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QUITE a few Dorset brand names have become known across the nation – and in some cases the world.

QUITE a few Dorset brand names have become known across the nation – and in some cases the world.

In November 2021 beauty giant Lush announced its sudden departure from social media. Will we continue to see this as a trend for brands?

Lush deletes all of its social media profiles, Apple warns a Polish prosecutor that her iPhone is under attack, and a British man receives the world’s first 3D-printed prosthetic eye. That’s all the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending! It’s Monday, November 29th, and I’m your host, Tom Li. Cosmetic giant…

Lush quit Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok on Black Friday because Meta's own, buried research showed that social media is dangerous to young people.

Lush's statement came just days before one of the busiest shopping days of the year, and the company fully understood that losing access to millions of customers would hurt its bottom line.

Losing 10m followers on sites such as Instagram is a price worth paying for co-founder of ethical beauty empire

The decision was taken due to 'overwhelming evidence we are being put at risk when using social media.'

The company called social media a "dark and dangerous alleyway."

The firm says it will close accounts "in an effort to address consumers’ mental health challenges".