#Men blasted for creating pink tampon disposal gloves

#Men blasted for creating pink tampon disposal gloves

“#Men blasted for creating pink tampon disposal gloves” They’ve got themselves into a bloody mess.  The German men behind Pinky Gloves — a product intended to prevent people from getting menstrual blood on their hands while removing tampons or other period products — are being dragged on social media for what many are calling a…

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#Pakistan briefly blocks social media amid anti-France rally

#Pakistan briefly blocks social media amid anti-France rally

“#Pakistan briefly blocks social media amid anti-France rally” LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan briefly blocked access to all social media on Friday after days of violent anti-French protests across the country by radical Islamists opposed to cartoons they consider blasphemous. Sites including Twitter and Facebook were blocked for four hours on orders from the country’s interior…

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#Progressive figures work hand-in-hand with social media to silence opponents

#Progressive figures work hand-in-hand with social media to silence opponents

“#Progressive figures work hand-in-hand with social media to silence opponents” Just months after Facebook retaliated against the government of Australia by effectively canceling the flow of the country’s information, the company is at it again – this time, wielding its outsized power to shield progressive political figures from public criticism. Yesterday, Facebook’s nearly 3 billion…

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# r/Wallstreetbets re-bans crypto discussions following Bloomberg article

# r/Wallstreetbets re-bans crypto discussions following Bloomberg article

“# r/Wallstreetbets re-bans crypto discussions following Bloomberg article ” r/Wallstreetbets, or WSB, a subreddit famous for organizing a pump for Dogecoin (DOGE) and the GameStop short squeeze, is enacting a crypto discussion ban after officially allowing the topic for a single day. Subreddit moderator u/bawse1 announced Thursday that WSB has now banned crypto discussions forever, following…

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