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Top Comment

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The story behind your social media feed, from BBC correspondent Marianna Spring and investigative journalist Matt Shea.

Top Comment investigates what's blowing up online. From global events that go viral across social media, to bizarre moments that spill into real life, Marianna and Matt unpack the trends, theories and digital chaos shaping our world.

You can also hear Marianna's previous series for the BBC in this feed, including Marianna in Conspiracyland, Why Do You Hate Me?, Disaster Trolls, Death by Conspiracy? and War on Truth.

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August 18 · 13 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 3. The Protest
A protest in Shrewsbury gets weird.
August 14 · 30 min
Exposed: the faceless accounts inflaming the Ceuta crisis
A network of Instagram profiles is profiting from the movement of people
August 7 · 33 min
A grievance syndicate is defrauding young men
The manosphere is just the tip of the iceberg
July 30 · 35 min
The vigilante streamers destroying reputations on Kick
From chasing pickpockets to unmasking predators, vigilantism is booming online
July 23 · 31 min
Andrew Tate is blaming the Matrix again
The influencer and his brother could face extradition to the UK
July 16 · 39 min
Erling Haaland, crypto billionaires, and the foxes incident
Could blockchain replace the government?
July 9 · 49 min
Solo-maxxing and the femosphere (live at Crossed Wires)
Inside the lives of femcels, tradwives, and loneliness influencers
July 3 · 31 min
Gabriel Shemirani on medical misinfo and rejecting Conspiracyland
The dangers of unregulated health advice on social media
June 25 · 34 min
Restore Britain, Merlin the duck, and FIFA's content farm
We speak to the director behind the emerging party's social campaigns
June 18 · 30 min
Agartha explained, and hot girls revolt on BookTok
A controversial trademark has enraged literary influencers
June 11 · 35 min
Belfast, Henry Nowak, and how Grok is supercharging misinfo
Platforms are facing scrutiny over content inciting violence
June 5 · 30 min
Is Hasan Piker NSFW now? And Tung Tung's generational run
The Twitch streamer has been denied entry into the UK
May 29 · 25 min
Sleuth wars, incels in STEM, and just want Harambe back
The deaths of three sisters have led to rampant speculation online
May 22 · 27 min
Why you're wrong about Palantir, and TL;DR Tolkien
The mysterious tech giant sparking online backlash
May 19 · 41 min
BONUS: Taylor Lorenz says "don't blame social media"
Many western countries are pursuing stricter internet regulation
May 15 · 25 min
Decline porn (part II), VPN patriotism, and Charli XCX's finsta drop
How coordinated foreign accounts are amplifying anti-immigrant rhetoric
May 8 · 33 min
Dare Market, hantavirus, and wtf is going on at JPMorgan?
Meet the founder of the website being compared to Black Mirror
May 1 · 26 min
Shooting conspiracies, breakup texts, and Dana White's cortisol spike
Behind the false claims that recent assassination attempts were 'staged'
April 28 · 28 min
BONUS: Live at Maida Vale Studios
Highlights from our appearance at BBC Castfest
April 24 · 22 min
Haley Beck explained, and the crypto operation hijacking the BBC
The sister of an influencer is facing serious allegations

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