Bex Sander
Data and graphics reporter
Before joining Tortoise Bex was a chef in South London. They are a graduate from Goldsmiths and the University of the Arts London with a masters in Digital Journalism.
Supreme Court gender ruling brings guidelines and protests
AI chatbot calls your dad for you
Area 51 tower on Google Earth fuels online conspiracy theories
‘Wind turbines kill whales’: from dubious claim to presidential policy
The danger of climate misinformation
Hot Air: methodology
‘YIPPEE-KI-YAY’ by Kesha: the queen of recession pop returns
Ne Zha 2: the Chinese folklore odyssey more successful than Star Wars
ChatGPT update unleashes torrent of Studio Ghibli images
Apple files appeal over UK government’s ‘backdoor’ data request
TikTok livestream used to sexually exploit minors, BBC told
Laying the groundwork for undoing marriage equality
Musk’s chatbot censors itself about its maker
The executive mansion is leaning into online trolling
Lost horizon: Meta’s $100bn world disappoints
James Bond threatened by trademark cancellation filings
UK declines to sign AI declaration in rebuke of regulation
Oscar campaign for Emilia Pérez hits the buffers
Google lifts ban on developing AI for weapons
Pushback begins against Trumps blizzard of orders
Cute winter boots: the TikTok code explained
China’s RedNote rushes to welcome TikTok ‘refugees’
Epic fail: doubts cast over Musk’s claim to be an elite gamer
Meta relaxes moderation rules protecting LGBTQ+ groups
The hunt for a “progressive” book tracking app
Government 'opt-out' proposal for AI training data rejected by creative coalition
Criticism after UK puberty blocker ban extended
Echoes of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder prompts terrorism charge
Bankruptcy judge halts The Onion’s purchase of InfoWars
YouTube’s algorithm recommends eating disorder content to teenage girls
Tory peer’s unregistered weapons interests prompt ‘accountability black hole’ warning
UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect caught by cops, not internet sleuths
Tennessee’s gender-affirming care ban reaches the Supreme Court
Revealed for the first time: details of peers’ shareholdings
Tortoise shines a light on peers’ secret shareholdings
Angus Steakhouse: Best steak sandwich in London? Tortoise investigates
Trump spends millions on anti-trans ads despite minimal impact on voters
Musk: free speech warrior, account suspender
Labour tells sick Brits to look for work
The other Hollywood strike: video game actors walk out over AI threat
The strategy behind the many lies about Tim Walz
X’s memelord takes on Brazil’s chief justice
Disney disputes wrongful death suit over streaming subscription clause
Imane Khelif files lawsuit accusing JK Rowling and Elon Musk of harassment
Furry activists hack Heritage Foundation
UK election 2024: Who is...Miatta Fahnbulleh?
Tavistock: Britain’s biggest gender identity clinic has closed
Endometriosis: British women forced to crowdfund for essential healthcare
Conflict decimates olive oil production in the West Bank
Trillion-dollar war: how Russia pays for it
How fossil fuel exports pay for Russia’s trillion-dollar war in Ukraine
Tuvalu faces big choices on climate and China
Meta products designed to prey on teenage vulnerability says US lawsuit
Supermarkets by party
Iceland braced for volcanic eruption
Surveillance instincts rule in the UK
Arrests on the rise for petty theft
All my people on the floor, let me see advance
End of the party?
Cost of living crisis costs two years of UK life
New voter ID laws mean thousands of people unable to vote