#Nigeria announces Twitter ban — in statement on Twitter

#Nigeria announces Twitter ban — in statement on Twitter

“#Nigeria announces Twitter ban — in statement on Twitter” The Nigerian government announced Friday it had indefinitely suspended Twitter’s operations in the West African country — but drew mockery for posting its statement about the ban on Twitter. Minister for Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said that the country had “suspended, indefinitely, the operations…

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#Twitter begins rolling out product to undo tweets

#Twitter begins rolling out product to undo tweets

“#Twitter begins rolling out product to undo tweets” Twitter Inc on Thursday said it will roll out a new subscription product initially in Australia and Canada called Twitter Blue, which will let paying users edit their tweets before posting and change the color theme of their app. Details of the feature were first uncovered last month by software engineer Jane Manchun Wong, who is well-known in…

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#Indian social media drags Gucci for ,500 kaftan

#Indian social media drags Gucci for $3,500 kaftan

“#Indian social media drags Gucci for $3,500 kaftan” Time to raid Grandma’s closet. Gucci has found itself in the hot seat once again as South Asian shoppers have taken to social media to blast the brand for cultural appropriation — this time for hawking a $3,500 floral tunic that some have said look identical to…

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#Free speech under attack: Goodwin

#Free speech under attack: Goodwin

“#Free speech under attack: Goodwin” It has been said that “everything is about sex, except sex, which is about power.”  An intriguing notion, but incomplete. Speech, especially the fight to control the speech of others, is also about power.  How else to describe Facebook’s ban on users sharing the claim the COVID-19 virus came from…

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#Facebook and Instagram will let users hide likes on posts

#Facebook and Instagram will let users hide likes on posts

“#Facebook and Instagram will let users hide likes on posts” Facebook’s photo-sharing app Instagram is launching the option for users globally to hide like counts on posts and the change will soon roll out on Facebook, after years of tests focused on lessening the pressure of using their services. Instagram users will be able to hide like counts on…

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#America’s public enemy No. 1 — crime: Goodwin

#America’s public enemy No. 1 — crime: Goodwin

“#America’s public enemy No. 1 — crime: Goodwin” On the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, it is beyond dispute that the case sparked new appraisals of race relations and policing. It is also beyond dispute that the protests and unchecked riots that followed Floyd’s death sparked an epidemic of crime that continues to engulf American…

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#17,000 tweet ‘Hitler was right,’ and Big Tech barely reacts

#17,000 tweet ‘Hitler was right,’ and Big Tech barely reacts

“#17,000 tweet ‘Hitler was right,’ and Big Tech barely reacts” Yesterday afternoon, the phrase #FireMeghanMcCain was trending on Twitter. What terrible, awful thing had she said to warrant trending on Twitter? The co-host of the View had done something few others have: decried an alarming spike in anti-Semitism. It’s not surprising, if you’re familiar with…

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