<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Social media - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Social media news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[America’s left-wing Joe Rogan has the audience Democrats crave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to Power Players, The i Paper’s opinion series in which our writers and experts take an in-depth look at the key figures in American politics as the US reshapes itself and the world.• The “swamp creature” eclipsing JD Vance in the race to succeed Trump<br />
• Netanyahu’s to blame for his American nightmare – and it spells his doom<br />
• The Democrat who has finally worked out how to beat TrumpWhen Donald Trump was elected in 2024 on a tidal wave of support from young men, poli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/americas-left-wing-joe-rogan-has-the-audience-democrats-crave/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/americas-left-wing-joe-rogan-has-the-audience-democrats-crave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Laura Brand’s life could look like while her husband is in jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Such is Laura Brand’s commitment to her husband, during his rape trial she took to the witness stand to be questioned about his sex life.Laura, who like her husband is a born-again Christian and budding wellness guru, said that the disgraced comedian was “very caring, totally at my pace. I was not experienced, I had only had one partner before Russell and I felt entirely cared for, and looked after by Russell.” However, when she was listening to victims and witnesses give their evidence, s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/what-laura-brands-life-could-look-like-while-her-husband-is-in-jail/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/what-laura-brands-life-could-look-like-while-her-husband-is-in-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Russell Brand made £7m in the year of his trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russell Brand appears to have earned more than £7m from social media, merchandise and gambling advertising in the months leading up to his prison sentence for rape and sexual assault, with an expert suggesting that he could be teeing up his wife to take over his empire.Brand, who began his career as a comedian, actor and presenter, has in recent years positioned himself as a podcast host, meditation guru and born-again Christian selling wellness supplements and online subscriptions to his conte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/how-russell-brand-made-7m-in-the-year-of-his-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/how-russell-brand-made-7m-in-the-year-of-his-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How rape myths from Russell Brand’s trial are already spreading online]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Devastating” rape myths spreading on social media risk influencing young men, rape charities have warned in response to comments made during Russell Brand’s trial.The former actor and comedian, 51, was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison on Monday after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.Charities told The i Paper that arguments put forward by Ian Winter KC, Brand’s barrister – which claimed Brand could not be a rapist as his accuse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/how-rape-myths-from-russell-brands-trial-are-already-spreading-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/how-rape-myths-from-russell-brands-trial-are-already-spreading-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m a helicopter parent, but I don’t want my daughter banned from Vinted]]></title><description><![CDATA[My 14-year-old daughter is years away from being legally allowed to work full-time, but she has two “jobs”.One is as a babysitter; the other is for me. She puts all our unwanted clothes and too-small items on Vinted and eBay and keeps the proceeds as pocket money. She’s not making a fortune, by any stretch (£3 for a pair of used tracksuit bottoms, anyone?), but over the past couple of months she’s made about £100, which she’s putting towards buying Christmas presents. But not for mu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/im-a-helicopter-parent-but-i-dont-want-my-daughter-banned-from-vinted/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/im-a-helicopter-parent-but-i-dont-want-my-daughter-banned-from-vinted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I invited 24 friends to my housewarming. Not a single one showed up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years ago, my partner Sam and I bought our first home together. This is always a big milestone in any relationship, but for us, it meant so much more.<br />
Prior to buying this house in eastern Scotland, we had been going through an incredibly difficult time. I had been dealing with a serious health decline at 32, and had to leave my job as an NHS nurse as a result. We discovered it was early-stage cervical cancer. Then, as if things couldn’t get much worse, we found ourselves without a home. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/i-invited-24-friends-to-my-housewarming-not-a-single-one-showed-up/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/i-invited-24-friends-to-my-housewarming-not-a-single-one-showed-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At 20, I thought podcasts made me smarter but they’ve ruined my attention span]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m walking to work through the streets of southwest London, and getting up to speed with Donald Trump’s latest outlandish remark, what punishment should be directed at Manchester City for cheating and the story of how Joseph Stalin rose to power in the USSR. It’s admittedly an odd mix of topics but then I listen to a lot of podcasts. Like many people my age, I’m a content addict. Currently, I listen to around three hours of podcasts a day, and that doesn’t count the TV shows and docu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/at-20-i-thought-podcasts-made-me-smarter-but-theyve-ruined-my-attention-span/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/at-20-i-thought-podcasts-made-me-smarter-but-theyve-ruined-my-attention-span/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The major school rule change which could help more teenagers into jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smartphones should be locked away in sealed pouches or lockers in all schools to help prevent more teenagers joining the youth unemployment crisis, the Government’s work tsar has warned. This summer, Labour brought in a smartphone ban in English schools, which legally required headteachers to ensure their classrooms and playgrounds are phone-free environments. However, some experts have warned the current measures, which leave schools to decide how to enforce the guidance, are giving teacher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/the-major-school-rule-change-which-could-help-more-teenagers-into-jobs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/the-major-school-rule-change-which-could-help-more-teenagers-into-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I used to think M&amp;S was for middle-aged mums. Now, at 24, I&rsquo;m obsessed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gen Z is supposed to be skint. We&rsquo;re priced out of houses, putting off having children and watching the cost of an ordinary food shop creep up every week. And yet there is one store my generation seems not only happy to spend money in, but is completely obsessed with: Marks &amp; Spencer.What was once reserved for special occasion picky bits and underwear has won over me and my cash-strapped generation. I&rsquo;m as surprised as anyone. Growing up, it was the sort of shop I was dragged int]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/i-used-to-think-mamps-was-for-middle-aged-mums-now-at-24-irsquom-obsessed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/i-used-to-think-mamps-was-for-middle-aged-mums-now-at-24-irsquom-obsessed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I used to think M&amp;S was for middle-aged mums. Now, at 24, I’m obsessed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gen Z is supposed to be skint. We’re priced out of houses, putting off having children and watching the cost of an ordinary food shop creep up every week. And yet there is one store my generation seems not only happy to spend money in, but is completely obsessed with: Marks &amp; Spencer.What was once reserved for special occasion picky bits and underwear has won over me and my cash-strapped generation. I’m as surprised as anyone. Growing up, it was the sort of shop I was dragged into to fin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/i-used-to-think-mamps-was-for-middle-aged-mums-now-at-24-im-obsessed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/i-used-to-think-mamps-was-for-middle-aged-mums-now-at-24-im-obsessed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s sadistic tiger videos are a hideous window into his mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[In rooms across the world, government ministers and parliamentarians hold serious discussions about how to challenge the threats posed by big tech &ndash; particularly AI and social media.&nbsp;These risks range from tackling misinformation and polarisation, to managing the economic challenges of AI job losses, to assessing&nbsp;whether&nbsp;AI poses an existential&nbsp;threat&nbsp;to humanity.&nbsp;Usually, however, such discussions&nbsp;have not centred on what to do when the problem on social]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/trumps-sadistic-tiger-videos-are-a-hideous-window-into-his-mind/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/trumps-sadistic-tiger-videos-are-a-hideous-window-into-his-mind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The truth about men and WhatsApp – and why we turn a deaf ear to sexist banter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Until my thirties, I belonged to a WhatsApp group that included several old friends from school. It wasn&rsquo;t a political group, but one member occasionally posted political material. Over time, his contributions became aggressively right-wing, eventually running to far-right memes about asylum seekers and Muslims, interspersed with sexist &ldquo;banter&rdquo; about women.&nbsp;Typically, these posts would be met with stony silence. Tumbleweed blew past and a chorus of metaphorical crickets r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/the-truth-about-men-and-whatsapp-and-why-we-turn-a-deaf-ear-to-sexist-banter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/the-truth-about-men-and-whatsapp-and-why-we-turn-a-deaf-ear-to-sexist-banter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wrote a lighthearted article about Meghan Markle – then her fans came for me]]></title><description><![CDATA[The comments came while I was cooking dinner. They continued throughout the evening, overnight, the next day and into the next week. I was told that I was appalling, vacuous and spiteful, &ldquo;teeming with loser energy,&rdquo; a &ldquo;bitch, bitch, bitch!&rdquo; How &ldquo;f**king pathetically depressing&rdquo; my own life must be, the trolls wrote on my Instagram. How could I sleep at night?It was an onslaught of abuse I&rsquo;d been totally unprepared for. I felt shame and shock, but I was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/i-wrote-a-lighthearted-article-about-meghan-markle-then-her-fans-came-for-me/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/i-wrote-a-lighthearted-article-about-meghan-markle-then-her-fans-came-for-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was terrified watching The Social Reckoning – then went back to scrolling]]></title><description><![CDATA[When David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin&rsquo;s quick-talking film The Social Network came out in 2010, it seemed pretty juicy. I was in sixth form then. As I posted on my friends&rsquo; walls and clamoured for a dislike button and uploaded full albums of misspent evenings at the local Pizza Express, it turned out there was a backstory to this new, exciting tool everyone was obsessed with. The Social Network told the story of how Facebook came to be: a Wolf of Wall Street-lite full of sex, money and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/i-was-terrified-watching-the-social-reckoning-then-went-back-to-scrolling/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/i-was-terrified-watching-the-social-reckoning-then-went-back-to-scrolling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three ways social media is harming young people, according to landmark study]]></title><description><![CDATA[A landmark series of papers, published in The Lancet, has shed new light on the health risks to young people from social media.Researchers found just two hours a day of digital media use was linked to higher risk of harm for those aged under 25, as they called for &ldquo;coordinated global action&rdquo; to address the issue.This included a plea for technology companies to share data on how their platforms impacted the health of users, as well as for governments to step up regulation of features]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/three-ways-social-media-is-harming-young-people-according-to-landmark-study/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/three-ways-social-media-is-harming-young-people-according-to-landmark-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Toxic’ Man Utd fan rift forces supporters’ group founder to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just as it was gathering pace, with thousands of supporters joining the revolution, an attempted boycott of Manchester United&rsquo;s commercial partners has disappeared into thin air.What is left is exactly what supporter groups and the organisers of the boycott did not want: a fractured fanbase who are at war with one another. And it has turned nasty.A group of United supporters &ndash; who believe protests over how co-owners Ineos and the Glazer family run the club are falling on deaf ears &n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/toxic-man-utd-fan-rift-forces-supporters-group-founder-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/toxic-man-utd-fan-rift-forces-supporters-group-founder-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m a gentle parent – but my daughter thinks I’m unusually strict]]></title><description><![CDATA[I practise &ldquo;gentle parenting&rdquo; but my daughter considers me in some ways the strictest parent she knows. How can that be, you might wonder. Well, I would argue both mine and my husband&rsquo;s approach to parenting is true &ldquo;gentle parenting&rdquo; &ndash; but while being careful to explain things and not raise our voices, there are very clear rules in place.<br />
Even before having kids, I subscribed to the fact that children are far more capable than they are sometimes allowed to di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/im-a-gentle-parent-but-my-daughter-thinks-im-unusually-strict/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/im-a-gentle-parent-but-my-daughter-thinks-im-unusually-strict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brash America is facing its worst nightmare: loneliness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to Trump&rsquo;s America,&nbsp;The i Paper&rsquo;s&nbsp;World Insight series presenting the sharpest, deepest thinking on an era-defining shift in history and politics, investigating how Donald Trump and his administration have changed the US and the world &ndash; and where we go from here.&bull;&nbsp;$120,000 should be a great salary. In these US states, it isn&rsquo;t<br />
&bull;&nbsp;The end of the American sibling<br />
&bull;&nbsp;The more America spends on healthcare, the sicker it getsIf the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/brash-america-is-facing-its-worst-nightmare-loneliness/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/brash-america-is-facing-its-worst-nightmare-loneliness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new threat from Russia and China is in your mobile phone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of Britons are running the risk of having their personal data harvested by using Russian and Chinese companies while shopping online or using dating apps, The i Paper can reveal.<br />
These firms offer temporary UK phone numbers to consumers looking to protect their privacy online, allowing people to obtain verification codes to open or use accounts with online brands such as Amazon or services such as dating websites &ndash; while remaining anonymous.But officials warn that data gleaned fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/the-new-threat-from-russia-and-china-is-in-your-mobile-phone/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/the-new-threat-from-russia-and-china-is-in-your-mobile-phone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m a West End star – audiences put their feet on the seats and talk on the phone]]></title><description><![CDATA[It will come as a surprise to no one that musical theatre was not on the list of professions Hannah Lowther was given by her careers adviser at school.&ldquo;I had no idea what this job entailed,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;It was always hard to find information about it, or hear from people actually doing it. It remains a mystery to a lot of people.&rdquo;Lowther, 29, has spent much of the past five years trying to change that. A West End actress now touring in Legally Blonde, playing Margot and al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/im-a-west-end-star-audiences-put-their-feet-on-the-seats-and-talk-on-the-phone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/social_media/im-a-west-end-star-audiences-put-their-feet-on-the-seats-and-talk-on-the-phone/</guid></item></channel></rss>