Nicole Kidman is marking the 20th anniversary of the musical, Moulin Rouge!, on Instagram with photos from the film and artwork from fans. Moulin Rouge! has turned 20 years old, and Nicole Kidman took to Instagram to celebrate the occasion with throwback photos and fan art. The 2001 musical […]
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Trump Didn’t Make Top 10 Most Liked Posts of 2020 Despite Being Most Tweeted About Person
Despite being the most discussed person on Twitter in 2020, none of President Donald Trump’s many tweets were among the social media platform’s top 10 most-liked or most-retweeted tweets of 2020, an internal Twitter review found. Alongside Trump in the 10 most discussed people on Twitter were President-elect Joe Biden, […]
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Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts
Washington – President-elect Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure to expand the racial and ideological diversity in his choices for Cabinet and other top jobs. A month and a half before he takes office, he’s drawing rebukes from activists who fear he’ll fall short on promises to build an administration […]
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Facebook Removes Racist and Sexually Graphic Posts About Kamala Harris
Apparently, racism and hatred are still a thing on Facebook. Just recently, the social media giant removed pages and groups that contain racist, misogynistic, and what can be considered as “sexually graphic” content about Vice President candidate Kamala Harris. Thanks to a report, we learn that these pages amassed more […]
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Twitter and Facebook labels on Trump’s posts won’t save democracy
Facebook joined in, flagging Trump posts with the line: “Ballot counting will continue for days or weeks.” Were the labels a win for democracy? They were a win for Twitter and Facebook public relations, which got to look just responsive enough to avoid being blamed for botching another election. But […]
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two films reveal the faces behind the posts
Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters On 13 October 2015, Donald Trump, who had recently announced his run for president, tweeted an image of himself standing at the presidential lectern, his face transmogrified into a green, smug-looking frog, known to certain corners of the internet as Pepe. With hindsight, this strange moment offers […]