Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Even though Twitter’s terms of service explicitly ban posts glorifying self-harm and media depicting “visible wounds,” independent researchers report that Twitter too often seemingly looks the other way regarding self-harm. Researchers from the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) estimate there are “certainly” thousands, and possibly “hundreds of thousands,” of users […]
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Dee Nguyen Fired From MTV’s Challenge Over Offensive Tweets; Current Season Will Air as Planned
RELATED STORIES MTV has “severed ties” with The Challenge star Dee Nguyen over a pair of since-deleted tweets in which she made light of the Black Lives Matter movement and the death of George Floyd. Nguyen on Saturday tweeted, “Idk why some of u think I’m anti BLM. I’ve been saying that since the day […]
Star Wars 9 Mark Hamill tweets 'Thanks for reuniting Han, Luke and Leia' and fans go wild
However divided the Star wars fanbase might be, everyone loves the maverick who plays Luke Skywalker. Hamill has endeared himself to fans with his obvious love for the franchise, his witty social media posts and his rather transparent views on the latest movies in the franchise. One of the biggest criticisms levelled at the Sequel Trilogy was the failure […]
Viewers SHRED Ellen DeGeneres for forgiving Kevin Hart over 10yr-old homophobic tweets
Fans are savaging Ellen DeGeneres after she appealed to their sense of forgiveness in defense of fellow comic Kevin Hart, who was pressured into declining an offer of hosting the Oscars over his decade-old homophobic tweets. DeGeneres, whose on-screen coming-out made television history, offered Hart a chance to explain himself on her show after controversy […]
US military nuclear unit tweets that it’s ready to drop something ‘much bigger’ than New Year’s Eve ball
Photo by Joe McNally/Getty Images The US Strategic Command unit has apologized for a tweet that was sent in “poor taste.” The tweet, which has since been deleted, claimed the unit was ready to drop something “much, much bigger” than New York’s New Year’s Eve ball. Footage of an aircraft releasing bombs accompanied the tweet. […]
‘I’ll give all the Jews wrong meds’: Anti-Zionist tweets get Muslim doctor fired AND haunt her later
A former resident at a hospital in Ohio has been accused of fomenting hatred towards Jews and of whitewashing the Holocaust, after her tweets, in which she compared Israel to Nazi Germany, resurfaced and gained traction online. Lara Kollab, 27, a recent graduate of the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, was recently fired from her […]
‘Peace and joy in 2019’: Iran’s foreign minister tweets Christmas congratulations
Iran’s foreign minister tweeted an English language Christmas message, wishing ‘peace and joy’ in 2019. Christians are free to practice in the Islamic republic, but promoting conversions from Islam are illegal. Zarif, who often sends political messages via twitter, and even argues with the US President (link), used a line from the Koran to congratulate […]
Prestigious Heisman Trophy winner Murray forced to apologize for homophobic teenage tweets
Kyler Murray, one of the top prospects in American collegiate sport, has found himself at the center of a Twitter controversy after old tweets surfaced using homophobic slurs. Murray is the two-sport star of Oklahoma University and is predicted to be a future big name in either the NFL or Major League Baseball. The 21-year-old quarterback […]
Kevin Hart steps down from hosting the Oscars and apologizes for earlier homophobic tweets
Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images Several days after it was announced that he would host the 2019 Academy Awards, Kevin Hart has decided to step down. In a tweet posted just after midnight on Friday, December 7, the comedian shared his decision to relinquish his hosting duties, after backlash over his past anti-LGBTQ tweets and his initial […]