Police force chief says sorry after ‘endorsing’ tweet blaming officers for Bristol riots

Police force chief says sorry after ‘endorsing’ tweet blaming officers for Bristol riots Rachel Swann, who leads Derbyshire Police, ‘liked’ a tweet blaming officers Guardian journalist Owen Jones had written the tweet criticising police tactics Miss Swann apologised after ‘accidentally’ liking the post following the unrest By Andy Dolan for the Daily Mail Published: 22:25 … Read more

Keir Starmer faces call to axe Labour candidate for Hartlepool by-election over tweet

Keir Starmer faces call to axe Labour candidate for Hartlepool by-election who was forced to apologise for ‘inappropriate’ tweet made in 2011 about ‘a favourite Tory MILF’ Paul Williams, 48, was selected as party’s candidate for Hartlepool by-election But his recently resurfaced social media posts were met with fierce disapproval Labour peer Baroness Shami Chakrabarti … Read more

Trump’s ‘Chinese virus’ tweet led to a rise of anti-Asian hashtags, study finds

Donald Trump’s tweet in March 2020 that referred to coronavirus as the ‘Chinese virus’ led to a rise of anti-Asian hashtags on Twitter, a new study reveals.  US researchers examined nearly 700,000 tweets containing nearly 1.3 million hashtags, the week before and after the president’s tweet on March 16, 2020. They wanted to see whether his … Read more

Elon Musk turns down $1.1million offer to buy his TWEET as an NFT

Elon Musk has turned down a $1.1 million offer to buy one of his tweets as a non-fungible token (NFT), just four hours after putting it up for sale.  An NFT is a unique digital asset that is encrypted with the creator’s signature authenticating it as their original work. They have enjoyed an explosion in … Read more

Elon Musk mocks Woketopia in sarcastic tweet proposing

Elon Musk mocks ‘Woketopia’ in sarcastic tweet proposing video game to ‘battle for the moral high ground’ Musk tweeted on Saturday about ‘Woketopia’, a phrase also used by Don Jr ‘Battle for the Moral High Ground in this new game!’ he tweeted sarcastically Musk has come under fire for pushing to reopen Tesla’s factory during … Read more

Australian MP is slammed for ‘gold digger’ Tweet about Meghan Markle ‘marrying the wrong prince’

Australian MP is slammed for ‘gold digger’ Tweet claiming Meghan Markle is trying to damage the monarchy because she ‘married the wrong prince’ Liberal National Party MP Jarrod Bleijie slammed for Tweet about Meghan Markle He said she is trying to damage monarchy because she ‘married wrong prince’ Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said Mr … Read more

Burger King UK’s call for more female chefs backfired after tweet ‘women belong in the kitchen’

Burger King’s call for more female chefs backfired after they tweeted ‘women belong in the kitchen’ on International Women’s Day. While many across the country took the opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements in social, economical, cultural and political fields, Burger King UK took to Twitter and shared the message: ‘Women belong in the kitchen.’  They … Read more

Twitter: Bidding for CEO Jack Dorsey’s first tweet heats up as Malaysian investor offers $2.5MILLION

Bidding for Twitter’s first tweet, ‘just setting up my twttr’, is heating up as a Malaysian Bitcoin investor has offered $2.5 million for the 2006 post by CEO Jack Dorsey. Hakan Estavi — CEO of blockchain system firm Bridge — has outbid other prospective buyers including Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun. On Saturday, Mr Sun had … Read more

Channel Nine’s Amelia Adams slams sexist troll for ‘mum shaming’ in epic tweet

Channel Nine’s Amelia Adams slams a troll for sexist double standards after she was criticised for working while her husband looks after their two kids By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:53 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 23:12 GMT, 9 February 2021 Channel Nine reporter Amelia Adams has taken a troll to task … Read more