Home Bargains has been hit with backlash from some shoppers over a recent Instagram post. The budget retailer is known for selling a huge range of items – from homeware and toiletries to DIY tools and food. However, one of its latest products has left many divided on social media. Despite it being July, with … Read more
(NewsNation) — Instagram’s new “AI Studio” function is letting select creators make chatbot versions of themselves as part of “early tests” by Meta, The Verge reported. Zuckerberg said users might start seeing AI content from their favorite creators as well as “interest-based AIs” in the coming weeks. The Meta founder shared a few example videos … Read more
The beauty world is a treasure trove of peculiar and intriguing treatments. From vampire facials to gemstone massages, the list is endless, with new bizarre trends popping up every week. However, one woman’s fishy skincare routine has left some beauty enthusiasts baffled and questioning the lengths people will go for glowing skin. Instagram and TikTok … Read more
(The Hill) — Teenage boys are the most frequent targets of financial “sextortion” schemes that are often conducted through Instagram and other social media platforms, according to a new report. The report was released jointly by technology company Thorn and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) on Monday and examined more than … Read more
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has scrubbed his Instagram clean. In doing so, the embattled Bad Boy Records founder, 54, who is facing a string of sexual assault cases, also removed an apology video posted in May. In the video, Combs says sorry after hotel footage emerged of him beating his 37-year-old former girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie … Read more
(NewsNation) — When it comes to keeping up with politics on social media, many users turn to X, the findings of a Pew Research Center study suggest. TikTok, Facebook and Instagram were the next most popular platforms for political information, in that order. Most X users, about 59%, say one of the reasons they use … Read more
London: Akshata Murty, Britain’s Indian First Lady, has begun getting proactive as her husband hit the campaign trail in a tough race ahead for the governing Conservatives, starting with a supportive message to say she’s with him “every step of the way” hours after a rain-soaked Rishi Sunak announced July 4 as the general election … Read more
Influencers are urging fans to avoid some ‘dangerous’ sun creams – but experts strongly disagree. With summer just around the corner, many Brits will be slapping on SPF to bask in some very overdue sun. But so-called online health gurus are now casting doubt on some of our trusted protectant lotions, amid claims they are … Read more
A majority of US TikTok creators don’t believe the platform will be banned within a year, and most haven’t seen brands they work for shift their marketing budgets away from the app, according to a new survey of people who earn money from posting content on TikTok shared exclusively with WIRED. The findings suggest that … Read more
The European Union has opened an investigation into Facebook and Instagram for the platforms’ potentially addictive effects on children, echoing two similar probes opened into TikTok earlier this year. Meta-owned platforms will be investigated for their addictive and “rabbit hole” effects, and whether young users were being fed too much content about depression or unrealistic … Read more
