Two years ago, Dominic Cummings' blog went silent — at the request of the Prime Minister. Now, he's giving us insights into the workings of government again via Substack — but with an agenda.

It’s not really a surprise that Facebook can’t be trusted — but are we really taking the steps we need to end our additions to it? This, and many other useful topics in today’s digest.

Can you trust your commenters? Can you trust your transcription service? In the digital world, here be dragons…

You might be enjoying Trump's illness — but does posting about it actually help anyone?

Lots of simmering tensions in politics and social media are coming to a head. Interesting timing…

This blog may by 17 years old, but that's no excuse for stopping the links coming!

Reuters Institute research shows that most of what we believe about the general public and politics news is wrong — and that we are profoundly failing to engage them.

TikTok stars are “fading” already - and the reason why suggests the challenge ahead for the platform.

The Prime Minster's Chief Special Advisor outlined a new vision for the civil service in a blogpost — and with it, a new way of communicating policy, in way we need to pay attention to.

A major shift in the political landscape of the UK raises some critical questions about the role of truth and journalism in the social media mindscape.

Connecting up some of the reporting about the use of misinformation and propaganda during the 2019 UK general election.

Research shows that climate skepticism comes from a distinct part of the political spectrum. But is journalism making those same connections?

Some interesting reading on how the internet is changing language, reverse influencer psychology and apps in pretests.

You don't know what you've got til it's gone. They paved paradise and put up a Facebook lot.

One Corbynite Twitter account has been blocking great swathes of Twitter - and thus created a manual filter bubble.

The next wave of online tactics used by the alt-right are being deployed, right now, in the world of comics. How long before they hit the mainstream?

Twitter explicitly bans voter suppression tactics on its service.

An inspiring - and fascinating - talk into how a simple feature put the Observer journalist on the trail of the biggest Facebook scandal.