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Nursing influencer Hailey Okula dies during childbirth after facing infertility struggles Twinfluencer

Nursing influencer Hailey Okula dies during childbirth after facing infertility struggles

For nine months, Hailey Okula’s Instagram followers watched her balance the demands of her job with the happiness of preparing for her and her husband’s first child. Now, that same community is coming together to support her husband and their newborn son in the aftermath of her death. Okula, an ER…
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April 3, 2025
Scroll, Sell, Evade: China Recovers Millions in Taxes From Streamers Twinfluencer

Scroll, Sell, Evade: China Recovers Millions in Taxes From Streamers

China’s tax authorities have recovered nearly 900 million yuan ($124 million) in unpaid taxes after auditing 169 online influencers in 2024. At a press conference Tuesday marking the launch of China’s 34th annual National Tax Awareness Month, the State Taxation Administration (STA) underscored its efforts to combat tax evasion in…
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April 3, 2025
B.C. court bars social media influencer Dan Bilzerian from promoting vapes globally Twinfluencer

B.C. court bars social media influencer Dan Bilzerian from promoting vapes globally

British Columbia British Columbia's Supreme Court has granted an injunction barring social media influencer Dan Bilzerian from selling or promoting nicotine vape products anywhere in the world, as part of an ongoing legal battle with the company he once controlled.  Bilzerian ousted from vape company last year, allegedly over antisemitic comments…
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April 2, 2025
WFA sees 54% of multinational brands boosting influencer spending — with more relying on agencies to find creators Twinfluencer

WFA sees 54% of multinational brands boosting influencer spending — with more relying on agencies to find creators

By Antoinette Siu  •  April 2, 2025  • Ivy Liu With influencer marketing budgets steadily rising, more multinational brands are partnering with influencer agencies as the industry becomes more complex. The World Federation of Advertisers released a report today showing that some 54% of multinational brand marketers plan to boost…
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April 2, 2025
Netflix’s Adolescence To Be Shown In British Schools To Combat Misogyny And Teen Violence Twinfluencer

Netflix’s Adolescence To Be Shown In British Schools To Combat Misogyny And Teen Violence

Netflix's hard-hitting drama Adolescence is set to be shown in secondary schools across Britain as part of a bold new initiative aimed at tackling toxic masculinity, misogyny and the impact of online radicalisation on young people. The gripping four-part series—which follows a teenage boy's descent into violence under the influence…
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April 2, 2025
Venezuelan Influencer Deported After Bragging About Squatting in US Homes and Exploiting Welfare Twinfluencer

Venezuelan Influencer Deported After Bragging About Squatting in US Homes and Exploiting Welfare

A Venezuelan social media influencer notorious for encouraging undocumented migrants to occupy empty homes in the United States has been deported following a lengthy investigation and months in detention. Leonel Moreno, 27, became a viral figure after sharing inflammatory videos in which he boasted about living on welfare, handling firearms,…
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April 2, 2025
World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall calls out Jake and Logan Paul for 2v1 MMA freak fight after KOing two influencer brothers at once Twinfluencer

World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall calls out Jake and Logan Paul for 2v1 MMA freak fight after KOing two influencer brothers at once

World’s Strongest Man winner Eddie Hall has called for a new 2v1 MMA ‘freak fight’, and he has two ambitious names on his mind. Former strongman Hall made his MMA debut last summer against the Neffati Brothers in a bizarre bout where he outweighed both men put together. He is…
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April 1, 2025