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The Billionaires Who Made Our World

Revealing profiles of tech giants Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates: The Billionaires That Made Our World

Why did billionaire Bill Gates give up his business empire to try and save the world?

Elon Musk Twitter Storm

Elon Musk's Twitter Storm

How has Twitter changed under the new, controversial ownership of Elon Musk?

Mark Zuckerberg: The Billionaires who made our world

Mark Zuckerberg: The Billionaires Who Made Our World

The story of the boy genius who changed the way we communicate forever.

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos: The Billionaires Who Made Our World

The amazing transformation of Jeff Bezos from nerd to one of the world's richest men.

The Murder of Grace Millane: Social Media Murders

What role did social media play in the tragic death of British backpacker Grace Millane?

Stream Deepfake Porn: You Could Be Next on BBC Select

Deepfake Porn: You Could Be Next

The rise of deepfake porn, a new form of image-based sexual abuse.

Stream The Secret World of Trading Nudes on BBC Select

The Secret World of Trading Nudes

The online business of sharing explicit images of women without their consent.

Louis Theroux America Documentary

Louis Theroux: Forbidden America

Exploring how the internet has impacted different parts of American society

Watch Click to Change your Life on BBC Select

Click to Change Your Life: Secrets of a Global Craze

‘Likes’ for cash? An investigation into the billion-dollar online selling industry.

The Instagram Effect Documentary

The Instagram Effect

What impact is Instagram having on the way we view ourselves and others around us?

Stream Are You Scared Yet, Human? on BBC Select

Are You Scared Yet, Human?

Should we worry about the effect that Artificial Intelligence could have on our lives?