BBC Trending @BBCtrending
In depth reporting about the world of social media. Listen to our podcast: https://t.co/QQ5bYkFixC London Joined July 2013-
Tweets4K
-
Followers235K
-
Following15K
-
Likes1K
I’ve been investigating the social media frenzy around the Princess of Wales - and the body-double conspiracy theories, actively promoted by algorithms on X and TikTok to millions. How Kate body-double conspiracy theory spread on social media. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-686093…
Social media helped spark pro-democracy protests in Tunisia in 2011. But under the rule of President Kais Saied, activists say online debate is being supressed. On BBC Trending, we speak to people in Tunisia who have experienced first-hand how social media can be used to surveil…
I investigated how technology and social media is changing the fight for indigenous land rights in Borneo, and some of the tactics being used to counter it ... Listen here!! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…
How a mayor in Mexico became embroiled in a deepfake audio scandal - @BBCtrending investigates bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…
🚨 NEW🧵 I have uncovered a network of nearly 200 *fake* social media accounts operating in Uganda 🇺🇬. It's a complicated story, but it starts with this photo👇
The Israeli-Gaza war has seen a huge surge in disinformation denying atrocities and human suffering, including false claims about staged deaths and “crisis actors” Experts worry this may impact the prospects of longer-term reconciliation - with @Shayan86 bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…
Strikes on south Gaza: BBC verifies attacks in areas of ‘safety’ bbc.in/40iDrKG
When two 4-year-old boys were killed - one Palestinian, one Israeli - their deaths were denied on social media. I’ve investigated what happened to Omar and Omer, tracking down family, friends & witnesses, distressed by posts. Symbolic of information war. bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…
This month, Australia voted in a referendum and rejected a plan to give greater political rights to Indigenous people. In this episode of @BBCtrending we explore how The Voice referendum became a lighting rod for extreme conspiracy theorists. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…
🚨New🚨 Conspiracy theories linking "15-minute cities" to sinister ploys to control people may once have been the preserve of fringe groups on social media - but have they now entered the mainstream of British politics?🧵
Videos filmed across India show groups of men harassing and even attacking young couples in the street. @BBCtrending looks into the ‘Bhagwa love trap’ and ‘Love Jihad’ theories spiralling online - and the consequences in the real world bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…
Lampedusa's 'Migrant Hotspot' After a record number of migrants arrived in the Italian island in the Southern Med, @BBCNewsnight and @BBCtrending journalists were the first international team allowed inside Lampedusa's migrant centre bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…
TikTok was once an app for music, lip sync and dance videos. Now though, TikTok users are engaging with world events, criminal investigations and social unrest in real time. For BBC Trending, @mariannaspring investigates what TikTok is doing to us. 🎧Listen here:…
Lampedusa's 'Migrant Hotspot' After record number of migrants arrived in the Italian island in the Southern Med, @BBCNewsnight and @BBCtrending journalists were the first were the first international team allowed inside Lampedusa's migrant centre. bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…
🔎 How can men escape being sucked into misogynistic views online? 🤔 And to what extent can subreddits help with the deradicalisation process? 🎧 My latest @BBCtrending podcast is out now. Production from the fantastic @ParkLoonie 👇 bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…
Russell Brand: How the comedian built his YouTube audience on half-truths bbc.in/3Lu6sNa
It was not until early 2021, when the tone of Russell Brand's YouTube videos shifted, that his audience started rising more sharply. ✍️: @rachelschraer bbc.co.uk/news/uk-668426…
Russell Brand built a new fanbase on YouTube in recent years, primed to mistrust the mainstream and come to his defence. A seductive soup of half-truths, real concerns and falsehoods gained him this much larger audience bbc.co.uk/news/uk-668426…
Marianna Spring @mariannaspring
97K Followers 10K Following BBC’s Disinformation & Social Media Correspondent | Radio 4 podcasts | Investigations @BBCPanorama & current affairs | #Americast host | RTS & BPG winnerBBC World Service @bbcworldservice
560K Followers 747 Following News, views and highlights from the BBC's international radio station.Zoe Kleinman @zsk
36K Followers 6K Following BBC Technology Editor, talking about tech on BBC TV, Radio + Digital. Also presenter, parent and occasional baker.BBC News Press Team @BBCNewsPR
84K Followers 1K Following Official twitter feed of the press office for @BBCNews & Current Affairs and @BBCWorldService. Follow for announcements, programme info & moreRich Preston @RichPreston
22K Followers 3K Following @BBCNews anchor 🎙️| @warstudies @ChathamHouse @RUSI_org | Snr Fellow @JSchofieldTrust | Former boy in blue | Scottish 🏴| Rep'd by @NorthbankTalentDan Johnson @DanJohnsonNews
25K Followers 2K Following West of England Correspondent @BBCNews • @JSchofieldTrust Fellow • ⚠️ May contain news 📺🎙️🌏✈️Ayshah Tull @AyshahTull
11K Followers 3K Following Journalist | Host | Friend | @channel4news | Netballer | Senior Fellow @JSchofieldTrust Agent @KnightAytonNuala McGovern @BBCNuala
27K Followers 6K Following Presenter @BBCWomansHour @BBCRadio4 & Newshour @BBCWorldservice Also @bbcworld & @bbcnews 📺 @bbc5live IG: @bbcnuala 📱Katy Watson @katywatson
12K Followers 3K Following BBC Sydney correspondent. Previously covering Latin America, DC, Middle East & London. Mama to four small humans and a Vizsla.Guardian Opinion @guardianopinion
131K Followers 312 Following Latest comment, analysis and discussion from the @Guardian. We like opinions. Get in touch: [email protected]. https://t.co/MRpjrAySVnshaimaa khalil BBC @Shaimaakhalil
44K Followers 6K Following @bbcnews #Tokyo correspondent.Former Aus Corr - @bbcworldservice pres.Former #Pakistan corr. BBQ enthusiast. Egyptian-British.Home everywhere!RTs≠ endorsementsKarin Giannone @KarinBBC
35K Followers 3K Following BBC News presenter, mum of 3, parkrunner, @newnham_college girlOlivia Lienhardt Le P.. @LivvyLepoids
4K Followers 4K Following Head of News + Journalist - Correspondent at @LOrientLeJour & @LOrientToday newspaper 📰Based in Beirut 🇱🇧 Before senior on-air reporter @BBCNews, Newsbeat.Dmitry Shishkin @dmitryshishkin
12K Followers 2K Following CEO, Ringier Media International (CEE, Africa). Ex consultant, ex @culturetrip, @bbcworldservice. That “user needs” guy.Ricky Boleto @rickyboleto
10K Followers 4K Following Dad, husband, presenter / reporter at the BBC. Married to @leahboleto 🔗🇺🇦 Ukraine: The Children’s Story: https://t.co/2e2HcAoV4qBack the BBC 📺📻.. @back_the_BBC
8K Followers 8K Following Viewers who want BBC to inform, educate, entertain and be independent of Government meddling and political appointments + UK & US media #backtheBBC #SavetheBBCDaniel Wittenberg @DannyWittenberg
6K Followers 3K Following Senior foreign producer @bbcworldservice | On assignment from series producing #Americast #BBCNewscast | Speak 🇷🇺🇫🇷🇪🇸 i català | @radioacademy 30 under 30BBC Young Reporter @BBCYoungReport
25K Followers 9K Following Opportunities for 11-18 year olds to tell their stories, gain media and journalism skills and access careers advice. #BBCYoungReporter #StoriesSkillsFuturesMaximum1123 @Maximum11232203
60 Followers 2K FollowingHBTFD B2B🐾🐾🏆.. @CraigRoper12
441 Followers 2K FollowingDeepSea @DeepSea6066501
29 Followers 679 FollowingDA Northern Cape @DA_NCape
2K Followers 735 Following DA Northern Cape Provincial Office, Conrad Street, Newpark, Kimberley Tel: (053) 831 3443 Fax: (053) 831 3605Velisala Naveen @naveen_velisala
4 Followers 5 FollowingBrummie Paul @NotEasilyDuped
3K Followers 5K Following Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. Costed plans not slogans. Don't confuse beliefs with facts. Pro-science. Willfully Woke 🇬🇧❤🇪🇺❤️🇺🇦John Namaindi @JNamaindi
102 Followers 463 FollowingPrince Ndubisi bubble @PrinceNdubisi2
8 Followers 89 Following Am intelligent and has God wisdom and his guidanceAgapitus William @AgapitusW12977
2 Followers 65 FollowingSelim @Selim0474259402
2 Followers 67 FollowingRoy W. Facey @Solstice2112121
202 Followers 5K FollowingOmolara Shoyemi @ShoyemiOmo84318
9 Followers 185 Followingamygdalamater @amygdalamater
1 Followers 10 Following autism advocate... i love nature.. i go on with possibilitiesmassamba diop @BATHIE250319514
9 Followers 449 FollowingNesrine Ninaنسري�.. @nesrineleg74354
11 Followers 243 FollowingKey Soap @key89387
1 Followers 11 FollowingKotho @Kotho564223
4 Followers 114 FollowingMercy Daniels @DanielsMer26802
0 Followers 12 FollowingLawrence Maina @LawrenceMa62609
2 Followers 14 FollowingRoyd Miller @RAMiller2024
2 Followers 13 Following Health Coach, Husband, Father, Brother. Helping people achieve their best self.ALAVANYO JOSHUA @ALAVANYO6PM
1 Followers 99 Followingloosea @loosea3
159 Followers 1K FollowingPaul @pauloo254
184 Followers 1K Followingnahzy @nahzy671629
1 Followers 11 FollowingOlasunkanmi Ogunbode @Horlas_001
4 Followers 33 FollowingOnoriasa Brume David @oBrume194611
17 Followers 248 Following Customer service/ Freelancer with over 5 years of experience. Passionate about providing excellent customer experienceskhit htun @khit_htun
15 Followers 109 FollowingMary jaiye @MaryJaiye5
3 Followers 38 FollowingnumberOne💋 @every2thing1998
11 Followers 608 Following #number_one#doctor👆🧡🧡. FOLLOW_ME_QUICKLY_QUICKLY_QUICKLY😚☺.Sofia Almeida @didia_eusebio
49 Followers 237 FollowingBABINTO WORLDWIDE @Babinto1234
0 Followers 16 FollowingHerb Jr colle @herbjrcolley
113 Followers 923 FollowingMalik Jamal Awan @JamalAwan67758
467 Followers 2K Followingsunna @kim1978000
26 Followers 41 FollowingZuzana Kalináčová @Zukalizu
6 Followers 163 FollowingKeith R. Crowley @crowley_k
65 Followers 236 Following Author, photographer, editor https://t.co/AoXs0MC3S5Ombu Odeotu @OmbuO59548
1 Followers 7 FollowingJason @jjsweg
40 Followers 192 FollowingAlieu Fatty @AlieuFatty62391
154 Followers 3K Following I'm in a village somehow far away from the town. I love our village with nature 🐕🍃🦇🦦🐦🐓🐂🐑🐆🐎🦓pryzless @CallyPryz
58 Followers 786 Following I'm a singer,songwritter...MyObsession for shoe,football n foodies makes moi world fun_key_aargh!https://t.co/fbcBwsHdL9mohamed kassem @mohamed47559924
0 Followers 39 FollowingMarianna Spring @mariannaspring
97K Followers 10K Following BBC’s Disinformation & Social Media Correspondent | Radio 4 podcasts | Investigations @BBCPanorama & current affairs | #Americast host | RTS & BPG winnerBBC World Service @bbcworldservice
560K Followers 747 Following News, views and highlights from the BBC's international radio station.Amol Rajan @amolrajan
128K Followers 2K Following Reithian rascal. #AmolRajanInterviews; #UniversityChallenge; #TheTodayPodcast; #TheTodayProgramme. Author: #Twirlymen. Reggae nut. Born Calcutta; raised TootingZoe Kleinman @zsk
36K Followers 6K Following BBC Technology Editor, talking about tech on BBC TV, Radio + Digital. Also presenter, parent and occasional baker.BBC News Press Team @BBCNewsPR
84K Followers 1K Following Official twitter feed of the press office for @BBCNews & Current Affairs and @BBCWorldService. Follow for announcements, programme info & moreMark Lowen @marklowen
63K Followers 1K Following BBC Rome Correspondent covering Southern Europe. Previously Istanbul, Athens, Belgrade. Dad. Heart belongs to a Portuguese. All views my own.Chris Cook @chrisckmedia
25K Followers 3K Following Creative Director for @BBCNews - looking after big brands & Elections Director. Views mine. Insta/TikTok @chrisckmedia #BeKind 🏳️🌈Dan Johnson @DanJohnsonNews
25K Followers 2K Following West of England Correspondent @BBCNews • @JSchofieldTrust Fellow • ⚠️ May contain news 📺🎙️🌏✈️BBC North America @BBCNorthAmerica
320K Followers 5 Following The latest news & feature stories from our reporters in the United States and Canada https://t.co/DoUW878kmRNuala McGovern @BBCNuala
27K Followers 6K Following Presenter @BBCWomansHour @BBCRadio4 & Newshour @BBCWorldservice Also @bbcworld & @bbcnews 📺 @bbc5live IG: @bbcnuala 📱Katy Watson @katywatson
12K Followers 3K Following BBC Sydney correspondent. Previously covering Latin America, DC, Middle East & London. Mama to four small humans and a Vizsla.Guardian Opinion @guardianopinion
131K Followers 312 Following Latest comment, analysis and discussion from the @Guardian. We like opinions. Get in touch: [email protected]. https://t.co/MRpjrAySVnshaimaa khalil BBC @Shaimaakhalil
44K Followers 6K Following @bbcnews #Tokyo correspondent.Former Aus Corr - @bbcworldservice pres.Former #Pakistan corr. BBQ enthusiast. Egyptian-British.Home everywhere!RTs≠ endorsementsKarin Giannone @KarinBBC
35K Followers 3K Following BBC News presenter, mum of 3, parkrunner, @newnham_college girlMarc Blank-Settle @bb.. @MarcSettle
15K Followers 391 Following BBC trainer. Mobile Journalism, apps, kit, AI. Wedding Present/Arsenal. My views ≠ BBC. RT = worth reading. Like = read later. Sharing apps ≠ endorsementOlivia Lienhardt Le P.. @LivvyLepoids
4K Followers 4K Following Head of News + Journalist - Correspondent at @LOrientLeJour & @LOrientToday newspaper 📰Based in Beirut 🇱🇧 Before senior on-air reporter @BBCNews, Newsbeat.Dmitry Shishkin @dmitryshishkin
12K Followers 2K Following CEO, Ringier Media International (CEE, Africa). Ex consultant, ex @culturetrip, @bbcworldservice. That “user needs” guy.Jackie Leonard @JackieLeonard01
12K Followers 4K Following Nobody's spokeswoman, obviously. Occasionally facetious. 'Kind but firm'. Keen on hedgehogs. Can I tempt you to a nice podcast?Ricky Boleto @rickyboleto
10K Followers 4K Following Dad, husband, presenter / reporter at the BBC. Married to @leahboleto 🔗🇺🇦 Ukraine: The Children’s Story: https://t.co/2e2HcAoV4qRobin Xud @XudRobin
6K Followers 216 Following Ima nas 300 svaki zajebano gleda, radi reda naša veza je Krkobabićev dedaZoran Petronijević @ZoranPetron
4 Followers 37 Following Non binary, LGBQ+ activist, enviromentalistViktorT @Viktor2004T
17 Followers 6 FollowingVerica Veca @Vericaveca85
48 Followers 126 Following 'Ne dopustite drugima da vas pretvore u ono što misle o vama.'Zlatni dečak 97 @toza_123_
44 Followers 100 FollowingTijana @TijanaStame
7 Followers 7 Followingtasa @taleksic1999
2 Followers 6 FollowingStojanka89 @Stojanka893
10 Followers 16 FollowingStefanos @Stefanos1k7
176 Followers 267 FollowingSone @soneziv85
305 Followers 874 Following Dobra osoba koja voli sebe i druge,ceni sebe kao i druge oko mene,osoba koja zna šta želi i voli.Slobodan Tasić @Slob46138198
24 Followers 20 FollowingSanja Stamenkovic @sanjchy93
4 Followers 21 FollowingPetar @Pppetrovicpp1
42 Followers 15 FollowingOO Sns Velika Plana @OO_SnsVelikaP
28 Followers 37 FollowingNinoP @ninop026
138 Followers 171 FollowingNikola @Nikola_to_je_to
16 Followers 14 FollowingNenad @nesamarko91
5 Followers 3 FollowingNada Žabić @NadaZabic
10 Followers 6 FollowingMirjana Kujović @mkujovic_78
1K Followers 1K Followingmimi__s7 @mimi__s7
12 Followers 3 FollowingOlivera @Milichasta
64 Followers 58 FollowingMilica @MilaStevic8
1 Followers 18 FollowingGordanaMihic @MihicGordana
18 Followers 25 Followingmarinajo @maryjovano22
165 Followers 370 FollowingMarija Savic @MarijaSS4
31 Followers 43 FollowingKolubarac @maliodkolubare
55 Followers 194 FollowingNikola Milošević @M25Nikola
7 Followers 10 FollowingJovana Kostić @kjovana971
29 Followers 30 FollowingK1z0 Man @k1z0_m
8 Followers 100 FollowingJovan Vilotic @JovanVilot85778
4 Followers 4 FollowingJovan Radakovic @jovan_rada20972
2 Followers 2 FollowingJevgenije @Jevgenije21
1 Followers 4 FollowingJelena Petrović @jelenajecapetro
9 Followers 38 Followingjeja5 @jelena_jeja5
24 Followers 71 FollowingJarić T. Živadin @JareZivadin
62 Followers 118 FollowingIvana987 @Ivana9877
9 Followers 2 FollowingIvana Tatić @GASOLINAGa62968
69 Followers 198 FollowingEmica @Emica997
6 Followers 1 FollowingDusanka Colic @dusankacolic
15 Followers 7 FollowingДушан Силни @DuanSilni12
17 Followers 75 FollowingĐokoM @djolemajs
25 Followers 55 FollowingDanca @dancapop28
2 Followers 4 FollowingDaliborka @Daca0908
4 Followers 15 FollowingRussell Bentley, a pro-Russia communist from Texas, has reportedly been killed while fighting for Russia in Ukraine. Back in 2017 @WritesBright reported on Bentley and other Westerners on the side of pro-Russia forces for @BBCtrending bbc.com/news/blogs-tre…
BMF auf @BBCtrending : Erfahre, wie Technologie und soziale Medien im Kampf um den Regenwald zwischen Firmen und Communities auf Borneo genutzt und missbraucht werden: buff.ly/3T4GtAc #StopTheChop #StopTheSLAPP #LandRightsNow
BMF sur @BBCtrending : Découvre comment la technologie et les médias sociaux sont utilisés et détournés dans la lutte pour la forêt tropicale entre les entreprises et les communautés de Bornéo : buff.ly/3T4GtAc #StopTheChop #StopTheSLAPP #LandRightsNow #Penan
🚨 NEW🧵 I have uncovered a network of nearly 200 *fake* social media accounts operating in Uganda 🇺🇬. It's a complicated story, but it starts with this photo👇
The Israeli-Gaza war has seen a huge surge in disinformation denying atrocities and human suffering, including false claims about staged deaths and “crisis actors” Experts worry this may impact the prospects of longer-term reconciliation - with @Shayan86 bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…
The 2023 Manchester Metropolitan (@ManMetUni) Journalist of the Year is Reha Kansara – Correspondent for BBC News(@rehakansara, @BBCtrending, @BBCNews)
V excited my book Among the Trolls: Notes from the Disinformation War is available for pre-order - out March 7th 2024! It’s about investigating the social media world of disinformation, hate and algorithms, its real consequences and risks of covering it. amazon.co.uk/Among-Trolls-M…
🚨New🚨 Conspiracy theories linking "15-minute cities" to sinister ploys to control people may once have been the preserve of fringe groups on social media - but have they now entered the mainstream of British politics?🧵
Lampedusa's 'Migrant Hotspot' After a record number of migrants arrived in the Italian island in the Southern Med, @BBCNewsnight and @BBCtrending journalists were the first international team allowed inside Lampedusa's migrant centre bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…
Lampedusa's 'Migrant Hotspot' After record number of migrants arrived in the Italian island in the Southern Med, @BBCNewsnight and @BBCtrending journalists were the first were the first international team allowed inside Lampedusa's migrant centre. bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…
🔎 How can men escape being sucked into misogynistic views online? 🤔 And to what extent can subreddits help with the deradicalisation process? 🎧 My latest @BBCtrending podcast is out now. Production from the fantastic @ParkLoonie 👇 bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…
Russell Brand: How the comedian built his YouTube audience on half-truths bbc.in/3Lu6sNa
Russell Brand built a new fanbase on YouTube in recent years, primed to mistrust the mainstream and come to his defence. A seductive soup of half-truths, real concerns and falsehoods gained him this much larger audience bbc.co.uk/news/uk-668426…
@mcnicol_emma @BBCtrending Aww thank you Emma :) But yes, I agree that it's a great program. @griffmedia did such a fantastic job bringing this story to life!
@joshua_thorburn @BBCtrending Fantastic program. Really enjoyed it. And proud of you Josh 😎🙌
It was a pleasure to be interviewed for this radio/podcast episode by @BBCtrending on r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill. It's a great piece and Jonathan is an excellent journalist. You can listen to it here: open.spotify.com/episode/1JInbz…
I’ve been speaking to young, angry and lonely men who are trying to move beyond their grudges against women. Can peer support on Reddit help them to construct healthier perspectives about dating? 🎧 Bookmark the latest @BBCtrending episode: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…
With thanks to @Debunk_the_Funk, @rcr_pereira and editor @FloraCarmichael bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…
I've been investigating the growth and spread of these beliefs on social media – and how they are being used to discourage people from taking potentially life-saving medicines and vaccines
Conspiracy theories about viruses and vaccines have exploded in recent years. At the same time, something arguably stranger has spiralled…groups online who don’t believe germs which cause disease exist at all bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…