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It has not been a good week on the internet for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. As someone taking home five times the average American’s income, we figure she’ll be fine, but the rookie congressional representative from Georgia has been repeatedly called out this week over her history of fringe-right beliefs and advocacy of harmful conspiracy theories. […]
Twitter has announced the launch of Birdwatch, a feature where a select few users will be allowed to fact-check tweets with misleading or downright incorrect information. “Birdwatch allows people to identify information in Tweets they believe is misleading or false, and write notes that provide informative context,” Twitter Vice President of Product Keith Coleman wrote in a blog […]
Cardi B has enlisted the help of Twitter to figure out what she should do about her recent skincare problems. She was primarily concerned about how her skin has been breaking out, and feeling “extremely dry.” Cardi explained that she has already seen a dermatologist who provided her with a few products that have left her face still […]
The Star Wars franchise has shown its support for Krystina Arielle—the host of its forthcoming web series The High Republic Show—after she faced racist online attacks. “Our Star Wars community is one of hope and inclusivity. We do not stand for bullying and racism. We support @KrystinaArielle,” Star Wars wrote on Twitter. “The last 24 […]
Countless Facebook users on Friday night found themselves logged out of the app, and the incident quickly became a top trending topic on Twitter in the U.S. Scores of users began tweeting with the hashtags #SoFacebook and #FacebookDown, USA Today reports. The tech company later said that the problem occurred due to a configuration change for […]
Iconic broadcaster and media legend Larry King has died at the age of 87. The network King co-founded, Ora Media, revealed on Saturday that he passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His son, Chance, also confirmed King’s death to the broadcaster’s longtime employer, CNN. “With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our co-founder, […]
Today marked a momentous occasion in American history as Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala D. Harris were sworn in to become the 46th President and Vice President of the United States of America, respectively. The ceremonious inauguration brought together many of the country’s top elected officials along with family members of the newly-elected Presidents to the U.S. Capitol but as the event went on, some of […]
Memphis rapper Baby CEO has reportedly died at the age of 20. Although no official announcement or cause of death has been revealed, social media was ablaze Wednesday morning with tributes to the young rapper. The rumors of his death were seemingly confirmed by tweets from Baby CEO’s account. One post denounced any stories claiming that his […]
The Boy continues to make history. According to a tweet from Chart Data, Drake has become the first artist in history to generate 50 billion total streams on Spotify. Drake marked the news via a post to his Instagram Story. ChartMasters has a breakdown of the data, which includes 35,704,203,269 streams for songs in which Drake is credited […]
Twitter will not allow Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to access her account for the next 12 hours due to multiple company policy violations, NPR reports. Greene has been known to share tweets endorsing QAnon conspiracy theories, and on Sunday, she engaged in a lengthy discourse claiming election fraud in her state. A number of those tweets were flagged with […]
