ANDREW NEIL: Those who think the answer to our social ills is MORE welfare spending should take a look across the Channel at the stagnant growth in spendthrift France

dailym.ai— The French state's habit of buying its way out of repeated industrial strife is only one of many reasons why President Macron is finding it hard to get a grip on public spending.

PPC Land—Irish digital ad spend surges in 2023, fueled by video and social media growth. Total digital ad spend in Ireland reached €958 million in 2023, reflecting an 11% year-over-year (YoY) increase.

TheBlaze—Google takes down MAGA ad critical of Biden — prompting multitudes of reposts across social media. Google recently killed an advertisement supportive of former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign. When outed Friday for shutting down the video multiple times, the tech giant reportedly wrote it off as an "error." If intentional, then the removals appear to have been a strategic error. After all, Google's perceived censorship has drawn far more attention to the ad than it would otherwise have received were it permitted to run without delay. Additionally, the removals have renewed concerns...

dailym.ai—What is the viral 'look between two letters on your keyboard' challenge taking over social media? Here's all you need to know about the trend that's driving people insane. The new trend has blew up on social media websites such as TikTok and X with users from America, the UK, South Africa and Nigeria posting about it.