‘GB News wouldn’t touch him’: Milo Yiannopoulos will struggle to fit in with UK right wing

30 August 2026 at 20:50

‘Alt-right’ agitator and former Trump backer deported from US is said also to be too extreme for Reform

As he arrives back in the UK after being deported from the US by the Trump administration, the far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos may be wondering what lies ahead for him in his native country.

The “alt-right” agitator, 41, made his name in the US by promoting Donald Trump and associating with his allies before the 2016 election.

‘GB News wouldn’t touch him’: Milo Yiannopoulos will struggle to fit in with UK right wing

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By: Helena Horton

30 August 2026 at 20:50

‘Alt-right’ agitator and former Trump backer deported from US is said also to be too extreme for Reform

As he arrives back in the UK after being deported from the US by the Trump administration, the far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos may be wondering what lies ahead for him in his native country.

The “alt-right” agitator, 41, made his name in the US by promoting Donald Trump and associating with his allies before the 2016 election.

The sadistic online groomers targeting victims around the world – and a mother’s struggle to keep her daughter safe

The Guardian

By: Ariel Bogle

30 August 2026 at 18:00

This month a predator with ties to the online extortion group known as 764 was sentenced to decades in prison. The mother of one of his victims wants parents to know the truth about this ‘harrowing’ global trend

Sadistic online exploitation: five warning signs for parents - and how to keep young people safe

“My beautiful, kind, intelligent, trusting daughter had the misfortune of stumbling across a link in a Discord server that led her to your evil and cruel group.

“The grooming of her started immediately, and what followed was unimaginably harrowing and traumatic. You were just one of the group members who abused her, who made her do things that no young person should ever be made to do.”

He Was a Top Lawn Care Influencer on YouTube. Then Everything Went Haywire.

NYT > Top Stories

By: Jon Ronson

30 August 2026 at 12:00

Many people think Greg Chism is a freak — or worse. He says he was just following the incentives of the platform.

Australia could make social media algorithms optional and follow UK ban on pornography depicting strangulation

The Guardian

By: Krishani Dhanji

30 August 2026 at 04:49

Social services minister says social media was playing a role in the increase of sexual violence among teenagers

The Australian government is considering allowing users to opt in or opt out of social media algorithms, and is looking at a recent UK ban on depictions of strangulation and suffocation in pornography.

The social services minister, Tanya Plibersek, said social media was “playing a huge role” in the increase in sexual violence among teenagers and choking, and confirmed the options were being considered as the government develops its second action plan to end family and domestic violence against women and children.

Australia could make social media algorithms optional and follow UK ban on pornography depicting strangulation

World news | The Guardian

By: Krishani Dhanji

30 August 2026 at 04:49

Social services minister says social media was playing a role in the increase of sexual violence among teenagers

The Australian government is considering allowing users to opt in or opt out of social media algorithms, and is looking at a recent UK ban on depictions of strangulation and suffocation in pornography.

The social services minister, Tanya Plibersek, said social media was “playing a huge role” in the increase in sexual violence among teenagers and choking, and confirmed the options were being considered as the government develops its second action plan to end family and domestic violence against women and children.

Palestinian woman and NBC News team reportedly attacked in West Bank

World news | The Guardian

By: Edward Helmore

30 August 2026 at 00:55

Matt Bradley and crew assaulted while interviewing woman who said settlers had driven family out of home

A Palestinian woman and an NBC News team are reported to have been attacked and injured by masked Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday, amid worsening confrontations in the area.

Benjamin Netanyahu said he condemned the violence committed “by a handful of rioters”.

Palestinian woman and NBC News team reportedly attacked in West Bank

The Guardian

By: Edward Helmore

30 August 2026 at 00:55

Matt Bradley and crew assaulted while interviewing woman who said settlers had driven family out of home

A Palestinian woman and an NBC News team are reported to have been attacked and injured by masked Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday, amid worsening confrontations in the area.

Benjamin Netanyahu said he condemned the violence committed “by a handful of rioters”.