Proposed strategies for age verification have been released ahead of new social media rules, which come into effect next spring. The UK’s social media ban aims to stop anyone under the age of 16 from accessing 10 of the main social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. The...
Both Miley Cyrus and Charli XCX have defended their shorter concerts and limited dates after backlash. Does this reflect a changing social contract between performers and their audiences? In the last few years, a pop star’s success has come to be measured in miles. The bigger the album, the bigger...
no more Mr. Wife guy (allegedly, anyway) For the chronically online Gen Zers and younger millennials amongst us (I know you’re out there, don’t deny it), it’s been an intense week. One of the pioneering channels of the modern commentary YouTube scene, H3H3, abruptly announced it was placing its popular podcast...
From promises of opportunity for young people to policing playlists on public transport, Andy Burnham's government has had a busy month. But is Labour tackling Britain's biggest problems, or simply the most visible ones? A month ago, I was in Liverpool, surrounded by politicians, journalists, campaigners, and enough Labour Party...
A growing number of tourist spots are tackling content creators in the hopes of preserving the broader guest experience. But who will win? Taking photos of yourself has become a holiday rite of passage. We all love a pose before a sunset or a historic landmark, but influencer culture has...
It seems everyone and everything is inflamed, but is that really such a bad thing? From cortisol to caffeine, the wellness world loves a scapegoat for stress. It’s easy to blame life’s problems on some controllable symptom that can be stifled with the right pill or lavish morning routine. The latest...
Thousands of job applications, endless rejection emails and graduate roles demanding years of experience. As TikTok turns unemployment into a running joke, is the viral phenomenon of being ‘Denized’ revealing something more serious about Britain's youth unemployment crisis? There was once a fairly straightforward formula for success: go to school,...
At 24, Gen Z workers born in the late 1990s are apparently being paid more than any cohort since those born in the 1950s. The bigger picture isn’t quite so rosy, however. Gen Z’s early careers are more financially rewarding than those of millennials, according to research from the Resolution...
A bizarre event saw thousands of supermarket fridges targeted and mountains of food wasted. But as cyber-attacks like these become more common, their destabilising power proves more insidious than silly. When supermarket staff arrived early on Sunday morning to stock shelves across France, they found food cooking in the freezers....
The government has issued new advice urging Britons to prepare for the impact of the climate crisis, technological dependency, and threats from a hostile state. No, we’re not bracing for another Covid lockdown. But the government’s new Be Ready campaign offers guidance similar to 2020. The new three-year initiative has instructed...
Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest ever Woman Grandmaster in chess at just 11, cementing her status as one of the sport’s most remarkable young talents.
Kane Parsons is A24’s youngest ever director at 20, turning his YouTube series ‘The Backrooms’ into a full blown mainstream horror movie for 2026.
Gout Gout is the fastest under 20 200m sprinter ever, breaking the world U20 record at just 18 years old.
Yara Shahidi has become one of Gen Z’s most recognisable activist voices, championing civic engagement, racial justice, and political education for young people.
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