How do you use social media platforms, search engines, and other forms of digital media to explore the key issues of our time? With this second edition, learn how to use the latest advancements in digital methods to answer your pressing research questions. The new edition includes: A new chapter on critical social media research, Tips for analysing content on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and more, Exploration of Google critique and algorithmic auditing, Examination of YouTube's content removal politics and Facebook's 'fake news' problem. Whether you are new to digital research or are exploring a new platform, this book equips you with tools to navigate the evolving digital landscape and conduct rigorous studies in the digital age.