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Prashant Bhushan is seeking deferment of hearing on sentence until the Supreme Court considers the review plea
A day before the scheduled hearing on quantum of sentence, activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan who has…
PTI
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A New Jersey state senator-elect deletes Twitter after receiving backlash for racist, derogatory tweets
"I'm a passionate guy and I sometimes say things in the heat of the moment," New Jersey Senator-ele…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Ram Gopal Varma’s epic foot-in-the-mouth act gets him in trouble, yet again
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has been at it yet again. Only this time, his sexist and derogatory comme…
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Trump's White House asked Twitter to remove Chrissy Teigen's expletive-filled tweet insulting the former president, ex-employee testifies
Celebrity Chrissy Teigen called President Donald Trump "a pussy ass bitch" in a September 2019 twee…
Oma Seddiq
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Canada cuts funding for an anti-racism initiative over its top consultant's 'vile' antisemitic tweets
The anti-racism consultant tweeted derogatory comments about a variety of people, including a First…
Matthew Loh
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A progressive researcher said a conservative pundit twice her age tweeted out her Tinder profile. The replies were 'gross' but she turned it into a 'visual aid' on online harassment.
Kat Abughazaleh, 23, shared the reality of being a woman in media after a "47-year-old conservative…
Katie Balevic
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A British lifestyle YouTuber has lost thousands of subscribers as backlash mounts over resurfaced racist tweets
Influencer Elle Darby has apologized for her "disgusting" 2011 tweets which included racist, homoph…
Sirena Bergman
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Twitter's head of safety and integrity says more than 50,000 tweets containing a 'particular slur' were posted in 48 hours, amid reports of a racist trolling campaign
Twitter's policies on hateful conduct and trolling campaigns haven't changed since Elon Musk became…
Kate Duffy
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Prashant Bhushan refuses to apologise to India's top court — 'An insincere apology would amount to the contempt of my conscience'
An insincere apology would amount to the contempt of my conscience and of an institution, Bhushan s…
PTI
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A GoAir employee nearly lost his job for a hate tweet— but he now says it was an impostor
According to reports, a complaint with the Mumbai police cyber cell stating that the controversi…
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OnePlus sends legal notice to lawyer who alleged Nord 2 explosion — asks him to remove tweets and offer an apology
As per the notice, Gaurav Gulati must remove all the tweets and any other information posted by …
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TikTok star Tony Lopez is being called out for his past sexist, racist, and homophobic tweets
TikTok star Tony Lopez, who has over 19 million followers on the app, is under fire after he tweete…
Palmer Haasch
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A video of men reading derogatory comments to female sportswriters is exposing the dark side of social media
The segment starts out as a lighthearted, Jimmy Kimmel-esque "Mean Tweets" sketch, but the messages…
Emmett Knowlton
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This group is trying to stop Trump's reelection by asking people to pledge a few cents to Democratic groups every time the president tweets. It's raised $2.7 million since June.
The Defeat by Tweet super PAC donates to social-welfare groups in swing states. "We're trolling the…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Roseanne returns to Twitter hours after quitting Twitter over a racist tweet that got her sitcom canceled
On Tuesday evening, Barr reached out to her supporters and lamented over her show's cancellation: "…
David Choi
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A Texas official is walking back an obscene tweet about Hillary Clinton
"The campaign was retweeting information on Twitter today and inadvertently retweeted tweet that th…
Chris Sanchez
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Ex-San Francisco Giant Aubrey Huff claims he's being punished for 'political support of Donald Trump' after being excluded from 2010 World Series reunion over 'unacceptable tweets'
Huff expressed pride at his accomplishments and joy at the memories he created as a member of the G…
Rhea Mahbubani,Rhea Mahbubani
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The return of slurs in liberal language
Formerly canceled words are making a comeback on the left. Some people attribute it to the pandemic…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Rina Sawayama appeared to call out Matty Healy during her Glastonbury Festival performance: 'I've had enough'
Rina Sawayama said at Glastonbury she was "sick and tired" of "microaggressions" made by a "white m…
Maria Noyen
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Stormy Daniels mocks Trump, saying she'd rather be under her 'sexy man' than 'under arrest'
Replying to a derogatory tweet aimed at her, the adult films actress mocked Trump, saying it's more…