Social Media
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Kim Kardashian Condemns Anti-Semitism, Doesn’t Call Out Ye by Name: ‘Hate Speech Is Never OK’
Kanye “Ye” West’s former wife took to social media hours after Ye was dropped by CAA
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Elon Musk Looks to Gut 75% of Twitter Staff After Buyout, Could Cripple Moderation (Report)
The social media company also plans to eliminate about 25% of staff if the deal doesn’t go through next week as planned
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Did Taylor Swift Add a John Mayer Takedown to Her Surprise ‘Midnights’ Bonus Tracks?
Social media is in a frenzy over whether the pop star’s latest album rails on her relationship with Mayer when she was 19 and he was 32
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Herschel Walker Responds to Fake Police Badge Backlash By Ordering 1,000 Duplicates for Upcoming Fundraiser
The former football star and Republican Senate candidate plans to hand out the fake badges in a show of support for law enforcement
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Jake Tapper Hit With Hitler Memes After Signing Up for the Alt-Right’s Gab Social: ‘It Is a Cesspool of Hate’ (Video)
The CNN anchor said anti-Jewish and anti-Black posts predominate on the site; notes all platforms that promise “free speech” claim to moderate users
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Facebook Parent Meta Agrees to Sell Giphy After Order From U.K. Watchdog
The social media giant was unable to convince regulators to overturn November ruling that found the $400 million 2020 deal was anticompetitive
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Kanye West to Buy Parler Social Media Platform
“In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves,” the rapper says
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Life-Sized Han Solo Bread Sculpture Is Just What ‘Star Wars’ Fans Kneaded (Photo)
This is the kind of carbs overload some only dream of
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Emmanuel, Viral TikTok Emu, Fighting for His Life and Experiencing Nerve Damage With Deadly Avian Flu
“I will do anything and go into any amount of debt to save his life,” his owner, Taylor Blake, said
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Nancy Pelosi’s Vow to ‘Punch Out’ Trump During Jan. 6 Riots Draws Praise and Questions From Media and Politicians
“America did have a president on January 6th,” wrote MSNBC’s Joy-Ann Reid. “Her name was Nancy Pelosi”
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Kevin Mayer Predicts TikTok Will Outlast Other Social Media (Video)
TheGrill 2022: “As great as TikTok is, it is much smaller than YouTube,” the Candle Media co-CEO says
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Rex Orange County Pleads Not Guilty to 6 Charges of Sexual Assault
The British singer, who found fame after being featured on Tyler the Creator’s 2017 album, will face trial in January
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How BeReal Founders Built a Social Media App So Hot, Even TikTok Is Sweating
Innovators 2022: Alexis Barreyat and Kévin Perreau’s photo app tells users to show their unvarnished selves — and usage has grown 315% in 2022
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Wait, Did Madonna Just Come Out as Gay? (Video)
With an assist from a TikTok video, a pair of pink panties and a trash can, uh huh, the Material Girl gets the internet buzzing
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Jewish Celebs Call Out Kanye West for Anti-Semitic Tweet: ‘Your Words Hurt and Incite Violence’
“Why do mostly only Jews speak up against Jewish hate? The silence is so loud,” Sarah Silverman wrote