Top Comment

BBC

Discover what's behind the content flooding your feed.

Top Comment is a brand new BBC podcast which sheds light on the darkest corners of the internet. Every week, Matt and Marianna unpack a range of viral topics from controversial influencers and the clipping economy, to murky crypto operations, prediction markets, and even information warfare. Follow us inside the algorithm as we expose the inner workings of the most popular platforms, and explain how tech giants are shaping the way we see the world.

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20 episodes
Updated Thursday

Episodes20

Newest first

The vigilante streamers destroying reputations on Kick
From chasing pickpockets to unmasking predators, vigilantism is booming online
Thursday · 35 min
Andrew Tate is blaming the Matrix again
The influencer and his brother could face extradition to the UK
July 23 · 31 min
Erling Haaland, crypto billionaires, and the foxes incident
Could blockchain replace the government?
July 16 · 39 min
Solo-maxxing and the femosphere (live at Crossed Wires)
Inside the lives of femcels, tradwives, and loneliness influencers
July 9 · 49 min
Gabriel Shemirani on medical misinfo and rejecting Conspiracyland
The dangers of unregulated health advice on social media
July 3 · 31 min
Restore Britain, Merlin the duck, and FIFA's content farm
We speak to the director behind the emerging party's social campaigns
June 25 · 34 min
Agartha explained, and hot girls revolt on BookTok
A controversial trademark has enraged literary influencers
June 18 · 30 min
Belfast, Henry Nowak, and how Grok is supercharging misinfo
Platforms are facing scrutiny over content inciting violence
June 11 · 35 min
Is Hasan Piker NSFW now? And Tung Tung's generational run
The Twitch streamer has been denied entry into the UK
June 5 · 30 min
Sleuth wars, incels in STEM, and just want Harambe back
The deaths of three sisters have led to rampant speculation online
May 29 · 25 min
Why you're wrong about Palantir, and TL;DR Tolkien
The mysterious tech giant sparking online backlash
May 22 · 27 min
BONUS: Taylor Lorenz says "don't blame social media"
Many western countries are pursuing stricter internet regulation
May 19 · 41 min
Decline porn (part II), VPN patriotism, and Charli XCX's finsta drop
How coordinated foreign accounts are amplifying anti-immigrant rhetoric
May 15 · 25 min
Dare Market, hantavirus, and wtf is going on at JPMorgan?
Meet the founder of the website being compared to Black Mirror
May 8 · 33 min
Shooting conspiracies, breakup texts, and Dana White's cortisol spike
Behind the false claims that recent assassination attempts were 'staged'
May 1 · 26 min
BONUS: Live at Maida Vale Studios
Highlights from our appearance at BBC Castfest
April 28 · 28 min
Haley Beck explained, and the crypto operation hijacking the BBC
The sister of an influencer is facing serious allegations
April 24 · 22 min
Coachella, GRWM fakers, and Justin Bieber is chronically online
Why the California festival is known as the 'Influencer Olympics'
April 17 · 24 min
Iran, slopaganda, and the lego-inspired creator behind it all
Explosive Media are accused of working for the Iranian government
April 11 · 25 min
Misogyny, boomers, and China just got Krissed
How AI is supercharging online abuse towards women
April 3 · 29 min

Top Comment

The vigilante streamers destroying reputations on Kick

Andrew Tate is blaming the Matrix again

Erling Haaland, crypto billionaires, and the foxes incident

Solo-maxxing and the femosphere (live at Crossed Wires)

Gabriel Shemirani on medical misinfo and rejecting Conspiracyland

Restore Britain, Merlin the duck, and FIFA's content farm

Agartha explained, and hot girls revolt on BookTok

Belfast, Henry Nowak, and how Grok is supercharging misinfo

Is Hasan Piker NSFW now? And Tung Tung's generational run

Sleuth wars, incels in STEM, and just want Harambe back

Why you're wrong about Palantir, and TL;DR Tolkien

BONUS: Taylor Lorenz says "don't blame social media"

Decline porn (part II), VPN patriotism, and Charli XCX's finsta drop

Dare Market, hantavirus, and wtf is going on at JPMorgan?

Shooting conspiracies, breakup texts, and Dana White's cortisol spike

BONUS: Live at Maida Vale Studios

Haley Beck explained, and the crypto operation hijacking the BBC

Coachella, GRWM fakers, and Justin Bieber is chronically online

Iran, slopaganda, and the lego-inspired creator behind it all

Misogyny, boomers, and China just got Krissed