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UK watchdog interviews 20 social media ‘finfluencers’ under caution

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Summary
Nutrition label

80% Informative

Britain 's financial watchdog has interviewed 20 social media influencers under caution.

The 20 were interviewed voluntarily using the Financial Conduct Authority’s criminal powers.

Potential penalties include fines and imprisonment of up to two years .

Growing numbers of young people are falling victim to scams, and finfluencers may play a part.

VR Score

80

Informative language

78

Neutral language

59

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

60

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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