"Is TikTok’s new ‘deinfluencing’ trend genuinely an antidote to our culture of overconsumption, or is it just a symptom of our economically turbulent times?"

The Atlantic: Twitter Was the Ultimate Cancellation Machine.

>"Described by critics as ‘dangerously inflammatory’, the UK government’s proposed plan would fly in the face of international consensus and effectively act as an endorsement of the oppression of Palestinians"

"Relying on the Federal Reserve to deal with inflation by itself could throw Americans out of work and lower their standard of living — and possibly trigger payment crises or sovereign debt defaults around the globe."

>"Democracy is a system of politics that has disagreement at its heart. But how do we stop conflicts becoming destructive?"

>"The influencer and former kickboxer was banned from multiple social media platforms after violating their policies. The influencer's misogynistic remarks _...Read More_

"Before social media, to be subjected to diets or lifestyles as extreme as these, you’d need to look up some dusty book in some dusty library, by some dusty guy that for all intents and purposes was an outcast living on the fringes of _...Read More_

[https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/copenhagen-fashion-week-jade-cropper-han-kjobenhaven/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/copenhagen-fashion-week-jade-cropper-han-kjobenhaven/index.html) >"At Copenhagen Fashion Week, some of the hottest emerging designers have already made it into the wardrobes of highly influential _...Read More_

"When Russia’s war in Ukraine began, Facebook, Twitter and other social media giants moved to block or limit the reach of the accounts of the Kremlin’s propaganda machine in the West. The effort, though, has been limited by geography and _...Read More_

"In Washington, there’s been a swell of interest in the influencer business across the political spectrum. It bears the signs of an incipient arms race, much like the advent of super _...Read More_

"Every war endangers cultural heritage. Walk through Kyiv or Lviv today, and on every other corner is a statue bundled in flame-retardant blankets. Hapsburg stained glass is sandwiched between particle board, and Soviet mosaics are overlaid _...Read More_

>"Meet Kyra, a virtual influencer. She's not real but is collecting an online following of viewers. It is a new marketing trend some psychologists warn is manipulative."

>"Exposure to radicalized content online, both active and passive, was associated with a more meaningful relationship with radicalization."

>"Human beings will always hurt one another. It’s how we respond that’s crucial, says the Archbishop of Canterbury"

>"To make the economy less vulnerable to inflation, the public sector should manage away scarcity by building up surplus capacity in key industries."