A one-day workshop, organised by Jessica Elias and Adi Kuntsman, supported by the Digital Society Research Group, Faculty of Arts and Humanies, Manchester Metropolitan University. The Digital Society Research Group invites you to an event exploring the wide-ranging harms of di...

By Molly Frances Haines Trigger Warning: Mentions of Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault, Child Sexual Assault, Sexual Exploitation and Pedophilia In my previous two posts (linked here and here), I have discussed deepfake pornography as it exploits both adults and children, outl...

By Molly Frances Haines Trigger Warning: Detailed Discussions of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA), Child Pornography, and Pedophilia as well as Sexual Violence and Sexual Exploitation Last week, I wrote about the insidious nature of deepfake pornography and how it serves to inflict se...

By Molly Frances Haines Trigger Warning: Mentions of sexual violence, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, and rape This post is part one of three in a series exploring the dark world of deepfake pornography. In this first part, I’ll be giving a basic overview of what deepfak...

By Amal Es Sebaiy-El Baita From ancient civilizations to contemporary conflicts, the utilization of propaganda has been a pervasive element in the realm of warfare. It has long served as a powerful tool for shaping public opinion, disseminating narratives, and manipulating the...

By Amal Es Sebaiy-El Baita Shortly after the news of ex president Donald Trump facing a possible indictment regarding an alleged financial misdemeanour, tweets of Trump supposedly being arrested went viral. Official news sites, politics figures and even members of the American...

Warmest welcome to our May interns! We ask each intern to briefly introduce themselves. Hi there! My name is Amal, I am an Politics international student at MMU fascinated by the impact of technology on global politics. I believe that the rapid advancements in technology have ...

By Molly Frances Haines Anxieties surrounding surveillance and facial recognition technology have long existed, with many concerns surrounding individual privacy, data collection, and governmental infringement on personal liberties. Surveillance technology is a booming industr...

By Saba Omran In this week's blog, I will be discussing the role of AI in politics. Artificial intelligence seems to be rapidly evolving and with the emergence of AI sites such as chat GPT in 2022, I became curious to see how influential AI is in politics. Political campaigns ...

By Martha Lewins Last week I wrote about the Metropolitan Police’s tweet, in which they described how any protest or disruption aimed at the King’s coronation would not be tolerated. So, a week later, how have the Met acted on this tweet and what does it show about the police’...

Warmest welcome to our May interns! We ask each intern to briefly introduce themselves. Hello! I’m Molly, a student here at MMU in the Digital Society MSc program. My interests are in niche internet subcultures, how social media shapes identity and behavior, and how digital te...

By Saba Omran In this weeks blog I will be discussing how technology is contributing to the oppression and silence of the population, in the form of internet shutdowns. The current Sudan war has fueled my interest in the topic, and internet shutdowns were a big part the Mahsa ...