Chris Stokel-Walker
The Guardian
United Kingdom
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Take it from someone who was on the internet at 10 years old: a ban won’t keep children off TikTok
This misguided Tory crackdown won’t keep kids off social media. The best solution is for families to have open conversations, says Chris Stokel-Walker, author of TikTok Boom → Read More
Amazon union leader flies in to help UK strikers ‘kick down the door’
Chris Smalls, who set up the retailer’s first union in New York, came to Coventry to back its workers in their pay dispute → Read More
TikTok's Latest Trend Is...Flashing Your Boobs
It’s called the Foopah challenge, and it’s testing the limits of TikTok’s moderation system. → Read More
Are chatbots coming for your job?
A high-stakes race in AI is playing out between two of the biggest tech companies. Should we be worried or excited? → Read More
TechScape: Why Twitter ending free access to its APIs should be a ‘wake-up call’
In this week’s newsletter: The social media network is putting its APIs – the under-praised tool that keeps the internet as we know it going – behind a paywall. And the ramifications are huge → Read More
TechScape: TikTok has been spying on reporters – exactly no one is surprised
In this week’s newsletter: Inside the social video app’s new scandal. Plus, Musk continues to Trump tech and Apple might finally make the metaverse interesting → Read More
A Huge Subreddit Suspended A User For Posting AI Art, But The Work Is 100% Human-Made
The artist known as Ben Moran said they were unjustly suspended from r/Art for posting their image there. → Read More
Meet The YouTuber Everyday Astronaut, Who's Actually Going To The Moon Next Year
“It’s insane to think about going 240,000 miles away from home,” the 37-year-old said. → Read More
While EU regulators take on Elon Musk, Britain’s online safety bill is a beacon of mediocrity
The attempt to bring big tech to heel promised much but, three years on, pleases no one, says the journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker → Read More
Here's How One TikToker's Video Ignited The Balenciaga Ad Campaign Controversy
The brand’s kiddie imagery caused a Fox News firestorm and played into QAnon conspiracy theories. → Read More
New YouTube king MrBeast: amateur poster who became $54m-a-year pro
Big-budget Jimmy Donaldson has overtaken PewDiePie to become the most subscribed person on the platform → Read More
Verified Twitter Users Are Stuck With Joke Names Like “Spicy Chicken Sandwich” And “Giant Penis”
Elon Musk's move to prevent account impersonation has left many users' display names frozen in time. → Read More
How 'Don't Worry Darling' Became the Internet's Favourite Meme
Not since "The Room" has a movie – albeit one starring Harry Styles, Florence Pugh and Chris Pine – provided this much meme bait. → Read More
‘A sweatshop in the UK’: how the cost of living crisis triggered walkouts at Amazon
Inside the protests taking place at the online giant which is accused of exploiting workers and awarding derisory pay offers → Read More
TikTok is not the enemy of journalism. It’s just a new way of reaching people
The platform’s rise is best seen as the latest evolution in how we consume news → Read More
Khaby Lame: from factory job to king of TikTok
Senegalese-Italian has enjoyed a meteoric rise, becoming the most followed creator on video app → Read More
Meet the guy behind RadioShack's horny Twitter account
Chief Marketing Officer Abel Czupor is bringing the 100-year-old company into the sh*tposting era. → Read More
We asked 12 period-tracking apps about their post-Roe privacy policies
Should you heed those warnings to delete your apps? → Read More
Amber Heard, others blast Instagram for inaction on abusive DMs
Five high-profile women shared often "revolting" unsolicited DMs for a new study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate. → Read More
TikTok thinks periods are icky
When it comes to menstruation education, bans and blocks are "adding to the taboo we’ve fought so long against," says one creator. → Read More