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How Did a Stolen Mobile Phone Trigger Racial Violence in Malaysia?
The alleged theft of a phone led to what some are calling a ‘riot’ in Kuala Lumpur
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Should you go online with allegations of domestic violence?
'You have to walk away': one woman's dramatic domestic violence plea.
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What is it like to be a Woman in Nigeria?
Meet the members of a book club who sparked a global conversation about everyday sexism.
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Can Rap be Halal?
Find out why Deen Squad, two new Muslim rap stars, claim their music is halal
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The Feminist Who Exposes Rapists on YouTube
The Indian campaigner who set out to ‘shame’ rapists online
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The Fake Iraqi Battle that Got ‘Hijacked’ Online
Meet the man who made up a battle on social media, and fooled supporters of Islamic State
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How Effective is ‘Child-Shaming’ Online?
Meet the dad telling parents to stop ‘shaming’ their children on social media
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'You Are not Your Marks!'
There is more to life than college entrance is the message going viral in India
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Can Social Media Cause PTSD?
New research suggests social cause could provoke PTSD. What is the evidence?
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The Fake Policeman Causing a Stink in Sweden
Meet ‘Bängan Lagerblad’, the fake cop on a mission to reform Sweden’s police force
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The man who ‘abducted’ children as part of a ‘social experiment’
YouTuber Joey Salads ‘picked up’ children to make a point, but did his idea backfire?
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Malaysia’s Naughty Boy, Baltimore Riots and Chinese Speaking English
Who is Alvin Tan and why is he facing trial on sedition charges in Malaysia?
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China’s ‘Feminist Five’ and Homophobia in Iceland
After the release of the ‘Feminist Five’ is feminist conversation back online in China?
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The #100 sareepact
How friends in India started a surge in sari wearing
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Saudi Arabia’s ‘Trash Boy Selfie’ and #Black Lives Matter
The ‘Trash Boy Selfie’ causing outrage in Saudi Arabia and the search for the child
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Faces of Prostitution
Australian sex workers fight stigma, and proud to be rich in Mexico
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Social Media Versus the Government
In Mexico City we hear from some influential people on Mexican social media
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BBC Trending in Mexico: 6 months after the Ayotzinapa 43
An audience in Mexico City debates whether recent protests add up to a ‘Mexican Spring’
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Space invasive comedy and Iraq’s ‘Angel of Death’
Who is the man Iraqi’s are calling the Angel of Death, Abu Azrael?
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Saudi Arabia’s Whistleblower
Who has apparently beeh leaking secrets about the Saudi royal family?
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Parodies of Islamic State
Is it ok to laugh at Islamic State?
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“From today I want to live and be known as a boy”: the trending videos of transgender children
Stories of transgender children; Ukrainian and Russians students reach out on Youtube
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Sexuality and sexual harassment in China and Turkey
Sexual harassment and sexuality, debates on social media in China and Turkey this week.
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The Chapel Hill shootings hashtag; and moral policing Valentine’s Day in India.
Why was #ChapelHillShooting so quick to label the murder a hate crime?
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Disability as Inspiration: Positive or Patronising?
Does the use of disability as inspiration over simplify and patronise?
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Mystery donor’s largesse to French gamers
The mystery donor ‘rewarding’ French gamers, and named and shamed by Ecuador’s President
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#Freespeechstories: Arrested for a Tweet
Kenyan blogger arrested for causing public anxiety, and wedding crashers' stories
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Exposing racists and getting them fired, the vigilantes policing the internet
From policing to trolling. Can online vigilantes go too far?
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Facing the Taliban: Videos call out religious extremism in Pakistan
Showing ‘face’ from China to Pakistan in the video challenges trending this week
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Social Media: Not What, but Where you Say it
A look into where discussions are taking place on social networks