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First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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Social media played a vital role in sparking pro-democracy protests in Tunisia in 2011. Is it now being used to surveil and suppress debate? Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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How is Robert F Kennedy’s long record of spreading anti-vaccine misinformation impacting on his bid to be elected US President in 2024? Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service
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While websites are now scaling back their comment section, new living streaming apps are making them a key feature. Can online engagement be reconciled with the risk of trolling? Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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From tickling beards to terrifying the public, the comedy prank continues to go viral online. BBC Trending is at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe asking: is it even funny anymore? Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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Websites flagging up MP’s deleted tweets have been banned by Twitter. But has the social network made the right decision? Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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Meet Maryam Malak, considered one of Egypt’s top students who scored zero in her exams. The incident caused outcry in the country, and many believe corrupt officials are to blame. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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How one man is accused joining all manner of extremist causes – and even inciting violence - from his computer, using multiple alter egos. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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Why women are sharing deeply personal stories about having an abortion. Plus, the Yemeni doctor who tried to tell the world about the war in his country. Show more
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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How a single tweet following a routine gynaecology exam led to a slew of accusations about medical malpractice in France. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
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Meet the scientist who set up a ‘Pirate Bay for academics’, allowing them to swap research papers - usually illegally - online. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service East AsiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
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The hacker group Anonymous said it would unmask members of the KKK – but did their operation live up to the hype? Plus, a story about cooking and sexual harassment in Brazil. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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The racially polarised debate stemming from events at the University of Missouri spreads online to campuses across the US. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service East AsiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
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What does a video of an Englishman being racially abused tell us about life in Taiwan? Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service East AsiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
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Thousands explained why they left Islam online, using the hashtag #ExMuslimBecause, but some thought the discussion was badly timed, and labelled the discussion ‘hateful’. Show more
18 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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Viral video shows a Chinese mother threatening her child for allegedly getting bad grades. Are Chinese ‘tiger’ parents too tough on their kids? When does discipline go too far? Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service East AsiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
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An alleged sexual assault has surfaced through the controversial social network Yeti. But how does the app work, and why are so many students uploading illicit material? Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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#Je suis Charlie – How a fringe newspaper became a worldwide symbol for freedom of expression – and tested the limits of satire. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service East AsiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
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Two rape cases go viral in South Africa – one genuine, one fictional. But which one is believed? Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service East AsiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
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Chinese parents are turning to social media and the web to hunt for abducted children. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC World Service East AsiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
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Whatsapp support group for mothers with Zika virus in Brazil. Also, are British Muslim women ‘traditionally submissive?’ Show more
