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Opinion: Criminalising Explicit Deepfakes – a Step Towards Combatting Online Misogyny 

January 31, 2025January 30, 2025 By Jade Effemey

‘Deepfake’ is a term that the majority of the technological world is now familiar with. By definition, it is artificial intelligence that can

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#Opinion #US Politics #World

Opinion: Aspie Supremacy, The Genius Stereotype, and Elon Musk

January 31, 2025January 30, 2025 By Gemma Gradwell

Though everyone has seen the video of Elon Musk doing that salute at the inauguration by now, the discussions produced by it have

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#British #Justice #Latest #Politics

Crime, Politics, and Public Outrage: The Cases of Axel Rudakubana and Lucy Letby

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 By Freya Holland

While both cases provoked public outrage, their political implications and societal reactions were starkly different.

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Opinion: It’s Looking Like a Bot Summer – How Bots Have Been Shaping our Political Discourse 

January 29, 2025 By Amelie Singleton

Whilst brat summer may be over, a new technological and perhaps far less friendly trend is taking over. 

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A Day in Colombia – the Aftermath

January 29, 2025 By Oliver Keay

Over the past weekend, a significant diplomatic dispute unfolded between the United States and Colombia concerning the deportation of Colombian migrants. The tension

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#Central America #Opinion #US Politics

Opinion: The Dangers of America’s Tech Oligarchy

January 28, 2025January 31, 2025 By Jack Williams

The growing political influence of tech billionaires in America has been brought to the fore after the 2024 election where Elon Musk, CEO

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Opinion: Defiant, Unapologetic and Real – The Power of Grime in British Culture

January 27, 2025February 7, 2025 By Veronika Parfjonova

In 2024, Jade Thirlwall, former member of global pop sensation Little Mix, delivered a powerful cover of Stormzy’s Backbone. Her performance wasn’t just a

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Opinion: They No Longer Have To Hide: Trump’s Inauguration

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 By Amber Murphy

In the wake of the presidential inauguration on Monday, it is safe to say that things have certainly changed. Of all of Trump’s

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#Economy #Europe #Latest #Politics

Debating Poland’s Growing G20 Ambitions

January 26, 2025 By Magda Kanecka

Having been born in Poland and living there until the age of 11, I am constantly looking back on the former half of

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Opinion: Looking for Saviours in the Wrong Places – Why Representation is not Emancipation

January 26, 2025January 26, 2025 By Gemma Gradwell

In the aftermath of Trump’s inauguration, a devastating blow for women worldwide, a strange trend has occurred. Commentary and predictions on what a

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