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Beware of the retweet button. Evan Peters issued an apology on Tuesday, claiming he accidentally retweeted a tweet that condoned violence against looters. “I don’t condone the guy watching the news at all in the video which I have deleted,” he wrote. “I unknowingly retweeted it. I’m deeply upset it got on my newsfeed. I …
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Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday defended what he called a “tough decision” to allow controversial posts from President Trump to remain on Facebook. In an internal call with employees, Zuckerberg said that he was “pretty thorough” when reviewing Facebook’s policies regarding Trump’s posts — specifically one that had been flagged by rival Twitter for “glorifying violence” …
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A Facebook employee has resigned in protest of Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to allow controversial posts from President Trump to remain on the site. In a public post on LinkedIn, software engineer Timothy Aveni said he is on the lookout for a new job thanks to “Facebook’s continued refusal to act on the president’s bigoted messages …
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Murals of the late Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna have remained untouched in Los Angeles amid the nationwide protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Vanessa Bryant shared Monday. “Kobe and Gigi ❤️ ” Vanessa posted to her Instagram Story. “L.A.❤️.” Vanessa, 38, also shared a clip from a newscast in the city’s …
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January Jones shared a rare photo of her 8-year-old son amid the George Floyd protests taking place around the country. In the photo, Xander wears a mask that reads “Black Lives Matter” and holds up a sign with “I CAN’T BREATHE” written on it in honor of Floyd. “I promise that I will always continue …
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Representative Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) said he was carrying a “badge of honor” after Twitter labeled one of his tweets against Antifa, saying it violated the platform’s policies against glorifying violence. Gaetz, a prominent ally of President Trump who in 2018 was “shadow banned” by Twitter to limit his visibility, tweeted Monday calling members of …
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Lea Michele has been accused of making a “Glee” co-star’s life a “living hell” during their time together on the hit series. Samantha Ware, who played Jane Hayward, called out Michele, 33, for “traumatic microagressions” after the star tweeted about the Black Lives Matter movement by writing, “George Floyd did not deserve this. This was …
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Eminem has joined the cause. The 47-year-old rapper announced that his music studio, Shady Records, will be participating in the #BlackoutTuesday campaign, a movement that started within the music industry to symbolize standing against racial injustice. The day has been widely accepted by the public and other businesses, many of whom are posting plain black …
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Twitter’s feud with President Trump may end up costing the social networking company, Wall Street analysts say. By moving to flag and fact check tweets from the president, the Jack Dorsey-run company is opening itself to intense scrutiny of its practices in ways that could force it to expand the 1,500-strong content moderation team policing …
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Cole Sprouse was arrested on Sunday during the Black Lives Matter protest in Santa Monica, Calif. The “Riverdale” actor, 27, described his experience via Instagram on Monday, writing: “A group of peaceful protesters, myself included, were arrested yesterday in Santa Monica. So before the voracious horde of media sensationalism decides to somehow turn it about …
Beware of the retweet button. Evan Peters issued an apology on Tuesday, claiming he accidentally retweeted a tweet that condoned violence against looters. “I don’t condone the guy watching the news at all in the video which I have deleted,” he wrote. “I unknowingly retweeted it. I’m deeply upset it got on my newsfeed. I …
