A ‘freaked out’ US food industry is hitting back at Maga – with social media influencers

They call it Gaha: Growing a Healthier America. Documents show the coordinated effort is tracking Maha closely and researching ways to respond to the movement’s claims without alienating its supporters. They are focused on several key areas: seed oils, pesticides, high-fructose corn syrup, regenerative agriculture, organic farming, raw milk/dairy and “big ag”, internal documents obtained by the Guardian and Documented show. 

The campaign involves deploying social media influencers with significant reach online in an effort to rebuild trust in the industries that the Maha movement has made their target…

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/30/us-food-industry-maga-social-media-influencers

 

A Major Dumpster Fire

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HGfuhRQcw4U

 

AI slopper in chief: Trump turns to social media amid tough questions

“I think part of the reason he’s posting it is because it ties in with this deeper sentiment that he has that he is on par with, or even potentially better than, George Washington,” said Angelo Carusone, president and CEO of Media Matters, a non-profit media watchdog organization. 

“He’s trying to basically be a founder,” added Carusone. “And AI gives him the ability to project his imagination out into the world.”… 

“Every day in Washington DC the city changes and gets more Trump-branded,” Carusone said. “That is the analog to Washington: there are all these things named after him, but that happened posthumously. With Trump, it’s almost like he’s building a living mausoleum.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/trump-truth-social-ai-george-washington

 

Michigan set to get at least $171 million in proposed settlement with Meta

The settlement calls for Meta to: 

Take addition steps to prevent kids under the age of 13 from using its apps. 

Create a default “Night Access Mode” for teen accounts that disables push notifications from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. and limits access to the app after midnight. 

Limit teen accounts to a maximum of two hours on its apps per day, and institute “productive pause” notifications to alert users after 15 minutes of continuous scrolling, and after 60 and 90 minutes of total daily usage. 

Disable "like" counts on teen posts..

 

 

 

US states take on Meta in pivotal trial over child social media addiction claims

State attorneys general allege that tech company intentionally designed addictive products that harm young people…

 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/meta-child-safety-addiction-lawsuit-states

 

Trump’s media company, which also owns Truth Social, reports $238m loss

Company also announced a paid service for early access to president’s posts on policies to the social media site…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/10/trump-media-company-loss

 

Jim McGovern Destroys Republicans Over Trump's Debt Explosion In A Fiery speech

Representative Jim McGovern launched a fierce attack on Republicans and former President Donald Trump, questioning whether the policies justified claims of an emergency. McGovern criticized soaring national debt, tax cuts benefiting billionaires, and the broader economic priorities of the Republican Party. Watch the full speech as the Democratic lawmaker challenges Trump's record and sparks another heated political showdown on Capitol Hill.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4fJmmFJDSI

White House urges UK not to ban social media for under-16s

Trump administration says restrictions could impose ‘disproportionate’ burden on US tech companies…

 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/white-house-urges-uk-not-ban-social-media-under-16s

TN Rep. Ogles faces backlash after deleted post declares 'homosexuality has no place in America

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRjMwS86rFE

Trump deletes post with AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure after outcry

The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/trump-ai-image-christ-like-figure-backlash

 

Trump DECLARES WAR On MAGA In UNHINGED POST

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wYUS5bWyik

 

Social media trial: Meta and Google ordered to pay $6 million : NPR

"But this verdict is bigger than one case. For years, social media companies have profited from targeting children while concealing their addictive and dangerous design features. Today's verdict is a referendum — from a jury, to an entire industry — that accountability has arrived," he said in a joint statement with the plaintiff's legal team. 

Meta and Google said they disagree with the verdict. Meta said it is weighing its legal options and Google plans to appeal. 

"This case misunderstands YouTube, which is a responsibly built streaming platform, not a social media site," said Google spokesman José Castañeda…

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5746125/meta-youtube-social-media-trial-verdict 

 

Iran social media strategy pivots to information war amid US-Israel attack

"A core part of the Iranian information model is identifying fault lines in American political debate and amplifying them," he said. "For years, that meant platforming fringe movements on the left with demonstrable sympathies toward adversarial regimes. What's significant now is is that Iranian state media has found new and growing supply of content on the right, where rhetoric questioning Israeli influence over American foreign policy is trafficking in overt antisemitism. 

"Iran doesn't need to create that content. It simply presents itself."…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/iran-social-media-strategy-information-war-us-israel-attack

 

Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Dem candidates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nJTPic1uqo

 

MAGA are so dumb and gullible #duet #onlyfans #AI #maga #notreal #fake #...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qJQEYVkvttw

Kill line v Chinamaxxing

In China, one social media trend hangs on the idea that a life in the US is always one step from disaster, while another in the US has gen Z revelling in Chinese lifestyle hacks…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/mar/13/chinamaxxing-social-media-trend-gen-z-china-us

 

Tuberville shares social media post suggesting Muslims are ‘the enemy’ - Live Updates - POLITICO

GOP leadership has remained quiet as a growing number of party members post Islamophobic rhetoric on social media...

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/12/congress/tuberville-shares-islamophobic-post-00826189

X suspends 800m accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts

Social media company tells MPs of continual fight against state-backed efforts, with Russia being most prolific…

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/09/x-suspends-accounts-massive-scale-manipulation-attempts-russia

 

Violent. Anti-Abortion. Anti-Trans. Posts From Trump’s New DHS Pick Preview More of the Same. – Mother Jones

Mullin, a former MMA fighter who has long championed Trump and thinks of him as a "true friend," has repeatedly referred to abortion as "murder." Last month, he shared a clip on Instagram saying he would be arrested for "assault" of a "high school male pretending to be a girl" if a transgender wrestler went up against his daughter in the sport…

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/markwayne-mullin-dhs-noem-tweets/ 

Trump's social media company weighs Truth Social spinoff - POLITICO

The company's pending merger with TAE Technologies, struck in December, brought Trump Media into new territory yet again. Together, Trump Media and TAE Technologies, which counts Google, Chevron Technology Ventures and Goldman Sachs as investors, have stated that they aim to build "the world's first utility-scale fusion power plant."

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/27/trumps-social-media-company-weighs-truth-social-spin-off-00803861