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The digital archive celebrating Black Britain beyond London
Culture

The digital archive celebrating Black Britain beyond London

Bumpkin files — The experience of Black Britons living outside of the capital is all too often overlooked, but an Instagram account documenting diaspora communities living across the UK is looking to change this.

Written by: Vuyokazi Mtukela

The digital archive unearthing queer Arab history
Culture

The digital archive unearthing queer Arab history

This is Takweer — Lebanese artist and designer Marwan Kaabour discusses his new Instagram account devoted to documenting LGBTQ+ narratives in Arab history and popular culture, which have all too often been cast aside.

Written by: Iman El Kafrawi

The unstoppable rise of the Celtic language influencer
Culture

The unstoppable rise of the Celtic language influencer

From Kernowek to Gaelic — Despite their continued marginalisation, indigenous languages survive – and some speakers are proudly sharing their tongues online, showing their followers the value in an ancient way of communicating.

Written by: Anna Samson

Instagram’s prison chefs are cooking up a storm
Activism

Instagram’s prison chefs are cooking up a storm

‘Food is therapy‘ — Prisons are failing inmates when it comes to food. But using a kettle and whatever supplies they can find, inmates are getting creative and showcasing some of their most impressive culinary creations to devoted social media followings.

Written by: Jake Missing

LGBTQ+ zines from places where being gay is condemned
Culture

LGBTQ+ zines from places where being gay is condemned

Queer resistance — From Russia to India and Hong Kong, we take a look at the zines which are carving out vital spaces of self-expression for queer people in countries where same-sex relationships still remain taboo.

Written by: Zoya Raza-Sheikh

TikTokers are using secret hashtags to discuss self-harm
Activism

TikTokers are using secret hashtags to discuss self-harm

Under the radar — The hashtag #selfharm is censored on TikTok, but that hasn’t stopped users from speaking out about their experiences. While the platform needs to do more to keep young people safe from triggering content, experts stress that the problem runs much deeper than social media.

Written by: Serena Smith

Instagram does not care about your mental health
Tech

Instagram does not care about your mental health

Losing likes — The app’s recent decision to get rid of ‘likes’ has been celebrated as a positive move for our collective wellbeing. But does it really make a difference?

Written by: Aimee Cliff

Why men are experts and women are confessional
Opinion

Why men are experts and women are confessional

The media’s big problem — The Caroline Calloway story shows that young women are being forced to plunder their personal lives for content. It’s time we broke the pattern, argues Dawn Foster.

Written by: Dawn Foster

Inside the hazardous quest for social media stardom
Film

Inside the hazardous quest for social media stardom

Fake it till you make it — Liza Mandelup’s new documentary, Jawline, follows 16-year-old Austyn as he tries to carve out a career as an influencer and escape his hometown of Kingsport, Tennessee.

Written by: Holly Connolly

The new, extremely online era of Christianity
Tech

The new, extremely online era of Christianity

Hashtag blessed — At a time when fewer young people are religious than ever before, we talk to millennial worshippers about what draws them to church, and whether faith and progressiveness are mutually exclusive.

Written by: Jennifer Hahn

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