Easily Influenced CORQ

Love Island is back and to celebrate, we’re dedicating a weekly segment of the show for the rest of this summer to offer commentary on all the Islander drama as well as predictions on their post-villa careers. Skip ahead to 14:15 to hear our thoughts on Casa Amor’s explosive recoupling and why we stan Toby as the ultimate Islander.
We also discuss influencers being invited to give evidence on influencer culture to MPs at at the House of Commons (0:41) and Facebook’s plans to create an Instagram for Kids (5:18).
Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @_easilyinfluenced and @corqstudio. 

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Love Island is back and to celebrate, we’re dedicating a weekly segment of the show for the rest of this summer to offer commentary on all the Islander drama as well as predictions on their post-villa careers. Skip ahead to 18:30 to hear our thoughts on the show's first proper drama, and whether we're Team Toby or Team Hugo.
We also discuss YouTubers Patricia Bright and Jayde Pierce's latest online scandal (0:44), Twitter's new dislike button (7:10), and Clubhouse finally opening up and scrapping their invite-only policy (13:40).
Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @_easilyinfluenced and @corqstudio.

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Love Island is back and to celebrate, we’re dedicating a weekly segment of the show for the rest of this summer to offer commentary on all the Islander drama as well as predictions on their post-villa careers. Skip ahead to 21:53 to hear our thoughts on new addition to the villa, Danny, and why the show pales in comparison to its American counterpart.
We also discuss Twitter’s decision to ditch Fleets (0:56), model Naomi Smith’s experience with racism on a PR trip (7:05), and Tanya Burr’s return to beauty with her new venture Authored (13:56).
Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @_easilyinfluenced and @corqstudio.
Further reading…
Jennifer’s article for Refinery29 on the top Black Twitter commentators for UK Love Island: https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/black-twitter-love-island-commentators-to-follow

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Love Island is back and to celebrate, we’re dedicating a weekly segment of the show for the rest of this summer to offer commentary on all the Islander drama as well as predictions on their post-villa careers. Skip ahead to 10:00 to hear our first impressions on new Islanders Teddy, Lucinda and Millie as well as our thoughts on the reaction following Hugo’s cosmetic surgery comments.
We also discuss TikTok testing a Cameo-inspired feature called Shoutouts (0:41) and Donald Trump’s team quietly launching a new social media platform called GETTR (5:54).
Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @_easilyinfluenced and @corqstudio.

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Love Island is back and to celebrate, we’re dedicating a weekly segment of the show for the rest of this summer to offer commentary on all the Islander drama as well as predictions on their post-villa careers. Skip ahead to 12:45 to hear our thoughts on newbie arrival Rachel and the show’s attempts to #BeKind.
We also discuss vloggers Sydney May Crouch and Ellie Jarrett disbanding their joint YouTube channel (0:39), Instagram’s move to tap into entertainment (5:15) and viral sensation Khaby Lame overtaking Addison Rae in followers on TikTok (9:45).
Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @_easilyinfluenced and @corqstudio. 

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Love Island is back and to celebrate, we’re dedicating a weekly segment of the show for the rest of this summer to offer commentary on all the Islander drama as well as predictions on their post-villa careers. Skip ahead to (21:45) for more!
In this week’s episode, we also share our thoughts on TikTok’s Black creators going on strike (8:05) and influencers Sophia Tuxford and Cinzia Baylis-Zullo being accused of copying small business Bish Bash Bosh (16:44).
Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @_easilyinfluenced and @corqstudio. 
Further reading…
Background on the Black TikTok creator stike: https://corq.studio/insights/tiktok-needs-to-step-up-to-stop-the-erasure-of-black-content-creators/
Insight on the Sophia Tuxford and Cinzia Baylis-Zullo scandal: https://corq.studio/insights/the-tiktok-scandal-surrounding-sophia-tuxford-and-cinzia-baylis-zullos-game-the-girls-bathroom/

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