Another day, another one-sided battle in the culture war. This time, it’s transphobic right-wingers versus Budweiser, a beer brand known less for its great taste than for being more widely available than clean tap water […]
Manchester Arena Survivors Sue Conspiracy Theorist in U.K. Legal First
Courts and Crime The lawsuit is the first of its kind to be filed in the UK against a conspiracy theorist Martin and Eve Hibbert, a father and daughter who suffered disabilities from the May […]
Jury Selection in Lori Vallow Murder Trial Touches on Religious Belief, Internet Misinformation
The murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, 49, which began with jury selection on Monday in Boise, Idaho, has all the makings of a media firestorm. The deceased include two of her three children: Tylee […]
Elon Musk Makes It Harder to Shame Twitter Blue Subscribers
Twitter’s verification flag has changed once again, making legacy verified accounts and Twitter Blue subscribers virtually indistinguishable — and harder to publicly shame. The lumping together of blue checks comes days after Twitter CEO Elon […]
‘I’ve Been Messing Up A Lot’: British Rapper KSI Apologizes for Using Racist Slur
British rapper, YouTuber, and boxer KSI has apologized for using a slur for Pakistani and Southeast Asian people in a recent video, adding that he will “take a break from social media for a while.” […]
Drew Afualo Needs Five Phones to Handle ‘the Comment Section’ in Spotify Podcast Trailer
Drew Afualo’s phone — much like her career — is blowing up. “Sorry, hold on,” she says on set for a photoshoot as she turns her attention back to her stream of notifications in the […]
Twitter Spite-Removes New York Times’ Verified Badge
‘We’ll Take It Off Then’ While the April 1 purge of blue checkmarks didn’t happen, Elon Musk rescinds newspaper’s golden badge for not aligning with Twitter Blue The alleged April 1 apocalypse for “legacy” Twitter […]
This Streaming Superstar Met Andrew Tate — And Started Platforming White Supremacists
Last December, Adin Ross traveled to Dubai to meet his new mentor, Andrew Tate. The 22-year-old streamer already had an audience rivaling the 36-year-old alpha male lifestyle guru — 7.2 million Twitch subscribers, plus 3.5 […]
These Models Spoke Out About Their Sexual Assaults and Say They Were Blacklisted
A 17-year-old California runaway was discovered by one of the most powerful modeling agencies in the world and told her dreams of global fame and fortune were an ocean away in Paris, where a high-level […]
Andrew Tate Released From Jail on House Arrest Amid Sex Trafficking Investigation
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will be released from custody and moved to house arrest, a Romanian judge ruled Friday, March 31, according to the BBC. The controversial men’s rights personality, along with his […]
Sex Workers See Stormy Daniels as a Hero After Trump Indictment
On Thursday, following years of speculation, a grand jury in New York voted to indict former President Donald Trump. The charges stem from a $130,000 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 […]
Las Vegas Shooter Was Obsessed With Hitler and Oklahoma City Bombers: FBI
The man who fatally shot 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest festival on Oct. 1, 2017, was into Hitler and other mass killers, according to new documents released by the FBI. The records paint […]