47 m. ago Creator of Tattle Life finally unmasked: Founder of the 'most toxic place on the internet' is revealed as a male vegan influencer

A 41-year-old English man called Sebastian Bond is now confirmed to be behind Tattle Life, a forum which became synonymous with venomous posts about influencers.

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2 h. ago ‘This is the looting of America’: Trump and Co’s extraordinary conflicts of interest in his second term

Bitcoin, internet, EVs, private dinners for hire – the list of pay-for-play and quid quo pro goes on, and on and onThe South Lawn of the White House had never seen anything like it. The president of the United States was posing for the world’s media against a backdrop of five different models of Tesla, peddling the electric vehicles with the alacrity of a salesman on commission.“I love the product, it’s beautiful,” Donald Trump said as he sank into the driver’s seat of a scarlet Model Y. With the Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, beside him, he went on to enlighten the American people that some Tesla models retail for as little as $299 a month, “which is pretty low”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Soccer Aid row erupts after horror challenge leaves celebrity with severe cut as Carlos Tevez is labelled a 't***'

Soccer Aid may be a friendly game with the aim of raising money for charity but there appeared to be some real tension between internet personality Angry Ginge and Carlos Tevez.

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19 h. ago Boffins fear the internet and smartphone scrollers will eventually kill off mankind

A senior lecturer at King’s College London has claimed that we are spending so much time on the internet that we’ve stopped falling in love and stopped reproducing

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29 h. ago Mysterious 'flying saucer' in the Sahara Desert is discovered on Google Maps

Keen-eyed internet sleuths have spotted what they claim is a 'flying saucer' buried in the Sahara Desert.

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39 h. ago What, no waistcoats? After Gareth, the Southgates' get a new (and even more glamorous!) fashion influencer

Her father made waves on the internet with his pitch-side fashion choices. Now Sir Gareth Southgate's daughter Mia, 24, (left) is following in his footsteps as a hotshot fashion influencer.

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50 h. ago 'Hawk Tuah' girl Haliey Welch marks year since 'iconic' viral moment with infamous visit

Haliey Welch quickly went from internet sweetheart to be being accused of ripping off her fans – before her team made a bungled attempt to revive her down to Earth southern belle image

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55 h. ago Israel and Iran exchange missile strikes with explosions heard in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Tehran – live

Two people reported dead in Israel after Iranian strikes; Tehran says 78, mostly civilians, killed in Friday’s surprise Israeli attack and confirms new wave of retaliatory strikes on IsraelIranian missiles hit Tel Aviv as Netanyahu warns attack on Iran ‘just the beginning’Earlier, Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif reported that dozens of civilians in Gaza were killed or wounded early on Saturday after they were attacked by Israeli forces as they gathered to wait for aid north of the Nuseirat refugee camp.The Guardian has not been able to confirm the details of this report. Israel has not allowed foreign reporters to enter Gaza since 7 October 2023, unless they are under Israeli military escort. A complete internet blackout in the Gaza Strip since Thursday has made reporting even more challenging. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Voices: The world has gone wild for Labubus. Why the heck is everyone obsessed with these hideous little gremlins?

The latest trend causing society to lose its collective mind is bizarre, childish and – quite frankly – hideous, writes Mike Bedigan

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69 h. ago Addison Rae: how a TikTok influencer became the new cool girl of music

Few people have managed to made the pivot from internet personality to music superstar - Rae has

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2 d. ago Cambodia bans Thai movies and TV shows in latest border feud tit

Cambodia has escalated its cold war with Thailand by announcing a ban on Thai movies and TV shows and a boycott of the neighboring country’s international internet links

Culture

3 d. ago Beloved internet star Joshua Blackledge's disturbing cause of death revealed...with 16 year

Joshua Blackledge, 16, died on March 18 at his home in Newport, North Carolina. A family member found his body next to a teddy bear, paper note and a picture.

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3 d. ago Woman CEO turned away from London event after arriving with baby daughter, internet slams outdated mindset | Trending

Woman CEO turned away from London event after arriving with baby daughter, internet slams outdated mindset | Trending - Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

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3 d. ago CEO turned away from London event after arriving with baby daughter, internet slams outdated mindset | Trending

CEO turned away from London event after arriving with baby daughter, internet slams outdated mindset | Trending - Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

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3 d. ago Society may have overestimated risk of the ‘manosphere’, UK researchers say

Many who engage are ‘discriminating and value-driven’, with a minority consuming ‘extremely misogynistic content’, study for Ofcom suggestsMen who engage in the online “manosphere” and the content of Andrew Tate are often able to express a “strong commitment to equal treatment and fairness”, according to research commissioned by Ofcom.Prompted by growing concerns about internet misogyny, researchers for the UK communications regulator followed the journeys of dozens of men through online content ranging from the US podcaster Joe Rogan to forums for “incels” (involuntary celibates). They found that while a minority encountered “extremely misogynistic content”, many users of the manosphere were critically engaged, selective and capable of discarding messages that did not resonate with their values. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago I won Race Across The World but hid a secret struggle from the cameras

The BBC reality competition show (pictured), sees five pairs of contestants undertake a cross-continental race - without smartphones, credit cards, the internet or air travel.

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3 d. ago If you think Sabrina Carpenter’s album cover is ‘disturbing’, you need to get a grip

The new princess of pop has sent shockwaves across the internet with her artwork for ‘Man’s Best Friend’. But anyone who thinks it’s ‘off-brand’ has clearly missed the point of the singer’s provocative persona, argues Helen Coffey

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3 d. ago Only those with high IQ can spot hidden I among sea of Js in 9 seconds

A brain teaser is challenging the internet to find a single I among a sea of Js - and apparently only those with a high IQ will be able to do it in under nine seconds

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3 d. ago Google, Spotify and other major platforms go down in massive internet outage

Google products including Maps, Search and Gmail were all affected by huge problems – but others who rely on its infrastructure, such as Spotify and Snap, have also been hit.

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3 d. ago Newly hired cop from New York encounters baby alligator in Florida and leaves internet roaring in laughter

The cop’s frightened reaction during his first-ever gator call has amassed more than 1.4 million views on Facebook.

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