfather encapsulates a modern Britain with tolerance and patriotism

Twitter is 20 years old. X's decline into division is still damaging society
Steven MacKenzie

Twitter is 20 years old. X's decline into division is still damaging society

I quit my job and gave myself a year to get my band signed. This is how it's going
Music

I quit my job and gave myself a year to get my band signed. This is how it's going

'Television is dead': Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas
TV

'Television is dead': Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'I ain't going to surrender to Elon Musk'
Lib Dems leader Ed Davey
Politics

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'I ain't going to surrender to Elon Musk'

Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer
Paul McNamee

Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer

The truth behind the 15-minute cities controversy in Oxford, explained
Oxford street
15-minute cities

The truth behind the 15-minute cities controversy in Oxford, explained

The problem with Grok and AI is much deeper than Elon Musk vs the UK government
George Bell

The problem with Grok and AI is much deeper than Elon Musk vs the UK government

Here's how the UK could actually ban Elon Musk's Grok and X – and what it would mean
Social media

Here's how the UK could actually ban Elon Musk's Grok and X – and what it would mean

In this moment of geopolitical sword-dancing, words matter more than ever
Paul McNamee

In this moment of geopolitical sword-dancing, words matter more than ever

Grok is flooding X with sexualised images. But can the UK fight AI-generated abuse?
Artificial intelligence

Grok is flooding X with sexualised images. But can the UK fight AI-generated abuse?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Menswear expert Jim Chapman: 'AI lacks the sense of impending doom that keeps me motivated'
My Big Year

Menswear expert Jim Chapman: 'AI lacks the sense of impending doom that keeps me motivated'

The message that non-white people are unwelcome in the UK got louder in 2025 – here's the proof
protesters surround a police van
Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan

The message that non-white people are unwelcome in the UK got louder in 2025 – here's the proof

Is social media finally losing its grip on us?
Paul McNamee

Is social media finally losing its grip on us?

Men are increasingly turning to AI and social media for health advice. The NHS needs to catch up
man on a computer
William Pett

Men are increasingly turning to AI and social media for health advice. The NHS needs to catch up