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It’s grim up North*

*It’s not, but keep it to yourself

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Brian Aitken
Aug 31, 2026

Two main stories today. One is a rather disturbing tale from Newcastle of how social media ‘content creators’ are making capital out of vulnerable people - ‘poverty porn’ it has been called.

It’s being made possible by Meta’s AI glasses. They were invented with the best of intentions but are now commonly known as ‘pervert glasses’ because they allow wear…

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