Is Social Media Dead?

Has sexist AI slop killed social media? Why is Courtney Love the most diss-track'd person in music? How would Richard save the BBC's new quizzes? Social media platforms are haemorrhaging cash and users are leaving in droves, Richard Osman and Marina Hyde attempt to unpick why these websites are now failing - and if we should celebrate their demise. From Charli vs Taylor, Drake vs Kendrick to Courtney Love vs the entire industry... we explore the checkered history of 'The Diss Track'. And finally, we take a critical look at the current Saturday night telly offering. Recommendations: Marina - The Librarians - Storyville (iPlayer) Richard - How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) The Rest Is Entertainment is proudly presented by Sky. Sky is home to award-winning shows such as The White Lotus, Gangs of London and The Last of Us. Requires relevant Sky TV and third-party subscription(s). Broadband recommended min speed: 30 Mbps. 18+. UK, CI, IoM only. To find out more and for full terms and conditions, please visit Sky.com. 😂 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 👀 Join The Rest Is Entertainment Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus content, ad-free listening, early access to Q&A episodes, access to our newsletter archive, discounted book prices with our partners at Coles Books, early ticket access to live events, and access to our chat community. Sign up directly at therestisentertainment.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ✅ Subscribe Here:    / @therestisentertainment   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://lnk.to/TRIEYT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ✉️ Sign up to our newsletter: www.therestisentertainment.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook:   / restisentertainment   Twitter:   / restisents   TikTok:   / restisentertainment   Instagram:   / restisentertainment   Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/trientertain... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00 Intro 02:20 Is social media dead? 23:10 The history of diss tracks 35:17 What’s happened to Saturday night telly? 51:55 Marina and Richard’s recommendations 52:48 Outro