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  • Chief Keef and Katy Perry Beef on Twitter

    (The Root) — Controversial Chicago teen rapper Chief Keef took a swing at pop star Katy Perry on Twitter on Thursday in response to a tweet she made on May 21. She tweeted, “Just heard a new song on the radio called ‘I Hate Being Sober.’ I now have serious doubt for the world.” “I…

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  • The Curious Case of Rihanna

    (The Root) — From her Instagram account, you can gather that Rihanna really loves strippers, smoking and making fun of people who come for her family. She also really likes nudity, both hers and other people’s. On several occasions she has Instagrammed pictures containing nudity, though it is a violation of the site’s terms of…

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  • Jose Canseco's Shaming Tweets

    (The Root) — Jose Canseco danced around many of Twitter’s terms of service yesterday when he posted the personal information of a woman charging him with sexual assault. The tweets have since been deleted, but not before screenshots were taken. In one tweet, Canseco writes, “Wow thats funny I raped u then y did u…

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  • Remember Twitter's Music App?

    (The Root) — If you’re surprised to hear that Twitter launched a music app for the iPhone and the Web last month, you’re not alone. The app, #Music, seems to have slipped under the radar of many Twitter users, and now, one month after its launch, it looks as if the app will soon be…

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  • Twitter Horrified by Attack on UK Soldier

    (The Root) — Two men allegedly attacked a British soldier on active duty in London on Wednesday, beheading him with machetes and meat cleavers while citizens looked on in horror. The assailants reportedly hit the soldier with their car before attacking him. Afterward they demanded that people on the scene take video. One of the…

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  • Teens Flock to Twitter

    (The Root) — Remember when you had to have a college email address to get a Facebook profile? Those days are long gone, as evidenced by the scores of high schoolers obsessed with the social networking site. But it seems the tide is turning again as a study shows that more teens are leaving Facebook…

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  • The Great Fried-Chicken Debate

    (The Root) — It feels like 1997 all over again: For the second time in Tiger Woods’ groundbreaking golf career, one of his contemporaries has referenced fried chicken in relation to the “Cablinasian” superstar. The first time it happened, Fuzzy Zoeller was behind the comments, made upon Woods’ first Masters Tournament win. This time the…

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  • Details of McCree Trial Hit Twitter

    (The Root) — The Detroit judge who famously declared “no shame in my game” is back in the hot seat. Judge Wayne McCree originally caught the public’s attention after he was caught sending nearly nude pictures to a married bailiff. The bailiff’s husband found the picture and went public with it. When questioned about it,…

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  • Twitter Through Times of Tragedy

    (The Root) — Let’s face it: Twitter isn’t always the nicest place. People bash celebrities, fans of celebrities attack people who bash celebrities, and everyone fights about politics and religion. But while it is true that you’ll always have your trolls, the good consistently seems to outweigh the bad on Twitter during times of national…

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  • Who Are the World's Social Media Prudes?

    (The Root) — In these days of oversharing and TMI online, it may surprise you to know that Americans may not be as reckless online as we think. Private research company Ipsos OTX recently conducted a survey in 24 countries measuring how much information individuals share online, “including status updates, feelings, photos, videos and links.”…

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