The Wire creator David Simon is back to his old haunts and old ways. And by old ways, we mean tweeting his classic insult “Die of Boils!” at Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
Almost three weeks ago, Simon was temporarily suspended from…
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June 25, 2018
Apple CEO Tim Cook offered his endorsement to Apple employees who were marching in the San Francisco Pride Parade on Sunday.
In a tweet, Cook, who famously came out as gay in 2014, wished march participants a “Happy Pride”:…
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June 25, 2018
The main Twitter and Facebook accounts representing terrorist group Hezbollah were reportedly shut down over the weekend.
Ynet reported that Hezbollah announced over Telegram, an encrypted messaging app, that its main social media pages…
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June 22, 2018
Facebook cracked down this week on Splinter News for sharing a link to its article revealing Stephen Miller’s personal cell phone number. According to Facebook’s Community Standards, posting links that contain an individual’s…
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June 21, 2018
Five congressmen have signed a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai to express their “concerns” over the tech giant’s partnership with the Chinese firm Huawei Technologies. Huawei runs Google’s operating system, Android, on…
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June 20, 2018
Twitter reportedly took action against Splinter News’s Twitter account after it tweeted the personal cell phone number of White House advisor Stephen Miller. Despite this action, Splinter’s editor-in-chief shared the number, yet again…
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June 20, 2018
The heads of several major tech companies — including Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Apple — voiced their opposition to the policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The tech leaders’…
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June 19, 2018
The SPLC “has apologized to Quilliam and its founder Maajid Nawaz for wrongly naming them in its controversial Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists,” wrote Quilliam about the settlement.
It added: “In a public statement…
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June 14, 2018
Stranger Things star and Hollywood It Girl Millie Bobby Brown recently deleted her Twitter account after being made the subject of satirical homophobic memes.
The 14-year-old actress had been targeted by internet trolls, who were…
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June 14, 2018
Elton John has been contributing to the social media censorship debate, urging social media companies to further crackdown on hate-speech. If they don’t wise up, the legendary singer is calling for a boycott.
Sir Elton John sat down…
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June 13, 2018
An Israeli Minister has demanded that Twitter police the official Hamas and Hezbollah social media accounts for being “actively engaged in inciting and executing attacks against innocent civilians.”
Israel’s…
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June 11, 2018
After decades of anti-Semitism and other racism, Rev. Louis Farrakhan’s sermon on the “Satanic Jew” has prompted Twitter to unverify the minister’s social media account.
On Wednesday, Farrakhan, the leader…
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June 11, 2018
Facebook is seemingly trying to once again wade into the news business, judging by job listings posted on the site.
On Thursday, Gizmodo reported that Facebook had two job listings available on its website for “news credibility…
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June 11, 2018
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is facing backlash on his site after he tweeted about eating Chick-fil-A during gay Pride Month.
In a tweet on Saturday, Dorsey indicated he had spent $31.58 at Chick-fil-A and received a discount:
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June 8, 2018
Openly socialist director David Simon brought his classic writing style to political commentary by telling Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: “Die of boils, @jack.”
Simon, the creator of HBO’s The Wire and a self-…
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June 8, 2018
This summer, Facebook is debuting its own slate of original programming, funded by the tech giant. Out of the seven original shows announced, five have clear left-wing agendas.
Deadline reports the first batch of shows are On Location…
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June 6, 2018
Google employees are reportedly preparing to unveil a proposal that would tie executive pay to workplace diversity during a shareholder meeting on Wednesday.
CNBC reported the proposal put forth by Zevin Asset Management, and backed by…
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June 1, 2018
Facebook unveiled new features on Friday in order to commemorate Pride Month, which is dedicated to celebrating gay pride. In the post discussing the features, Facebook bragged about the ability of posts on the site to “change hearts and…
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June 1, 2018
Once again, Twitter’s public safety bureau has slipped up in its charade of making the internet safer for free speech. The platform’s recent censorship of gun-rights activist Kaitlin Bennett (while overlooking death threats against…
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May 31, 2018
Google’s search results temporarily described the ideology of the California Republican Party as “Nazism” on Thursday. In a statement, a Google spokesperson told the Media Research Center the results were due to an act of…
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