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Hit 'Ignore': New Documentary Sheds Light on the Hate Speech Facebook Allows on Its Site
Facebook’s community standards on hate speech have long been the subject of contention. Facebook’s unclear guidelines and inconsistent enforcement of its hate-speech policy has caused the Declaration of Independence to be flagged, as well as stories from users about being called racial slurs. On the other hand, Holocaust denials are protected; users also say they’ve…
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Protestors Shut Down Convenience Store After Video Shows Owner Kicking Black Woman
It turns out that black Twitter is not just a place for memes and watching the Shiggy Challenge. Protesters in St. Louis gathered to shut down a convenience store and block the exits after a video emerged of the store’s owner and another employee attacking a woman, prompting people who viewed the assault on social…
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Teenager Loses Job After Mistaking a Text From His Boss for a 'Dick Appointment'
After replying to an unknown number with a joking rejoinder about his penis’ busy agenda, a Chicago teenager found himself unemployed, embarrassed but fortunately free enough to attend future unscheduled sex sessions. Cory Hrobowski was forced to resign from his job at a Chicago design firm Wednesday after discussing the “terms of his employment” with…
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Will Smith Just Won the #InMyFeelingsChallenge
You have probably already heard of the #InMyFeelings challenge which has taken over the internet and social media. It is the latest viral dance-off, and it was started by Instagram star Shiggy. Since he posted his video, celebrities such as Russell Wilson and Ciara, Sterling K. Brown and Susan Kelechi Watson, Lala Anthony and others…
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Tyler Perry Says Stop Falling for Facebook Scams. He’s Not Giving Away Any Money
If you are one of the numerous people who blindly share Facebook posts about celebrities or sends those chain Facebook Messenger posts without checking their veracity, this one’s for you. Remember a few years ago when a rumor spread on Facebook that Tyler Perry was buying American Airlines? Remember how people kept spreading that rumor…
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#MericaMax Harasses Woman in Puerto Rico Shirt While Cop Does Nothing
The latest viral video of a white person harassing a person of color has all the familiar ingredients—though of course, there are variations. This one stars a belligerent middle-aged white man in Cook County, Ill., aggressively harassing a woman for wearing a shirt with a Puerto Rican flag on it. Throughout the video, #MericaMax shouts,…
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