After a year-long truce between Elon Musk, owner of the extremism-saturated X (formerly Twitter), and the Anti-Defamation League, an organization meant to combat antisemitism and other kinds of bigotry, it seems the billionaire and the advocacy group are on the outs once again. Musk and the ADL had first taken …
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The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Elon Musk, claiming the world’s richest person of deliberately waiting too long to disclose his purchase of more than five percent of Twitter shares in 2022. Alex Spiro, a lawyer for Musk, told Reuters that the lawsuit was the culmination of the SEC’s “multi-year …
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There’s zero concrete evidence that the @AdrianDittmann account on X, formerly Twitter, is controlled by site owner Elon Musk. But since 2023, many users have convinced themselves that the billionaire is masquerading as this now-prominent influencer, using a pseudonymous identity to sing his own praises. The conspiracy theories have only …
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If you’ve spent any time on dating apps, you’ve surely seen people describing their so-called “love language.” Some people may value quality time with a partner above anything else, others may express affection through home-cooked meals, and then there are those who like to trade words of support and affirmation. …
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Occupy Wall Street stunned the world in 2011 with a two-month encampment in lower Manhattan’s Zucotti Park, during which activists protested economic inequality and corporate greed in the aftermath of the Great Recession. But the ongoing global movement — leaderless by design — was not without internal battles that sometimes …
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Matty Healy is reflecting on his “self-destructive” tendencies online after his internet feud with (and violent threat against) Azealia Banks earlier this week. On Thursday, the 1975 frontman shared a lengthy post on his band’s Reddit channel, saying he was “embarrassed” by his actions. “What a bad day, I really …
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Since becoming a viral star this summer thanks to a street interview in which she charmingly imparted graphic sex advice, Haliey Welch, a.k.a. “Hawk Tuah Girl,” has launched a podcast and an animal charity, carving out a pleasant niche for herself as an influencer. Being more online, of course, has …
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Back in February 2023, a semi-viral tweet asked, “Why does Matty Healy wanna ruin his band and his bands reputation so badly someone explain it to me.” After witnessing the 1975 frontman consistently find himself embroiled in controversy over the past few years, the answer remains unclear. Late Tuesday night, …
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The reelection of Donald Trump as president last week brought a wave of jubilation to X (formerly Twitter). The influencers and megadonors who supported the Republican nominee delighted in the defeat of his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, while giddily speculating about the extremist agenda he would pursue once in …
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I’m not the only person mourning the results of the 2024 Presidential election, in which a majority of the U.S. chose a racist, homophobic, sexual abuser and felon to retake an office he already failed at once. The general vibe on Al Gore’s internet is one of reflection: How did …
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