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Aloma, the 'influence' that runs from parties and 'photocalls': "They ask me if I'm autistic. I have no problem socializing, I just don't want to."

Unlike Maria Pombo or Lola Lolita, this 22-year-old content creator triumphs on the Internet, staying at her home in pajamas and sharing with her more than 100,000 followers how she takes a hot chocolate and plays the 'Planet Zoo'. "There are many of us who are uncomfortable with the consumerism and hyperproductivity seen in the networks," he says.

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‘No influencers’: the hotels, restaurants and beauty spots restricting photoshoots

Backlash against content creators includes restricted hours for filming and even outright bans Stand in any vaguely photogenic spot these days on holiday and the chances are you will come across people posing with raised phones and even ring lights. Some may be influencers with huge audiences on social media, others just overkeen Instagram users. With hotels and beauty spots now so overrun, however, bans on photography are coming into place. The five-star Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, known for its glamorous clientele, views of the Côte d’Azur and a stunning infinity pool, has brought in r

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France's Catholic influencers take faith from social media to real life

Catholic influencers gathered hundreds of young people for an evening of prayer at Paris's Saint-Sulpice church ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit, highlighting how social media is becoming a new tool for evangelisation. As youth baptisms rise in France, creators say their goal is to turn online engagement into real-life communities, while Church leaders warn that influencers themselves should not overshadow the faith they promote.

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Those who get away with it

Every time I see Brad Pitt in the advertising of a new bank, I wonder if any brand that I wanted to show confidence and reliability would hire as an image a mother whose alleged violent attitude with one of her children led the FBI to open an investigation.

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