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Since Elon Musk took over ownership, advertising revenue sharply dropped as companies paused their spending with Twitter… Relaxing restrictions on political ads would mean a fresh source of income to make up for the lack of revenue currently being generated💰
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So, what’s changed? In 2019, it banned all political advertising, with this reasoning from former CEO Jack Dorsey –
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A political message earns reach when people decide to follow an account or retweet. Paying for reach removes that decision, forcing highly optimized and targeted political messages on people. We believe this decision should not be compromised by money.
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Political ads on Twitter could be making a return – but what’s the cost? It was announced in a tweet from the social media giant’s safety account – and we could start to see the changes in the next few weeks 👀
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We believe that cause-based advertising can facilitate public conversation around important topics. Today, we're relaxing our ads policy for cause-based ads in the US. We also plan to expand the political advertising we permit in the coming weeks.
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’s Jacky Peacock said some make the switch “without understanding” the implications. 🗣️“Nobody explains that if they don’t top up the meter to cover their debts and the ongoing standing charge as well as the energy they need, they could be left disconnected.”
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Energy companies can push someone onto a prepayment meter when they can’t pay their bills. This means they have to ‘top up’ in advance to keep the lights and heating on.💡
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Following on from our story about prepayment meters (PPMs),
@EndFuelPoverty
used data we uncovered to reveal that 64% of smart meter customers facing debt were forced into using more pricey prepayment devices last winter ❄️
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Two Londoners are dressing up abandoned disposable vapes as ‘sad elves’ to highlight the increase of the devices they say they’ve found littered across the city 🗑️ The biggest brands in the country are Elf Bar & Geek Bar, which make up about 60% of the market...
Two disposable vapes pictured with the faces of sad elves attached to them. The text reads: "Have you spotted any 'Dead Elfs' around London?
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What is HSBC's latest commitment on fossil fuels – and what could it mean for the rest of the banking world? Our Green Finance Reporter
@jomoulds
joined BBC's The Climate Question show to explain more (full episode available here 🔗 bit.ly/3I4F7k7)
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Although the DFG process is supposed to take 18 months max, TBIJ found the procedure was often prolonged by delayed occupational assessments. While waiting for his assessment, a council worker told Peter’s daughter that he could live off microwave meals despite his diabetes 🥫
Peter smiling at the camera, as he tends to the food in his oven.
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Earlier this year, we told you about Peter Gilroy’s fight for a vital home adaptation – he needed a new kitchen so he could use his oven without first removing his prosthetic leg. As a result of our story, Peter can now resume his love for baking pies 🥧
On the left is a photo of Peter Gilroy, who was unable to cook properly in his kitchen as he waited for a Disabled Facilities Grant. On the right is a photo of Peter six months later. He is smiling at the camera, and behind him you can see his new kitchen. Food is cooking in the oven.
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And in collaboration with
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we found that nearly 600 primary and secondary schools in the city currently have cigarette advertising in stores near their front gates 🏫 The average age people start smoking in Peru is just 13 years old
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The promotion of tobacco products outside and within 500m of a school is illegal in Peru … but not indoors 🤔 Nearly a quarter of a million children across Lima are potentially being exposed to cigarette advertising *inside* shops 🚬 🔗 bit.ly/3PD1Q8v
A screenshot of the tobacco map we developed using crowdsourced data from people living in Lima
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This type of advertising is considered such a health threat that many countries have outright banned it, in line with
@WHO
recommendations. But one convenience store owner told us that representatives from the tobacco industry actively encourage these sales tactics in Lima
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When Luz took her daughter to a neighbourhood supermarket, Emily’s eyes had been drawn to the sweets by the tills. The seven-year-old asked for a chocolate bar. She chose one, but had unknowingly picked out a packet of cigarettes instead 🚬
Luz said: "As a mother, you always try to see the best for your children. Whenever I got out with my girls, there are always promotions for cigarettes in the stores next to the candies and gum that children like so much."
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We've uncovered tactics such as putting cigarette displays and posters in plain sight of children, and placing cigarettes next to sweets, snacks and fizzy drinks 🍫
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“22% of the [UK] population is disabled but yet again, we’re left out of any solution or conversations,” Sulaiman Khan told us. “There’s a lot of shame and guilt around having to need or use all this equipment. I feel frustrated by it [but] it helps me to live.”
A photo of Sulaiman Khan researching the impact of the cost of living crisis on his laptop. Photo by Chris O'Donovan
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