After Germany were soundly beaten 2-0 by the Three Lions at Wembley in the last 16 on Tuesday, a distraught German girl was captured being consoled by her father. The image brought out trolls from the darkest corners of the internet, who showered the youngster with vile abuse that showed …
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There is no doubt that social media is a powerful instrument for mobilising people. It is also clear that it has had an enormous impact on culture and politics. But it is not its technological imperative that allows the technology to play such a prominent role. The technology has no …
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Over the past 20 years, we have undergone a digital revolution that has changed our lives beyond all comprehension. Our world is connected and informed in a way that was previously unprecedented, thanks to a number of pioneering companies from the United States. But now things are starting to change. …
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The app quietly went live in mid-June and there have been approximately a thousand downloads thus far across platform stores such as Google and Apple, according to Politico, without much advertisement. The platform will be officially launched on July 4, Miller tweeted on Thursday. GETTR’s description on the Apple Store …
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Before the match between Belgium and Russia at the Euro 2020 soccer tournament, Belgian players got down on one knee while fans at Krestovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, jeered, and Russia’s team remained standing. Romelu Lukaku, a Belgian player born in Antwerp, whose parents hail from the Democratic Republic …
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It’s 2018. The annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game brings together the top 21st century stars of The Great American Pastime. Among the National League’s pitching staff is Josh Hader, relief hurler for the Milwaukee Brewers. It’s his first appearance in the mid-season celebration of the game, a landmark in …
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On June 21, NBC News reported on a recent court filing that raises further questions about whether the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) foresaw what happened in Washington DC on January 6 and, if so, why the agency failed to sound the alarm in good time. The document in …
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Ostovich, 30, is looking for a measure of revenge against VanZant after losing to the Sports Illustrated covergirl by armbar submission in the Octagon two years ago – and judging by her recent Instagram activity, her knuckles aren’t the only thing she is baring in advance of the fist-fight. The …
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While heaping praise on the current president during a Monday interview, Obama condemned media outlets for polarizing the American people, saying that those who watch Fox News and read the New York Times “perceive a different reality.” Despite the divide, he said Joe Biden is well equipped to bridge the …
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Robert Jackson, who worked as an associate director for the ACLU, alleges that he was demoted and eventually sacked for highlighting the lack of minorities in the organization’s senior ranks and proposing ways to increase diversity. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York District Court, Jackson said that the …
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