Culture
Journalists contact Golden Globes bosses after Ricky Gervais’ response to “trans woman” parody account
“They want to create a dogma with its own blasphemy laws and the ‘fatwah’ of labelling people bigots to shut them down, ostracise them and even have them fired,” Gervais said.
Joe Rogan explains why esports and pro gamers deserve more credit
Rogan is fully aware of the skill required.
Disney is shutting down DIY Baby Yoda products
The lack of official merch had inspired people to make their own.
Entertainment Weekly slammed for giving Netflix’s The Witcher 0/100 after admitting to skipping episodes
One of the critics wrote, “because life’s too short for Netflix drama running times, I skipped ahead to the fifth episode.”
YouTube car reviewer Doug DeMuro explains how YouTubers aren’t treated like “real” journalists
Despite getting more views and attention, YouTubers are still treated as second class citizens to more traditional journalists.
Democrats want a study on the effects SESTA and FOSTA had on sex workers
Lawmakers want to know about any “harmful effects” the acts may have had.
Instagram’s “fact-checking” program is killing memes
Instagram’s top memes are now being blurred out and hidden behind a “False Information” notice.
Instagram is fact checking and censoring Jeffrey Epstein joke memes
Memes are being censored with a “False Information” tag.
Bernie Sanders has opened his DMs on Twitter and users are having fun with it
Sanders’ campaign says he’s the first 2020 candidate to open DMs but he was beat by Andrew Yang.
Washington Post reporter deletes “Merry Impeachmas” tweet after accusations of bias
The reporter has issued a response.
German train line reprimanded by authorities after defending itself against Greta Thunberg tweet
The train line is in trouble for revealing that Thunberg had a first class ticket.
Pornhub deletes Baby Yoda meme tweet after being accused of marketing to kids
The company faced backlash.