And we’re back… discussing Gary Lineker’s social media. The “Match of the Day” presenter retweeted a post that called for Israel to be banned from international football tournaments “until it ends its grave violations of international law”. He has since removed it from his feed. Forget what you think about what is going on in […]
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The details of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal are shocking. This website is not the place to discuss why 700-odd sub-postmasters suffered for so long after being wrongly accused of fraud and dishonesty. There is plenty of diligent reporting on the subject. This has gained more attention recently. I suspect the all-encompassing nature of
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Luke Littler caused quite a stir over the Christmas period. The 16-year-old darts sensation will compete in the World Championships final tonight against Luke Humphries. Unsurprisingly, Brits are gripped by the teen’s ascent. His semi-final brought in 2.23 million viewers, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. Expect more tonight. Consequently, there is a huge amount of
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It is pretty clear now that the Twitter many of us used, and some of us liked, is dead and not coming back. That’s not just because of the ridiculous name change. Elon Musk killed it and it seems like he is doing it deliberately. I barely use it any more and the data suggest
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Each month, I write the MacFormat Investigates feature for MacFormat magazine. Below is an excerpt from the latest edition. For those lucky enough to get your hands on one of the iPhone 15 range, perhaps the first things you will notice is that the cable that comes in the box is different to those from
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I have not really covered much of the war between Israel and Hamas on The Addition. But the media element of it matters so I wanted to write something, particularly as today, over 100,000 people marched in London to highlight the issue of growing antisemitism in the UK. Antisemtism has been rampant, and very scary,
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In recent days more and more people have declared that they are no longer posting on X, or Twitter, as most of us still call it. The trigger was Elon Musk’s alleged endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory. The Twitter owner has since said he opposes antisemitism and that such behaviour is banned on his
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Brian Morrisey has a typically on-the-nose piece about what the demise of Jezebel tells us about blogging and digital media in general. Brian is always worth reading, but I’m far more optimistic than he is. Obviously! That is why I expanded The Addition to include a blog! I’m sure some of my hope is based
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Loads has already been written about Matthew Perry, the “Friends” star who died aged 54 this weekend. There will be plenty more to come. However, like every millennial with any kind of internet presence, I felt I had to add my voice. I was not always that into “Friends”. If I’m honest, some of that
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The BBC has today revealed new guidelines, following the row over social media posts by Gary Lineker back in March. Essentially, it boils down to freelance presenters outside of news, particularly those on flagship shows, being allowed to express their views on various topics. However, they must not attack politicians personally or question their character.
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