How taking a break can help save an influencer's dying career, even when it seems like there's no hope

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Gabbie Hanna, a YouTuber who took a break from the internet for a year.

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Members of Congress are getting pushback on the TikTok ban from their own angry Gen Z kids

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Rep. Hillary Scholten, a Democrat from Michigan, and her son.

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Brooke Schofield's star is rising with the 'Cancelled' podcast — and it's teaching her to deal with hate and scrutiny

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Brooke Schofield is becoming one of the internet's prominent voices thanks to the "Cancelled" podcast.

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TikTokers feel betrayed by their favorite congressman voting to ban the app — and aren't letting him off with an apology

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Jeff Jackson, US representative for North Carolina's 14th congressional district
Rep. Jeff Jackson, who built a following of 2.3 million on TikTok.

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Even MrBeast doesn't think everyone is cut out to be a content creator

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Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is YouTube's biggest star with 245 million subscribers.

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A TikTok-famous hairstylist went viral for fixing bad dye jobs for free. It soon backfired.

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A hair styling TikTok stunt has become a cautionary tale for entrepreneurs (stock image).

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Andrew Tate was detained in Romania over a UK arrest warrant — and his fans are already spreading conspiracies

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Andrew Tate arriving at the Municipal Court of Bucharest, Romania, on June 21, 2023.

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TikTokers are enthusiastically joining the app's call to wage war on Congress over a potential ban

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TikTok content creators gather outside the Capitol to voice their opposition to a potential ban on the app.
TikTokers gathered outside the Capitol to advocate against a potential ban on the app in the US.

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Gen Zers want you to know they are sick of extravagant influencer brand trips

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Gen Z is tired of seeing influencers sent on lavish trips for free (stock image).

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MrBeast has grown up. He thinks his YouTube videos should too.

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YouTube's biggest star MrBeast.

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