Social Media

There’s a lot of room for things to get weird when a world of content lives in your phone. Join Daren as he explores a side of TikTok that will make your eyeballs sad, intrigued, or both - welcome to The Absurd.

With the growing influence of the Metaverse, the space for virtual influencers is expanding. VICE World News takes a look inside the world of virtual influencers in China.

Mahrang Baloch is an activist using social media to highlight the issue of enforced disappearances in Pakistan. Ethnic Baloch people have been disappearing for two decades, activists say this happens after calling for social justice or independence.

Former sex abuse survivor, Nalinrat, speaks to VICE World News about her own experience in Thailand’s school system.

Thai academic Pavin Chachavalpongpun is a social media influencer and a fierce critic of the establishment. VICE World News speaks to him to find out why he challenges the most revered institutions in Thai society.

How did Facebook go from an innocuous social networking site to tearing apart the social fabric of society? VICE producer Zeke Spector goes down the rabbit hole to ask if we should be afraid of Facebook.

What seemed like the career opportunity of a lifetime turned into a dangerous situation.

People who have experienced decades of trauma in Iraq are turning to exorcists to help with their mental health in a country where those issues are largely ignored.

VICE News investigates social media companies' links to sex trafficking crimes.

A VICE show about how people are dating and falling in love in the middle of a quarantine.

Broadly follows two women who get cosmetic surgery to look like their filtered selfie photos on Snapchat and Facetune.

It's bartenders versus dancers