13 h. ago Russia fines woman over satirical photos of men in wedding dresses in LGBTQ crackdown

The woman posted a series of photos to her social media accounts mocking gender norms in straight marriages, but a court found her to breach "LGBT propaganda" laws and fined her

Culture

14 h. ago ‘Message to America’: US tourists invited to explore Afghanistan in surreal video featuring a ‘comedy’ hostage scene

The dark production, which is reminiscent of Taliban hostage beheading videos, has emerged on its social media accounts, but it’s not clear if the group made it

Culture

14 h. ago Americans invited to explore Afghanistan in surreal tourist video featuring a ‘comedy’ hostage scene

The promotional video has emerged on Taliban-linked social media accounts, but it’s not clear if the group made it

Culture

17 h. ago 'Football club social media is peak cringe – time to sack the Gen Z emoji merchants'

BRENT A GOB: This week, our raving rant-man, Harry Brent, is off on one about the folks who run social media accounts for football clubs, and about Nico Williams after his recent contract extension

Sport

2 d. ago Gangster bludgeoned after filming video of bar where Scottish mob kingpins were shot dead

A ganger has been bludgeoned with golf clubs just days after posting a video to his social media accounts from Monaghan's bar in Fuengirola, in the Costa del Sol, where a pair of mobsters were shot

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8 d. ago I was scammed out of hundreds of pounds by an AI deepfake Jennifer Aniston who told me she loved me

Paul Davis, 43, from Southampton, fell victim to a disturbing new wave of artificial intelligence scams after being bombarded with messages from deepfake celebrity accounts on social media.

Politics

1 week ago Dead congressman’s social media account accused of ‘necroposting’ endorsement of successor

Former top Democrat was challenged by AOC for leadership on influential House Oversight Committee

Events

2 w. ago Celebs Go Dating expert dies aged 57 after long illness as co

Celebs Go Dating star Eden Blackman has died at the age of 57 - his family have confirmed the news in a heartbreaking statement shared on his social media accounts

Events

2 w. ago Channel migrants working as delivery drivers within hours of arriving – report

The Sun said Deliveroo and Just Eat delivery accounts were being offered to migrants through dedicated social media groups.

Events

2 w. ago Simone Biles DELETES social media account in wake of transgender athlete feud with Riley Gaines

Biles de-activated her account, which had nearly two million followers, after she came to the defense of a transgender high schooler that anti-trans activist Riley Gaines had been attacking.

Economics

2 w. ago Ebanie Bridges banned by Instagram over pic as boxer demands answer and fans fume at Meta

Boxing beauty Ebanie Bridges aka the Blonde Bomber has been left fuming after her social media account was banned due to a snap teasing her exclusive content

Sport

3 w. ago The Latest: US says foreign students seeking visas must unlock social media accounts

The U.S. State Department says it is restarting the process for foreigners to apply for student visas but says all applicants must have their social media accounts set to ‘public’ to allow review by officials

Economics

3 w. ago New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles

Diplomats to look for ‘indications of hostility towards citizens, culture or founding principles of United States’Foreign students will be required to unlock their social media profiles to allow US diplomats to review their online activity before receiving educational and exchange visas, the state department has announced. Those who fail to do so will be suspected of hiding that activity from US officials.The new guidance, unveiled by the state department on Wednesday, directs US diplomats to conduct an online presence review to look for “any indications of hostility toward the citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles of the United States”. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts

The U.S. State Department says it’s restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but says all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for review

Economics

3 w. ago Kate Garraway suffers further financial setback as she's locked out of bank accounts

Kate Garraway suffered another financial setback this week after she was locked out of her bank accounts after she issued a desperate plea on social media

Economics

3 w. ago ‘I didn’t sleep for 45 days’: the people who raffle off their homes

It’s an eccentric and work-intensive way to sell your house, but people are now raffling off even the most modest properties. Is it a good idea?When Natalie Rowcroft decided to raffle off her house in Salford, everybody – including her husband, Bradley Rowcroft – thought she “had lost the plot”. It was July 2020; people were doing stranger things with their first pandemic summer. But given that she had read a newspaper article about a couple who’d raffled their house in the morning, and had put her own up for sale by the evening, the scepticism was well-founded. “At first, I wanted nothing to do with it,” says Bradley, a 38-year-old carpenter. It didn’t help that she had also chucked the family car in the draw for good measure.Still, Natalie, 38, a teaching assistant, persevered. She printed out leaflets and put them up all over Salford and Manchester, set up social media accounts to promote the draw and bought a big poster to hang in the couple’s driveway. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago David Beckham shares rare insight into relationship with mum after knighthood

Sir David Beckham's mum remains very private on social media, with most of her accounts private - but since his knighthood a very sweet post she dedicated to him has emerged

Politics

3 w. ago McFly's Tom Fletcher deletes insensitive post after India plane crash with urgent apology

Tom Fletcher - one quarter of McFly - has issued an apology after he made an insensitive post about planes on his social media account following the devastating Air India crash

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