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TikTok is the only truly democratic social platform. A US ban would rob us all

16.01.2025 10

The Guardian

Sophia Smith Galer

From Nigel Farage to farmers, Labour’s social media strategy is a flop. Here’s how to fix it

An anonymous Labour MP recently told the Guardian that they had spent a lot of time speaking to local farmers who incorrectly believed the new tax...

03.12.2024 20

The Guardian

Sophia Smith Galer

Why the contraceptive pill is not putting you off your partner

The contraceptive pill is a perfect, straight out of the packet scapegoat. Having a bad day? Could be the pill. Feeling anxious? Probably the pill...

09.10.2024 2

iNews

Sophia Smith Galer

The big lie we tell our children about social media

Last year, I had the surreal experience of visiting schools to talk to teenagers about how people like me make videos online. While all the pupils...

27.09.2024 2

iNews

Sophia Smith Galer

Taylor Swift's endorsement is about her own image - not America

Can you be too famous to stay quiet? It’s a dilemma Taylor Swift has likely wrestled with ever since former Donald Trump posted AI-manipulated...

11.09.2024 3

iNews

Sophia Smith Galer

Underdressing is rude - trust me, I'm Italian

The American costume designer Edith Head said, “You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.” What do you want in life? Do you want...

04.09.2024 1

iNews

Sophia Smith Galer

If you are outraged by Trump’s use of AI and deepfakes, don’t be – that’s exactly what he wants

A couple of weeks ago, Donald Trump decided it would be fun to accuse the US vice-president, Kamala Harris, of using AI in images showing a large...

22.08.2024 10

The Guardian

Sophia Smith Galer

I'm considering leaving London - phone robbers have made it terrifying

This weekend, someone tried to steal my phone right out of my hand. I was rushing to the hospital to visit a relative and looking at Google Maps...

22.08.2024 3

iNews

Sophia Smith Galer

I trust my £300 Oura ring more than a doctor

It’s not every day you find yourself milking your own finger into a test tube. But that’s what I ended up doing a couple of months ago when I...

17.08.2024 2

iNews

Sophia Smith Galer

Women have been too quick to write off the contraceptive pill

Like many other Brits this week, I have become an “X-ile”. I decided it was finally time to demote my Twitter addiction and to complete my pivot to...

08.08.2024 4

iNews

Sophia Smith Galer

It is a choice to mispronounce someone's name

Kamala Harris’s ascent in our news agendas has been coupled with something else: consistent mispronunciation of her name, or discussion over the...

31.07.2024 2

iNews

Sophia Smith Galer

Andrew Tate is only one part of the problem

Yesterday, the National Police Chiefs’ Council warned that violence perpetrated by men against women has become so serious it amounts to a...

24.07.2024 3

iNews

Sophia Smith Galer

To be truly British means speaking more than one language

To be British is to be multilingual – a statement that might jar with you if your impression of Britishness is dogged monolingualism. But not only...

17.07.2024 3

iNews

Sophia Smith Galer