#58: Should social media companies be doing more to tackle online abuse?

The ladies discuss Chrissy Teigen’s decision to delete her Twitter account after 10 years on the platform and the role social media harassment played in the tragic suicide of TV presenter Caroline Flack last year, and debate whether we need to take responsibility for protecting our own wellbeing by disconnecting from social media platforms or if the companies should be doing more to police and prevent bad behaviour. Guest starring Monah and Tariyé Peterside.

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(Website – Show notes)

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-03-25/chrissy-teigen-quits-twitter-last-tweets

(Article – Farewell, Chrissy Teigen’s Twitter. Why the social media queen quit the app – Christi Carras for Los Angeles Times)

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/caroline-flack-her-life-and-death

(Documentary – Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death – Channel 4)

https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/caroline-flack-death-1-year-on

(Article – A year on from Caroline Flack's tragic death, #BeKind is trending again... but are we actually any kinder? – Radhika Sanghani for Glamour)

https://www.youtube.com/intl/ALL_uk/howyoutubeworks/policies/community-guidelines/

(Guidelines – YouTube Community Guidelines)

https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-rules

(Guidelines – The Twitter Rules)

https://www.facebook.com/communitystandards/

(Guidelines – Facebook Community Standards)

https://www.facebook.com/help/instagram/477434105621119

(Guidelines – Instagram Community Guidelines)

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/27/facebook-australia-news-ban-us-legislation

(Article – What Facebook's Australia news ban could mean for its future in the US – Kari Paul for The Guardian)

https://www.reviews.org/mobile/cell-phone-addiction/#Smart_Phone_Addiction_Stats

(Article – America’s Love Affair with Their Phones – Tyler Abbott for Reviews.org)

https://twitter.com/ThierryHenry/status/1375405445108674571?s=19

(Tweet – Thierry Henry Twitter)

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/demi-lovato-taylor-swift-fan-armies-b1825384.html

(Article – Doxxing with the devil: Pop stars must ask fan armies to lay down their weapons on social media – Rachel Brodsky for The Independent)

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/04/24/facebook-discloses-secret-guidelines-policing-content-introduces-appeals/544046002/

(Article – These are Facebook's secret rules for removing posts – Jessica Guynn for USA Today)

https://wethegeek.com/best-apps-to-track-limit-social-media-usage/

(Article – Best Apps To Track & Limit Social Media Usage On iPhone & Android (2021) – Mansi Vijay for WeTheGeek)

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