Public Inquiry
Cooperatives, an antidote to Big Tech?
Worker tech co-ops taking on Big Tech, one project at a time.
Public Inquiry is our long form features series exposing the failings of platforms and regulators to protect the public from the harms of Big Tech. Read in-depth investigations by our journalists in response to news moments, public frustrations or policy confusion and criticism. We report on your behalf so send us a note if you have an idea or concern that we should dig into!
Public Inquiry
Are romance bots really a mental health fix?
A whole industry of romance AI apps are marketing themselves as something they are not.
Public Inquiry
The TikTok Election - How Reform got to be so popular
In this Public Inquiry feature, we analyse the TikTok content put out by UK political parties in the lead up to polls last week.
Public Inquiry
Visibility or Invisibility: Does social media help or hinder pro-Palestine university camps?
The Citizens’ Manasa Narayanan travelled to UK universities to learn how students in pro-Palestine camps are making use of social media: amidst media mistrust, censorship, far-right harassment and university crackdown.