Tag: Social media
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
Spoelstra: Leonard’s words were ‘distasteful and hurtful’
MIAMI — Meyers Leonard's coach and Miami Heat teammates offered no excuse Wednesday for his use of an anti-Semitic slur while livestreaming a video...
Pakistani court bans China’s TikTok over profanity claims
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's media regulatory agency on Thursday again blocked the Chinese video service TikTok after two lawyers approached a court in the northwest...
Iran cracks down on contentious pop music video with arrests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian authorities have arrested multiple music producers connected to a California-based Iranian pop singer, his management company and Iranian...
Carlson, Times tussle over online harassment of journalist
NEW YORK — Tucker Carlson's belittling of a reporter for The New York Times this week for publicly discussing how she had been harassed...
Gambler pleads guilty to threatening Tampa Bay Rays players
TAMPA, Fla. — A sports gambler faces up to five years in federal prison for threatening social media messages sent to players with the...
Texas AG says probe to continue despite Twitter lawsuit
DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday that a lawsuit by Twitter won't deter his office from investigating the content moderation practices...
Facial recognition company sued by California activists
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the...
GOP struggles to define Biden, turns to culture wars instead
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and the Democrats were on the brink of pushing through sprawling legislation with an eyepopping, $1.9 trillion price tag.
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Beth Moore, famed Bible teacher quits Southern Baptists
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — For nearly three decades, Beth Moore has been the very model of a modern Southern Baptist.
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