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• The influencer who turned on Maga – claiming it has a dark secret

  26-05-2026 07:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  Welcome to Trump’s America, The i Paper’s 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 – and where we go from here.
  Ashley St Clair was once the perfect Maga influencer. Young, conventionally attractive and an arch-conservative, the 27-year-old college student from Florida was the poster-girl for a chronically online strand
  
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• How America’s conspiracy theorists broke the US

  02-06-2026 07:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  Welcome to Trump’s America, The i Paper’s 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 – and where we go from here.On 25 April this year, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen was stopped by Secret Service agents while trying to rush into the White House correspondents’ dinner with a gun. He was apprehended on the scene and lat
  
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• Nine in 10 parents back a social media ban – but could Britain make it work?

  31-05-2026 07:37 via inews.co.uk
  
  Most parents are so concerned about children’s social media use that they back Australian‑style restrictions for under‑16s, according to more than 80,000 responses to a UK government consultation.Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said a ban was “definitely on the table” after the survey found nine in 10 parents backed restrictions and were “crying out for help and support”, she told the Sunday Mirror.This reflects a global movement to protect children, am
  
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• Proper financial advice risks being killed off – it could cost you money

  31-05-2026 06:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  More people are using social media and AI to get financial information.Research from Queen Mary University of London found two fifths of 4,500 adults surveyed across the UK saying they’d used social media as a source of financial guidance, while polling by investments provider OneFamily suggests 2.6 million young adults (under 30) have used AI tools to help make decisions about their finances.At the same time, the traditional financial advice industry is showing signs of declining –
  
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• Our dying local pub went viral – it helped us raise £100,000 to save it

  29-05-2026 08:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  As far as crowdfunding campaigns go, Sarah de Warren’s innovative short video that aimed to raise funds to reopen The Elm Tree pub in the pretty Dorset village of Langton Herring had noble intentions. The 17th-century hostelry boasts an impressive history, including being a secret rendezvous for Russian spies during the Cold War, and the home of the invention of the bouncing bomb. But for de Warren, who grew up in the village, it was simply an integral part of this small community that was
  
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• Cabinet ministers feared Trump’s reaction to social media ban

  26-05-2026 19:09 via inews.co.uk
  
  Cabinet ministers feared introducing a ban on social media for the under-16s in case it upset Donald Trump, The i Paper understands.A number of Sir Keir Starmer’s ministers originally resisted calls for an Australia-style age limit to avoid clashing with the US administration’s full-throated support for big tech, just as the Prime Minister was trying to forge close relations with the US President.But others, including Technology Secretary Liz Kendall and former health secretary Wes S
  
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• The country where a social media ban is already failing – and what parents can do

  26-05-2026 17:39 via inews.co.uk
  
  The world has been watching since December, when Australia became the first nation to ban social media for under-16s.But months after children were blocked from all major platforms, evidence shows tech companies have not done enough to implement the restrictions, with many young people finding ways of circumventing them.Research by the UK-based online safety charity, the Molly Rose Foundation, found more than 60 per cent of Australian children are still using social media, while virtual private
  
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• Piers Morgan: My friend Trump has created a mess in Iran

  23-05-2026 07:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  “Trump is a friend of mine. People might not like that,” Piers Morgan tells me as he’s going into the studio to record another episode of his YouTube show, Piers Morgan Uncensored. “But I have known Trump for 20 years and we have had good times and bad times together.”Morgan’s career has been one of high-profile highs and lows. Sacked by the Daily Mirror and forced out of ITV, Morgan now has over four million subscribers on YouTube and, he says, remains a conf
  
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• Katie Price's husband Lee Andrews quits social media as mystery over failed UK arrival deepens - Female First

  15-05-2026 17:15 via news.google.com
  Katie Price's husband Lee Andrews quits social media as mystery over failed UK arrival deepens  Female First
  
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• Real reason Donald Trump uses random capitals in his social media posts revealed - LADbible

  15-05-2026 16:58 via news.google.com
  Real reason Donald Trump uses random capitals in his social media posts revealed  LADbible
  
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• How AI Video Generators Are Changing Social Media Marketing in 2026 - PC Tech Magazine

  15-05-2026 16:56 via news.google.com
  How AI Video Generators Are Changing Social Media Marketing in 2026  PC Tech Magazine
  
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• Kate Middleton's Italy trip fails to break social media 'curse' - The News International

  15-05-2026 16:51 via news.google.com
  Kate Middleton's Italy trip fails to break social media 'curse'  The News International
  
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• Katie Price issues statement amid marriage speculation as Lee quits social media - The Mirror

  15-05-2026 16:33 via news.google.com
  Katie Price issues statement amid marriage speculation as Lee quits social media  The Mirror
  
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• 9 in 10 social media posts by finfluencers are low quality - research - Finextra Research

  15-05-2026 16:23 via news.google.com
  9 in 10 social media posts by finfluencers are low quality - research  Finextra Research
  
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• Lee Andrews QUITS social media but Katie Price issues statement insisting pair are 'very happy' - The Sun

  15-05-2026 16:19 via news.google.com
  Lee Andrews QUITS social media but Katie Price issues statement insisting pair are 'very happy'  The Sun
  
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• How Instagram-Compliant Growth Tools Are Changing Social Media Marketing - PC Tech Magazine

  15-05-2026 16:01 via news.google.com
  How Instagram-Compliant Growth Tools Are Changing Social Media Marketing  PC Tech Magazine
  
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• Social Media and the New Propaganda War in Nigeria, By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi - PRNigeria News

  15-05-2026 15:38 via news.google.com
  Social Media and the New Propaganda War in Nigeria, By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi  PRNigeria News
  
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• Why brutalist architecture is the next big travel trend - Euronews.com

  15-05-2026 15:35 via news.google.com
  Why brutalist architecture is the next big travel trend  Euronews.com
  
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• Teen social media trend considered dangerous - KXLY.com

  15-05-2026 15:32 via news.google.com
  Teen social media trend considered dangerous  KXLY.com
  
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• Average Time Spent On Social Media Statistics By Usage And Effects (2026) - Bayelsa Watch

  15-05-2026 15:24 via news.google.com
  Average Time Spent On Social Media Statistics By Usage And Effects (2026)  Bayelsa Watch
  
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• What do you want to ask the online safety minister about social media? - BBC

  15-05-2026 15:19 via news.google.com
  What do you want to ask the online safety minister about social media?  BBC
  
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• Homewood police take safety to social media - ABC7 Chicago

  15-05-2026 15:10 via news.google.com
  Homewood police take safety to social media  ABC7 Chicago
  
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• Calls for NB to ban social media use for kids - MSN

  15-05-2026 15:09 via news.google.com
  Calls for NB to ban social media use for kids  MSN
  
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• Social Media For Business Statistics By Platform And Usage (2026) - Bayelsa Watch

  15-05-2026 14:58 via news.google.com
  Social Media For Business Statistics By Platform And Usage (2026)  Bayelsa Watch
  
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• Guilty Gear Strive introduces social media harassment policy after developer abuse - The Express Tribune

  15-05-2026 14:56 via news.google.com
  Guilty Gear Strive introduces social media harassment policy after developer abuse  The Express Tribune
  
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• Spain's social media ban for minors pushes ahead amid opposition - Olive Press News Spain

  15-05-2026 14:21 via news.google.com
  Spain's social media ban for minors pushes ahead amid opposition  Olive Press News Spain
  
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• Alleged ₦36m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Social Media Influencer Blessing CEO - Channels Television

  15-05-2026 14:19 via news.google.com
  Alleged ₦36m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Social Media Influencer Blessing CEO  Channels Television
  
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• EFCC sues social media influencer over alleged N36m scam - Business News Nigeria

  15-05-2026 14:09 via news.google.com
  EFCC sues social media influencer over alleged N36m scam  Business News Nigeria
  
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• Arshdeep Singh's Fiery Response To Fan Causes Fresh Row. Social Media Left Fuming - NDTV Sports

  15-05-2026 13:11 via news.google.com
  Arshdeep Singh's Fiery Response To Fan Causes Fresh Row. Social Media Left Fuming  NDTV Sports
  
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• Natalie Harp, the Woman Behind Trump’s Endless Social Media Posts - La Voce di New York

  15-05-2026 13:09 via news.google.com
  Natalie Harp, the Woman Behind Trump’s Endless Social Media Posts  La Voce di New York
  
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