5 h. ago Third of influencer ads included no disclosure for consumers, study finds

The ASA found 34% of the influencer ads it studied included no disclosure at all that they were a paid-for promotion.

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3 d. ago Maga media mob: meet the new rightwing faces in the White House briefing room

A banjo player and a Black Maga influencer, among others, now attend Trump administration press briefingsA disgraced ultra-conservative banjo player ousted from his Grammy-winning band; a far-right conspiracy theorist with alleged ties to Russia; a TikTok creator known as “Maga Malfoy” for his resemblance to the Harry Potter character; and an extremist social media “influencer” once banned from Twitter for posting a video depicting sexual abuse of a child.These are just some of the “new media” personalities courted by the White House to take part in a series of alternative briefings championed by Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump’s tariffs guru claim that UK is ‘compliant servant of communist China’ branded ‘crazy’

Peter Navarro has launched a furious attack on Sir Keir Starmer’s relationship with China but sources close to the Trump administration have told The Independent that he is a ‘dangerous influence on the president’

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7 d. ago Influencer Piper Rockelle addresses mom Tiffany Smith’s abuse allegations for first time since explosive Bad Influence documentary

Rockelle’s momager, Tiffany Smith, was accused in 2022 by 11 plaintiffs of ‘emotional, verbal, physical, and at times, sexual abuse’ in a $22 million lawsuit

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8 d. ago FCA bosses highlight risks of bad advice or fraud from some online influencers

People may lose some or all of their money, the Treasury Committee heard.

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1 week ago This is how much meat you can eat without damaging the planet

Study says even ‘modest consumption’ of beef is not sustainable

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1 week ago Why scientists are blaming influencers for rise in shark attacks

A new study claims social media is responsible for encouraging people to interact with sharks

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2 w. ago Truth about the Liver King: He's the controversial star of a new Netflix documentary. Now our top experts expose shocking truth about his body

He is one of the world's biggest diet influencers, famous for advocating a diet of raw meat and offal.

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2 w. ago More than a third of young men who watch masculinity influencers act on their advice, research finds

Young men have taken testosterone injections, steroids or diet pills on the advice of social media influencers

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2 w. ago Dubai has created ‘world first’ influencer training programme – here’s why

The ‘Beautiful Destinations Academy’ will host three-month content courses in the UAE

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2 w. ago Musk wants to leave politics because he’s tired of ‘attacks’ from the left, report says

Speculation of Tesla CEO’s possible departure comes as his influence in the administration appears to wane

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2 w. ago Pope Francis: The first Latin American and Jesuit to lead the Roman Catholic Church

Former Archbishop of Buenos Aires sought to bring ‘common touch’ and modernising influence to Vatican, speaking passionately on the need to address modern concerns like the climate crisis as a moral imperative

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3 w. ago Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy reveals their final ‘chilling’ conversation before his shock death

The influencer admitted that losing the One Direction star had been ‘hard to process’

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3 w. ago CNN blasted for segment calling Luigi Mangione a 'morally good man'

Influencer Taylor Lorenz defended the suspected killer's legions of adoring, and predominantly female, fans during an interview with network host Donie O'Sullivan.

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3 w. ago How close are China and America to triggering World War 3? Edward Alden tells the Mail's 'Apocalypse Now?' podcast how the two superpowers could 'blunder' into devastating global conflict

Alden said that although Trump is a president who is vehemently anti-war, there are more hawkish elements of his administration that may be able to influence his decision-making.

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4 w. ago Advertising watchdog launches crackdown on influencer and social media ads promoting weight

The Advertising Standards Authority said a search in January found 1,800 unique paid-for weight-loss ads which were identified as potentially advertising a prescription-only medicine.

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4 w. ago ‘Do you want to show strength here?’: Russia’s ads recruiting Chinese mercenaries

More than 150 Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, recruited via videos on social mediaThe videos are across Chinese social media. Some are slickly produced Russian propaganda about being “tough” men; some sound more like influencer advertisements for a working holiday. Others are cobbled-together screenshots by regular citizens about to leave China. But they all have one thing in common: selling the benefits of becoming a Chinese mercenary for Russia.On Tuesday, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, announced that two Chinese nationals had been captured in the eastern Donetsk region and accused Moscow of trying to involve China “directly or indirectly” in the conflict. A day later, he said the men were among at least 155 other Chinese members of Russia’s armed forces. Continue reading...

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