Beauty influencer has continued promoting products to a growing audience of Instagram followers despite widespread public backlash to her criticism of Kuwaiti reforms protecting Filipino domestic workers
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Logan Paul, KSI fight ends in draw
The boxing match saw mixed reviews from fans, with some claiming the result was staged
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Video: Kuwait influencer Sondos Al-Qattan controversy shows the perils of creating a personal brand
A Kuwaiti Instagram star’s video criticising new laws requiring a day off per week for Filipino domestic workers in the country provoked a backlash on social media last week.
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Sondos Al Qattan has ‘free right’ to her opinion, says Kanoo Group chairman
Mishal Kanoo advised the Kuwaiti influencer Sondos Al Qattan to apologise, but says ‘clearer’ laws are needed for domestic workers
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Dubai influencer Huda Kattan denies ‘$33k per social media post’ claim
Iraqi American, who founded cosmetics brand Huda Beauty, says her social media is ‘completely non-monetised’
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British YouTuber criticises Logan Paul after being stopped from commentating upcoming fight
True Geordie was the commentator for a previous boxing match between YouTubers KSI and Joe Weller
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Logan Paul slams KSI for ‘disgusting sexual harassment issues’
Social media stars Logan Paul and KSI will box in a two-part amateur boxing match which will begin with a bout on August 25 in London.
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Gulf-based influencers condemn Sondos Al Qattan’s domestic worker comments
Kuwaiti social media influencer has refused to apologise or back down from her comments about the rights of Filipina domestic workers
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Opinion: Everybody wants to be an influencer. Sondos Al Qattan shows why most people shouldn’t
ITP Live general manager Ahmad Bashour on why Influencer marketing is now a serious business, with serious rules
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Declare Sondos Al Qattan persona-non-grata in the Philippines – NGO
A number of Filipino NGOs are calling for Sondos Al Qattan to be blacklisted as an employer and forbidden from hiring Filipinos
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MAC Cosmetics cuts ties with Kuwaiti influencer Sondos Al Qattan
A growing number of brands have distanced themselves from the controversial Kuwaiti social media influencer
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Criticism of me is attack on Kuwait and Hijab, says Sondos Al Qattan
Kuwaiti beauty influencer has vowed to have her followers boycott brands that sever ties with her
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UAE vlogger criticises Sondos Al Qattan over Kuwaiti domestic worker comments
Popular Emirati influencer Khalid Al Ameri slams Sondos Al Qattan as ‘a serious problem’
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Comment: Social media can break you faster than it makes you – just ask Sondos Al Qattan
The Kuwaiti Instagram star’s social media blunder is a valuable lesson in social media gone awry for influencers and brands, writes Bernd Debusmann Jr
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Brands cut ties with Kuwaiti blogger Sondos Al Qattan over Filipino worker comments
The Kuwait influencer has hit back at criticism and has yet to apologise
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Mo Vlogs apologises to fans after UK meet-and-greet descends into violence
The 23-year old social media star noted he was completely unaware of the incident until after he left the country
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Five things to know about the regulations now governing influencers
The laws and the licenses that anyone receiving payment for promotional content now needs to abide by