Social Media

A raft of social media platforms belonging to Facebook are to have their privacy settings bolstered, after criticism about how the company protects user data. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says it's a major… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron are banding together to try put an end to the use of social media for acts of terrorism. However, there's scepticism over how… Audio

With a billion users, Instagram has it's own style and look. The "aesthetic" as it's known, is glossy and curated and the perfect place for advertising dressed up as content. But the style is… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand and France are seeking to bring together other countries and the heads of social media giants to try to bring an end to the use of social media… Audio

Sex positivity is the idea that all sex, provided it's healthy and explicitly consensual, is good. But what happens when a complicated theoretical idea like sex positivity gets packaged up for the… Audio

After Christchurch, governments around the world are gearing up against the ‘weaponisation’ of the internet by terrorists and extremists. The grim content they create also forces news media to make… Audio

It might be hard to imagine life without the internet and the ease that technology has brought to our lives.

In this episode of My Heels are Killing Me, Sonia Sly talks to three fashion designers… Audio

Can screen time for kids really be quality time ? Yes! says Jordan Shapiro the author of "The New Childhood: Raising Kids To Thrive In A Connected World". Audio

There has been a consistent call for social media platforms to instigate changes following the Christchurch Mosque killings and the spread of the vile video. It looks like Facebook is starting to take… Audio

This stunning image is of Tayla Harris, an Australian Rules Football who unleashed a perfect punt - but it became a talking point for all the wrong reasons. Audio

In the last week we have discovered just how little power our Government, the law and our biggest businesses have over Google and Facebook in our own country, let alone consumers. In the wake of the… Audio

The role that social media played in the spread of a video of the Christchurch attacks has become a prime focus of the analyis of the event. Questions are being raised about the willingness of the big… Audio

The role that the tech giants played in the proliferation of the chilling self-streamed footage of the alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant's attack has been a talking point. The mass killing was live… Audio

Beware the vitriolic,unforgiving world of Facebook group comments. Fights start between members, factions are formed and all too frequently defamatory comments are posted. Russell Brown the founder of… Audio

BBC Radio 4's Food Programme turns 40 this year. With a mission to explore the world of food "from culture to cooking, from politics to pleasure" each week host Sheila Dillon, producer Dan Saladino… Audio

The so-called “unruly tourists” were called all the names under the sun in a media pile-on that entertained and angered New Zealanders in equal measure. Every move these surprise summer celebrities… Audio

The author and journalist Jon Ronson made the podcast "The Butterfly Effect" about the many and sometimes surprising consequences of the rise in free online pornography. He's also written a book about… Audio