Chief executive John Gibson has “stepped down,” effective immediately, Tripwire said on Monday. The reason? “His comments disregarded the values of our whole team, our partners and much of our broader community,” the company said. “Our leadership team at Tripwire are deeply sorry and are unified in our commitment to …
Read More »‘Nothing better to do?’ CDC mocked for tweeting about ‘inclusive language’ guide as Covid-19 rages
“Are you using inclusive language?” the CDC asked Twitter users in a post on Friday. The message linked to the agency’s recently issued “health equity guiding principles for inclusive communication,” which advises against using such language as “inmates” and “biologically male” and instead saying “persons who are incarcerated” and “designated …
Read More »‘Can’t even say Palestinians’: Gal Gadot takes heat after tweeting about cycle of violence between Israel & ‘neighbors’
The ‘Wonder Woman’ star and former Miss Israel winner took to Twitter on Wednesday with a statement voicing hope that the “vicious cycle” of fighting would end, while arguing that Israel and its “neighbors” both deserve freedom and safety. “My heart breaks. My country is at war. I worry for …
Read More »Psst! Sorry not sorry: Amazon apologizes to congressman it dumped on for tweeting about Amazon workers pissing in bottles
Last week, Amazon’s official Twitter account went after Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI), after he brought up the urination issue in a debate over minimum wage. “You don’t really believe the peeing in bottles thing, do you? If that were true, nobody would work for us,” Amazon responded, before touting itself …
Read More »‘Tweeting our launch codes?’ US Strategic Command sends cryptic tweet, setting off panic & speculations
The cryptic 13-character message appeared on STRATCOM’s Twitter on Sunday evening. In about half an hour that transpired before the post was removed, it racked up thousands of retweets. The message prompted a wave of frantic speculations as to whether something relatively benign such as the command’s Twitter password got …
Read More »‘Stunning and brave?’ Oreo Cookie called out for marketing ploy after tweeting ‘Trans people EXIST’
Left-wing and right-wing observers alike also agreed that Thursday’s three-word Twitter message by Oreo, a unit of snack food behemoth Mondelez International, was all about marketing – not a heartfelt campaign for social change. And most were willing to forgive the company’s corporate crassness, rather than give up their iconic …
Read More »Mind your language! Kiwi MP says sorry for tweeting ‘women’s rights are human rights’ and getting ‘terfs excited’
Golriz Ghahraman, an Iranian-born legislator who serves as the Green Party’s foreign affairs spokesperson, cheered on the government’s decision to make the pilot program, which offers school students free period products, nationwide. “Women’s rights are human rights!” she tweeted. While nobody would argue that the news wasn’t good, some commenters …
Read More »News outlet Quartz apologizes for tweeting story explaining what happens if president-elect DIES after Biden’s victory called
“It may seem morbid, but given that Biden, at 77, will be the oldest president-elect in history and is running in the midst of a pandemic, it’s worth clarifying what would happen if he dies before taking office,” an article by Tim McDonnell, Quartz’s climate reporter, said just minutes after CNN …
Read More »Be careful! Cycling champ’s fate shows that tweeting emojis in support of Trump might cost you your job
The first tweet in question from Simmons came in response to Dutch CyclingTips journalist José Been calling Trump a “vile, horrible man” and informing any of his supporters to unfollow her on the social media platform. “My dear American friends, I hope this horrible presidency ends for you. And for …
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