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30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
In Ethiopia, a professor is murdered after being slandered and doxxed on Facebook. His son brings a multi-billion dollar case against Meta. The ruling could change the internet. Show more
32 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
After 20 years, is Silicon Valley’s radical experiment to connect the world about to implode? Show more
It all started with a psychedelic vision to connect the world. Instead, social media allowed a new digital elite to accidentally conquer the planet and control what we see. Show more
10 minutes
First broadcast:Available for 2 months
From WhatsApp leaks to school group chat nightmares, via war propaganda on Telegram and Slack meltdowns at work, how instant messaging took over our lives. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast:Available for 1 day
The inside story of how ancient treasures disappeared from one of the world's most famous museums. And how one man believes he uncovered a thief.
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
How did a strange handbound book passed around hippy communes in the summer of love influence the pioneers of social media? Jamie Bartlett travels to San Francisco to find out. Show more
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
From the rubble of the dot com crash, an ambitious young Harvard student with a passion for hacking, sets up an exciting new website. Show more
31 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
In the run up to the 2016 elections, journalists in America and Philippines try to raise the alarm: something strange is going on online. Social media is under attack. Show more
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
This is the story of a 14-year-old girl and how an innocuous decision taken in Silicon Valley may have changed her life. Show more
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The high point of technological optimism. Arab Spring, Barack Obama. Social media seems like it's transforming everything. But then, it all starts to crumble. Show more
31 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The founders of early social media platforms wanted to overthrow the gatekeepers. But now they're becoming them. Show more
