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‘It’s Hollywood magic’: Filming for a movie in a downtown L.A. high-rise building spurs 911 calls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘It’s Hollywood magic’: Filming for a movie in a downtown L.A. high-rise building spurs 911 calls

LA Times  

Screenshot of a video caught on Citizen app shows a burning building that the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed as a movie shoot and not an actual fire. What appeared to be a high-rise fire near 5th and Bixel streets in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday night caught the attention of a group of young people, who quickly began recording …

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Street vendor activists motivated by videos on social media plead guilty to assault
7 months ago

Street vendor activists motivated by videos on social media plead guilty to assault

LA Times  

Six activists accused of attacking people they say harassed street vendors in Southern California have reached a plea deal with prosecutors. The defendants — part of a group of eight led by co-defendant Edin Alex Enamorado — were accused of felony assault, conspiracy to commit a crime, unlawful use of tear gas and false imprisonment, among other charges, according to …

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As simple as a walk in the park
9 months, 2 weeks ago

As simple as a walk in the park

China Daily  

Cheng Yuyan Cheng Yuyan never expected that the interest group "We Love Strolling in the Park", which she casually created on Douban, a Chinese social media platform, four years ago, would now approach 100,000 members. From Fuzhou in southern China to Harbin in the northeast, from Tokyo in Japan to London in the UK, people share park experiences, post photos …

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Encountering violent online content starts at primary school – Ofcom
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Encountering violent online content starts at primary school – Ofcom

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Children first see violent online content while still at primary school and describe …

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Mira Road Tension: Cops Warn Against Clash-Related Social Media Posts After Bulldozer Action
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Mira Road Tension: Cops Warn Against Clash-Related Social Media Posts After Bulldozer Action

ABP News  

A day after bulldozers demolished illegal instructions on Mumbai's Mira Road which witnessed communal tension after a clash erupted between two communities a night before the grand Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration ceremony, the police have now warned against any social media post on the clashes to maintain harmony. The Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar Police has issued a note asking all …

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Founder of Facebook community group Riverland Forum highlights the toll of managing online abuse
1 year ago

Founder of Facebook community group Riverland Forum highlights the toll of managing online abuse

ABC  

Jesse Norris could have never anticipated the personal toll of setting up an online forum for his regional community. "Being such a small, tight-knit community, I thought there would have been a lot more offers of support," Mr Norris said. "If you’ve got people like administrators and moderators who are trying to do good for the community online … you …

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British newlywed on honeymoon killed by suspected ‘terrorists’ in Uganda
1 year, 2 months ago

British newlywed on honeymoon killed by suspected ‘terrorists’ in Uganda

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two tourists killed in a “terrorist” attack on their vehicle …

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Teens know how social media affects mental health. So they created resources to help
1 year, 3 months ago

Teens know how social media affects mental health. So they created resources to help

LA Times  

A pamphlet designed by a youth group in the Teens Leading Change initiative is seen at the Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library. She continued with another question: “What is something important that you have learned during your time with this project?” “When you’re on social media, making sure you’re constantly on guard,” Angelina said. “Not everything you see is real.” For …

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Now Aretha Franklin's song Natural Woman is deemed OFFENSIVE to trans women
1 year, 11 months ago

Now Aretha Franklin's song Natural Woman is deemed OFFENSIVE to trans women

Daily Mail  

The song A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin is being bashed by LGBTQ critics as 'offensive,' with one organization in particular saying the tune helps perpetuate harmful anti-trans stereotypes. The song A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin is being bashed by LGBTQ critics as 'offensive,' with one organization saying the tune helps perpetuate harmful anti-trans stereotypes Leading the charge to …

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How our friendships affect our mental health in a positive way, psychologist explains
2 years, 7 months ago

How our friendships affect our mental health in a positive way, psychologist explains

Hindustan Times  

Our friends are one of the major parts of our social life. How our friendships affect our mental health in a positive way, psychologist explains So, today, on National Best Friend Day, we got in touch with a clinical psychologist from Delhi, Dr Khatri, to learn how friendships affect our mental health in a positive way. Real friendships generally have …

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‘We will SMASH you': Dropkick Murphys feud with neo-Nazis
2 years, 9 months ago

‘We will SMASH you': Dropkick Murphys feud with neo-Nazis

Associated Press  

The Dropkick Murphys are hitting back against a neo-Nazi group that used one of the rock band’s songs in a video posted on social media. The rowdy rockers from Boston condemned the use of the song “The Boys are Back” in a tweet, while the band’s attorneys sent a cease-and-desist letter to the group as well as to the platform …

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Samantha Bee Exposes The Group That's Now ‘Playing A Massive Part’ In QAnon
3 years, 9 months ago

Samantha Bee Exposes The Group That's Now ‘Playing A Massive Part’ In QAnon

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING “Full Frontal” host Samantha Bee on Wednesday examined the major role that white women are now playing as “primary drivers” of the “bulls**t right-wing conspiracy theory” QAnon. Bee attributed the conspiracy’s current surge in popularity among “Q-A-Moms” largely to “social media posts with gateway messaging about child trafficking that many people wouldn’t find objectionable.” “These conspiracy theories …

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Activist Arrested for Greta Thunberg 'Toolkit' Was Working With Pro-Khalistani Group: Delhi Police
3 years, 10 months ago

Activist Arrested for Greta Thunberg 'Toolkit' Was Working With Pro-Khalistani Group: Delhi Police

News 18  

Disha Ravi, one of the founders of ‘Fridays for Future’, was on Sunday arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg’s ‘toolkit‘ tweet on the ongoing farmers’ protests in India. The cyber-crime cell of the Delhi Police registered an FIR on charges of “sedition”, “criminal conspiracy” and “promoting hatred” against the creators of the ‘toolkit’. …

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Indigenous man faces up to 10 years in prison for Facebook posts
3 years, 11 months ago

Indigenous man faces up to 10 years in prison for Facebook posts

Al Jazeera  

An Indigenous man faces up to 10 years in prison over “threats” allegedly made on social media at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests that swept across the United States last year, drawing outrage from activists and observers who say the case is part of a “heavy-handed” law enforcement response to the protest movement. Facebook post The arrest …

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Amid pandemic, Belgrade street kids find comfort at refuge
4 years, 1 month ago

Amid pandemic, Belgrade street kids find comfort at refuge

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It's another busy day for Svratiste, or Roadhouse, Belgrade's …

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Twitter flooded with gay pride images using the hashtag #ProudBoys
4 years, 3 months ago

Twitter flooded with gay pride images using the hashtag #ProudBoys

ABC  

Twitter users are flooding the #ProudBoys hashtag on social media with images of LGBTQI+ pride, displacing posts made by neo-Nazis and white supremacists using the tag. Proud Boys, a far-right group founded in 2016, calls itself a "Western chauvinist" organisation but is considered a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Centre. Proud Boys was in the news after US …

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Tribals in India Need Firmer Hand-holding During and Following Covid-19 Pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Tribals in India Need Firmer Hand-holding During and Following Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

The number of people in the grip of the novel coronavirus pandemic is rising every day in India and most parts of the world. Against this backdrop, the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic appear far more serious for the tribal people as a whole than the rest of the population due to their close-knit communities living in rural areas, …

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The Bois Locker Room controversy, the F.R.I.E.N.D.S syndrome, sexual promiscuity and what needs to change – urgently
4 years, 7 months ago

The Bois Locker Room controversy, the F.R.I.E.N.D.S syndrome, sexual promiscuity and what needs to change – urgently

Op India  

The Greek philosopher Aristotle said, “Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human. Everyone agrees that it was the boys’ fault for sharing “lewd” pictures of their batchmates with others on a social media platform. “Sorry, I don’t want to get involved cause …

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Anti-Vaccination Activists Join Stay-At-Home Order Protesters
4 years, 8 months ago

Anti-Vaccination Activists Join Stay-At-Home Order Protesters

NPR  

Anti-Vaccination Activists Join Stay-At-Home Order Protesters Enlarge this image toggle caption Katie Orr/KQED Katie Orr/KQED Protests over stay-at-home orders because of COVID-19 have become more common across the country. Sponsor Message Attention-seeking strategy Public health advocates point out that the reason those early predictions didn't come true is that aggressive social distancing measures — including stay-at-home orders — worked. Democratic …

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From carefree to convent: What happened when a group of radical millennials moved in with nuns?
5 years, 6 months ago

From carefree to convent: What happened when a group of radical millennials moved in with nuns?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I was stunned, and I said to the other …

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Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war
5 years, 9 months ago

Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war

Live Mint  

Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistani social media campaigner Hanzala Tayyab leads about 300 ultra-nationalist cyber warriors fighting an internet war with arch-foe India, in a battle that is increasingly sucking in global technology giants such as Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. Tayyab, 24, spends his days on Facebook and encrypted WhatsApp groups organising members of his Pakistan Cyber Force group to promote …

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