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Twitter, Facebook, Instagram remove British rapper Wiley after anti-Semitic posts
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have deactivated the accounts belonging to the British rap star Wiley after he posted anti-Semitic remarks.
“There is no place for hate speech on Facebook and Instagram,” a company spokesperson told The Guardian....
UK Home Secretary blasts Twitter, Instagram, over ‘abhorrent’ anti-Semitic posts
Home Secretary of the United Kingdom Priti Patel demanded an explanation from Twitter and Instagram on Sunday regarding the length of time anti-Semitic posts by British rapper Richard Kylea Cowie Jr., aka Wiley, were allowed...
Handler first defends, then apologizes, for sharing Farrakhan video
Following days of backlash, comedian Chelsea Handler defended, but then apologized, on Monday for sharing on her Instagram page last week a video that she called “powerful,” featuring National of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who...
After backlash, Handler deletes Farrakhan video off social-media site
Following days of backlash against a controversial social-media posting, comedian Chelsea Handler deleted a video that she had shared on her Instagram page that she called “powerful,” featuring National of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has...
Chelsea Handler shares what she deems is ‘powerful’ video of Farrakhan
Comedian, actress and talk-show host Chelsea Handler shared on her Instagram page on Sunday a video that she called “powerful,” featuring National of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has an extensive history of making anti-Jewish remarks.
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Will the Holocaust on Instagram teach remembrance?
To say that the impact of social media on society and popular culture has not been entirely beneficial is the understatement of the 21st century. Our politics has been further embittered by the isolation...