Marianna Spring

So happy to win Best Host at the British Podcast Awards!! For BBC Radio 4 investigative podcasts Why Do You Hate Me & Marianna in Conspiracyland - and Americast. Podcasts are a brilliant home for my social media investigations into algorithms, disinfo, hate & their consequences.

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee heard from @BBC's @MariannaSpring on misinformation, deepfakes and AI-generated content in elections 👇

More smart stuff from @mariannaspring - decline porn - bang on! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

This story by @mariannaspring shows how easy the online media environment can be manipulated bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@clairehughesBA @mariannaspring Worth a listen to the pod Marianna co hosts . Thanks for your work on this Marianna, its appreciated ❤️bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m…

UK anti-immigration social media accounts traced to Sri Lanka and Vietnam bbc.in/4nurVYh

If you haven't seen it please take a watch of yesterday's excellent @BBCPanorama 👇 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Excellent journalism from @mariannaspring and not a moment too soon. We politicians are often too old, and too out-of-touch to understand what should be obvious: it’s not just our kids we should be worried about when it comes to social media. Take a look at this thread 👇🧵

Thnx as ever to everyone who listens, watches & reads my social media investigations for pods and docs - totally love doing them & keep getting in touch about what’s popping up on your feed ! Big thanks top teams I work with too. Follow me on insta & TikTok where I post more.

A few months in the life of the BBC’s social media investigations correspondent !! Here’s some bts from Top Comment weekly podcast, BBC Two Inside the Rage Machine doc, new Panorama on AI & misinfo out today & exciting projects linked to my book ! All on BBC Sounds & BBC iPlayer.

Much of UK media is now an 'Anger Factory' as I said on @Channel4News - here, from @mariannaspring, is more evidence hostile forces are manipulating compliant editors to be even angrier. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@mariannaspring: ‘many people do not seem to care if content is #AI-generated or not. "As long as it resonates with their identity and world-view they will often still endorse the content+share it with others because it signals agreement with a larger agenda," he said.’

How to mislead, stir up racial hatred+division. A v important investigation by @mariannaspring explores how #AI slop is shaping what we see, what we believe and who we can trust. In the age of artificial intelligence, will seeing ever be believing again? bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Important investigation from @BBCPanorama & @mariannaspring bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@RadioGenoa hello! Can you follow me so I can send you a DM? Thanks!

@OunkaOnX hello! I investigate social media & sent you a dm and wondered if you could take a look? Thanks!

@RippleXrpie hello! I investigate social media & sent you a dm and wondered if you could take a look? Thanks!

@Free_ByTheSea hello - I investigate social media at the BBC and would like to send you a DM. Can you follow me back? Thanks!

Great piece from @mariannaspring on @BBCTwo tonight: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

shameful & unsurprising. From @mariannaspring bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

This is a fantastic long read from ⁦@mariannaspring⁩ on the ‘School Wars’ ‘phantom trend’ on social media. It’s marked by studious journalism, measured judgement, expert insight. Observe how well-meaning parents became panicked rumour-amplifiers bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…