23 h. ago Ant and Dec issue apology after fans demand they remove 'poor taste' video

Ant and Dec have apologised and removed a video from their new Belta Box social media channels after fans raised concerns it could be triggering for those struggling with mental health

Politics

43 h. ago Trolls said I was ‘disgusting’ for making my kids, 5 & 8, buy their own McDonald’s with Christmas cash, it’s educational

A MUM has been slammed for forcing her two kids to pay for their dinner with their Christmas money. UK-based Katie King, 31, went viral on social media after sharing a video of her children, Louie, eight, and Arna, five, enjoying a meal out at McDonald's. In the clip, the mum wrote: "Yes, they eat...

Economics

3 d. ago Clickbait review – gripping drama about the human cost of moderating the internet

A social media content moderator becomes obsessed with a violent video in this restrained, unsettling workplace thriller starring Lili ReinhartHere is a workplace drama, of sorts. Like many people, Daisy (Lili Reinhart) works a desk job using a computer. Unlike most people, fainting at work is a rite of passage; she moderates videos on social media that have been reported for violating the terms of service. That means watching everything from horrible porn to horrible politics to horrible accidents and everything in between, a non-stop diet of videos with titles such as “fetus in blender” or “strangulation but she doesn’t die”.Her boss takes her to task for deleting a graphic video showing a suicide, which supposedly has news value and should have been left up. But the tipping point for Daisy is a really nasty video titled “nailed it”, which shows violence and cruelty that she believes is real and non-consensual. So begins a low-key quest to track down the perpetrator, though she is...

Events

3 d. ago Energy minister rebuked by stats authority over Scottish NHS claims

Michael Shanks posted a video to social media last November accusing the Scottish Government of ‘doctoring’ NHS figures.

Politics

5 d. ago After the Bondi attack, a deepfaked Guardian video went viral. It won't be the last – video

In the days after the worst mass shooting in Australia since Port Arthur, a wave of misinformation spread across social media. A video of Australian federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett claiming four Indian nationals had been arrested, with a Guardian watermark on screen, was in fact a deepfake made from a genuine video of a press conference Barrett had given on 18 December. The video was flagged by online factcheckers, but not before being watched hundreds of thousands of times. As Guardian Australia's technology reporter Josh Taylor explains, these deepfakes are only getting easier to makeFake Minns, altered images and psyop theories: Bondi attack misinformation shows AI's power to confuse Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Love Island's Indiyah Polack admits she made a 'mistake and takes full responsibility of her actions' as video circulates of her kissing Inside co

Indiyah Polack has broken her silence on claims she 'cheated' on ex Dami Hope after a video emerged on social media of her kissing her Inside co-star Marlon Lundgren Garcia.

Politics

8 d. ago Pilot issues 'important message' to travellers who are scared of flying

People who are scared of flying have been issued a message from a pilot with years of experience as he made an announcement in a video on social media addressing the "common" problem

Transport

8 d. ago Brooklyn Beckham getting attack dog lawyers to warn off his parents is final proof that he has become a fully paid

ALISON BOSHOFF: It was, on the surface, such a harmless action, just a mother 'liking' a video her eldest son had posted on social media.

Events

9 d. ago Martin Lewis issues warning to millions of people due to pay tax this month

In a new video published on his social media platform, the MoneySavingExpert.com founder highlighted to upcoming self-assessment deadline, which is on January 31

Events

1 week ago Rod Stewart chastised for Celtic social media stunt as Wilfried Nancy's biggest critic comes out in defence of axed boss

The Scots rocker celebrated Nancy's sacking with a social media video on Monday night

Events

1 week ago Minnesota politicians slam Trump’s justification for immigration agent killing woman during ICE raid – live

Governor Tim Walz denounces Trump’s ‘propaganda machine’ and issues ‘warning order’ to prepare state’s national guard; US president blames victim in lengthy social media postWoman fatally shot by ICE agent during raid, video showsMiranda Bryant, the Guardian’s Nordic correspondent, also has written this handy explainer on why Donald Trump is renewing calls for a takeover of Greenland: Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago BBC The Traitors fans all saying same thing after spotting celebrity footage

BBC One's The Traitors has returned for a fourth series, but fans are confused after seeing a video on social media

Politics

1 week ago BBC The Traitors fans confused as contestant seen in video with celebrity

BBC The Traitors fans all had one burning question after seeing one of the contestants in a video on social media with a well known celebrity in their living room

Culture

1 week ago Amanda Holden recreates racy Basic Instinct scene in leather mini skirt

No stranger to stunning her social media followers with controversial content, Amanda has shared a risqué video where she flashes her underwear while joking about Basic Instinct

Politics

1 week ago ‘I wouldn’t take a nickel of charity’: Mickey Rourke denounces fundraiser set up in his name

Denying any prior knowledge of the appeal, the actor said he would ‘rather stick a gun up my ass and pull the trigger’ than accept the moneyActor Mickey Rourke has denounced an online fundraiser that was set up in his name, and designed to pay off $60,000 (£44,000, A$89,000) that he allegedly owes in rent on his Los Angeles home.Rourke posted a video on social media, in response to news stories that emerged on Monday that his management team had launched a fundraiser with his permission, having said Rourke was threatened with eviction. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Ben Stokes calls for players to put team first as England seek Sydney win

A 3-2 series loss is the best the tourists can hope to salvage at the SCG.

Sport

2 w. ago England set to hand out Ashes debut with Shoaib Bashir also in contention for fifth Test squad

Potts and Bashir have both been named in a 12-man squad for Sunday’s fifth Test at Sydney, with Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes set to make a late call

Politics

2 w. ago Nit remover forced to shave client’s head after finding infestation of ‘millions’

Head lice assassin Rachel Maroun found millions of lice and eggs squirming in a client's hair in a video she shared on social media, which have her followers the creeps

Politics

2 w. ago Viral shopping centre video showing fist fight 'in England' may actually have happened in Wales

The viral video was shared on social media and was even the subject of news stories - but there was one major error

Economics

2 w. ago Terrifying moment fire spreads through ceiling of Swiss ski resort bar as tragedy leaves 'around 40' dead

Video on social media shows appears to show flames engulfing the wooden ceiling as people try to flee the rapidly-developing inferno

Events