Rachel Hall

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Rachel Hall

Ethical non-monogamy, switch, edging: you might expect these terms to be old hat for people on a non-traditional dating app – but increasingly they’re not. Feeld, which describes itself as being for “the curious”, is being colonised by so-called “vanilla tourists” – people who are using the app for more conventional dating. The result is that Feeld has been booming in recent years, at a time when other dating apps’ numbers are falling.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Rachel Hall |Rachel Keenan

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2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Rachel Hall

Thousands of influencers peddle mental health misinformation on social media platforms – some out of a naive belief that their personal experience will help people, others because they want to boost their following or sell products. As part of a Guardian investigation, experts established clear themes to the misinformation contained in videos posted with a #mentalhealthtips hashtag on TikTok. 1.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Rachel Hall |Rachel Keenan

More than half of all the top trending videos offering mental health advice on TikTok contain misinformation, a Guardian investigation has found. People are increasingly turning to social media for mental health support, yet research has revealed that many influencers are peddling misinformation, including misused therapeutic language, “quick fix” solutions and false claims.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Rachel Hall

The locations of millions of Virgin Media O2 mobile customers were exposed for up to two years until a network security flaw was corrected, it has emerged. Before the fix was implemented on 18 May, anyone with a Virgin Media O2 sim card could use their phone to obtain sensitive information about the network’s other customers using a 4G-enabled device, including their location to the nearest mobile mast.