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Sportswear firm entrusts brand overhaul to social media ace Alexei Hamblin and his 88,000 followers

In her debut novel about a late soap actor, the New Englander asks who gets to tell women’s stories

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The meme-makers behind AI videos of the paedophile financier dilute the horror of his crimes with humour and irony, when clarity is what they demand

Victoria Beckham’s 2001 hit single has risen back to the top of the charts as fans react to her son’s allegations

Social media videos echoing Nazi slogans and white supremacist tropes are being used in call for recruits to join Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown

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The Hamnet star leads the pack in race for awards alongside Marty Supreme actor Timothée Chalamet

The actor is delighting young fans with an unconventional promotion campaign for Marty Supreme, but will the stuffed shirts of the Academy be watching?

Wit, charisma, authenticity... These are just some of qualities absent from the prime minister's latest desperate foray into social media

What’s being tested here is not the BBC’s impartiality but the country’s moral memory

Prince William’s estate has defended tenant Kate Attlee against claims of trademark infringement

In women’s hands, the confessional has become a form of self-possession

Secret service embraces social media in recruitment drive to find the next generation of spies

It is easy to become numbed to the stories of violence flooding our screens, but we must not let online rage have the last word