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Former US President Donald Trump has praised Nigeria's government for banning Twitter in the country following his ban from the platform. Per BBC News, Trump issued a statement on Tuesday, June 8, addressing Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's temporary outlawing of the social media site after Twitter removed one of Buhari's…
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A university professor has earned praise for cradling his student's baby during his own lecture. Labaly Touré, a professor at the University of Kaolack in Senegal, West Africa, took to Twitter to share pictures of himself with his student's child as he taught, where he simultaneously praised student mothers for…
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Khloé Kardashian had the perfect response to a self-described 'feminist' that said she looked like an "alien". The controversy began when the 36-year-old reality star appeared to debut a new look in a recent commercial for Nurtec - a prescription migraine drug. However, a Twitter user with the handle @MarshaCoupe…
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Kim Kardashian has been accused of cultural appropriation after wearing a religious Hindu symbol as earrings. The reality star, 40, prompted the accusations by tweeting a series of photographs of herself posing while wearing the Om, the central sacred symbol of Hinduism, as earrings. Slamming the earrings, one Twitter user…
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There was a time when Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern serving under Bill Clinton, was arguably one of the most talked-about public figures in the world. In the mid-nineties, Lewinsky became embroiled in a political scandal at the age of 22, after she was accused of having an affair…
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Italy's Eurovision winner Damiano David of Maneskin has been cleared of drug use after allegations were made against him during the final. The singer, 22, took a voluntary drugs test after viewers of the singing competition speculated that he had taken substances live on Saturday night's show. This resulted in…
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A tech company has been subject to widespread backlash after a black woman was allegedly asked to select her skin tone while applying for a job. Charné Graham took to Twitter on Monday, May 10, to reveal the unusual question she'd been asked by a potential employer as she completed…
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A very important question has been asked on Twitter, but the answer has yet to be agreed upon. What is the correct way to cut toast? It all began when Twitter user @shopperbarbie48 posted a picture of three toast slices, all cut in different ways, and asked social media users…
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A man whose Starbucks order went viral after a barista complained about it on Twitter has broken his silence. In a since-deleted tweet, 22-year-old Starbucks employee Josie Morales uploaded a picture of an extremely specific drinks order that boasted several custom requests - captioning it: "On today's episode of why…
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Warning: some readers may find the following content offensive. Chrissy Teigen has apologized to Courtney Stodden for telling her to kill themselves in a series of recently-unearthed tweets. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, May 12, the 35-year-old model shared a post with her 13.6 million followers on the platform, addressing…
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Starbucks has issued a formal statement in response to a staff member's complaint about a customer's order. According to Fox News, the controversial post was made by a barista going by the handle @ProjectJoisee, who took to Twitter to share a picture of a customer's extremely specific beverage request which…
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Donald Trump has launched a new communications platform following his permanent ban from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The former President of the United States was banned from a number of prominent social media channels following accusations that he incited the Capitol riots and then publically condoned the mob of pro-Trump…
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It turns out that many members of Gen Z have only just discovered what meat is made from. While this might sound like a joke, many members of this generation (born between the mid-to-late 90s and early 2010s) have taken to Twitter to express their shock that meat is... the…
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Rudy Giuliani's neighbor has become a viral sensation after giving a witness account of the FBI raid on his home. Socialite Michele Herbert, 72, lives in the same New York building as Trump's former lawyer, and she opened up to the press about the raid outside their apartment building on…
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Zac Efron fans have claimed the actor looks unrecognizable in a new video. The 17 Again star, 33, participated in Bill Nye's Earth Day! The Musical, which premiered on Facebook Watch on April 22. Although the US star made a very brief appearance in the footage, his new look caught…
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Cardi B has deleted a tweet supporting the police following a backlash from social media users. The 28-year-old rapper provoked controversy on social media earlier this week when she replied to a follower who tweeted "Defund the Police" - a slogan often used by Black Lives Matter activists protesting racial…
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There's no doubt that people on social media have the capacity to disagree over anything and everything. But this week a new debate has broken out on Twitter over a time-honored childhood pastime that most of us will have played at some point in our lives. On Monday, April 12,…
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Grimes has explained the design process behind her "beautiful alien scars" tattoo on Instagram. Elon Musk's girlfriend, 33, revealed her tattoo on the social media website on Sunday, prompting a mixed response from her fans, with some describing it as "beautiful" and others comparing it to spaghetti. The unusual tattoo…
