After firing commentator Marc Lamont Hill for a supposedly anti-Semitic speech in support of Palestine, CNN is experiencing its own backlash as hundreds of professors and students sign a letter denouncing the network as racist. “CNN and Temple University should have celebrated Hill’s call for justice and equality, but instead used it as an opportunity […]
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Free speech for CNN, but not for Assange: The media’s double standard
Two journalists on the bad side of Donald Trump were vindicated this week. One had his White House credentials restored. Another got proof that Uncle Sam wants him behind bars. Guess which one had all the support from the MSM. CNN’s Jim Acosta was kicked out of the White House because the US president didn’t […]
Facebook Moves to Limit Hate Speech as ‘Times’ Scandal Swirls
Mark Zuckerberg announced a series of major changes to Facebook while defending his company against a scathing New York Times report. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bedcd12855ad06e852b1441/master/pass/Zuck-h_15126600.jpg
Moroccan monarch caught napping during Macron’s WWI centenary speech (VIDEO)
While world leaders marked the centenary of the end of WWI, the gravity of the occasion proved too much for some, as the king of Morocco was filmed dozing off during the ceremony, seemingly irking the US president in the process. King Mohammed VI of Morocco fell asleep during French President Emmanuel Macron’s Armistice Day […]
Victoria Beckham paid tribute her Spice Girls roots during her People’s Choice Awards speech — and fans are truly relieved
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Victoria Beckham accepted the first ever Fashion Icon Award at the 2018 People’s Choice Awards on Sunday. Beckham took a moment during her acceptance speech to pay tribute to the Spice Girls, who recently announced they would be going on tour without her. “So many years ago I started with ‘girl power,’ […]
‘Rot in hell!’: Henry Kissinger heckled at New York University speech (VIDEO)
New York University students heckled and disrupted an appearance by Henry Kissinger on Tuesday, accusing the former US Secretary of State of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity. Kissinger, now 95, was wheeled into NYU’s Stern School of Business on Tuesday evening, where he appeared as part of the school’s speaker series ‘In […]
Jack Dorsey on Twitter’s Role in Free Speech and Filter Bubbles
The Twitter CEO talks with WIRED Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Thompson about how the social media service is different today than 12 years ago. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bc64f3f91b99b2d21c6f8ba/master/pass/amy-lombard-WIRED_MG_9760.jpg
Princess Eugenie wedding: Will Sarah Ferguson give a speech at daughter's royal nuptials?
Sarah Ferguson, 58, will see her youngest daughter Princess Eugenie, 28, marry her fiancé Jack Brooksbank on October 12. The pair are set to marry at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle – which is the same venue as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s nuptials earlier this year. The bride and groom-to-be have invited 1,200 members […]
To Break a Hate Speech Detection Algorithm, Try ‘Love’
Companies like Facebook use artificial intelligence to try to detect hate speech, but new research proves it’s a daunting task. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ba2d81dbc9a294fa13c6198/master/pass/hate%20speech%20algorithm.jpg
Melania Trump and Princess Mary – two women meet for the first time to watch Donald speech
Melania Trump and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark watched Donald Trump give a speech yesterday. The two women sat in the audience watching on as the President of the US made his address. Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, yesterday, in New York. The United Nations General Assembly, or UNGA, […]