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Louis Theroux admits ‘guilty secret’ about his documentaries ‘I do that on rare occasions’
Radio Times’ View From My Sofa podcast.Louis’ work has allowed viewers from all over the world to get an insight into diverse subjects over the years.For his latest series, Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America returned to the US to explore the impact of the internet on some of the most controversial corners of American society.Speaking to Express.co.uk and other press, Louis revisited one “sad” and “surreal” moment during filming.Louis’ first instalment is titled Extreme and Online where the documentary-maker meets the new influencers of the far-right.  In the episode, Louis tries to uncover why they have become so popular, as well as the extent of their influence on their followers.The broadcaster recalled one particular chaotic interview with a member of America First.Describing the man he spoke to, he said: “He's got a history on the far right if look at him you might think he was a hipster artist like he could be a ceramicist living in Hoxton, he's got a long beard.”“He described himself to me as an artist, but he makes his money out of gaming like a lot of these guys he met his far-right peer group on a gaming platform,” he continued.“They would get together and game together and now he's a self-described troll.“He also makes money from people who tune in to hear him doing his streams and to watch him game, which is a job on the internet, among millennials and teens.“I’m there to find out more – I’ve seen him doing what appears to be a Hitler salute not once but twice at the America First event and then I find another picture a screengrab of him doing his Nazi salute.”“I heard him say on a stream, ‘Louis Theroux is going to come and interview me I've got a little trick up my sleeve,” he continued.“‘I’ve got a little
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Twitter users fear the 'end' over worries Donald Trump will return under Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s plans to buy Twitter are reactivated, many of its 450 million users are expressing concern that with the SpaceX boss in being charge, the social networking site will be “over”.There’s widespread speculation that one of Musk’s first acts as Twitter boss will be to invite former US president Donald Trump back onto the platform.Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter in January 2021, following the violent disturbances in Washington DC on January 6, which he was considered to have encouraged. READ MORE: Elon Musk to reportedly offer new £40bn deal to buy Twitter after Ukraine peace proposalIn an interview with the Financial Times in May, Musk said he would "reverse [Trump’s] permanent ban".Trump responded by saying that he would still not consider going back to the platform, even if his account is reinstated.But Twitter users are still worried.One Twitter user, Gary Croft, mused: “My first thought when I read that Elon Musk wants to proceed with the Twitter acquisition was that given the timing right before the midterms Trump and all of his lying allies will be flooding Twitter with conspiracy theories and misinformation.He added: “What a revolting thought”Another, using the name Truth Blooms, wrote “If Elon Musk buys Twitter and Trump is back on, I’m GONE !”Alida Antonia added that if Trump would get his account back that “Twitter, as we know it, is over.”Elad Nehorai added that under Musk, Twitter “could well be like [controversial messageboard] 4chan, but with Twitter’s vast audience”.Trump had been banned for encouraging political violence.On January 8, 2021, outgoing President Trump tweeted to his 88 million followers: “The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE
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