65 h. ago Sharon Osbourne urges US to revoke Kneecap rappers’ visas after Israel criticism

Irish language group uses Coachella gig to denounce Gaza attacks, saying ‘Palestinians have nowhere to go’Sharon Osbourne has urged US authorities to revoke work visas for Kneecap after the Irish language rap group used a performance at Coachella to denounce Israeli attacks on Gaza.The TV presenter accused the band of hate speech and supporting terrorist organisations and said it should not be allowed to perform in the US. “I urge you to join me in advocating for the revocation of Kneecap’s work visa,” she exhorted followers on X on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago UN envoy underscores Libya's security struggles amid political crisis

The new U.N. envoy to Libya has underscored the volatile security situation in the oil-rich country, with political rivals and armed groups competing for control over territory and a recent surge in hate speech

Events

9 d. ago Starmer warned children will be at risk if he agrees to US demands to get trade deal

Revelations that vice president JD Vance is still pushing for online safety and hate speech laws to be repealed have alarmed campaigners

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9 d. ago Starmer told UK must repeal hate speech laws to protect LGBT+ people or lose Trump trade deal

‘Good chance’ of agreement, says JD Vance – but sources say his concerns over Britain’s hate speech laws ‘are still a red line’

Politics

1 week ago Starmer told to accept Trump ‘free speech’ agenda to win trade deal

‘Good chance’ of agreement, says JD Vance – but sources say his concerns over Britain’s hate speech laws ‘are still a red line’

Politics

3 w. ago Twitter: Breaking the Bird shows how the internet’s hottest website grew into a social media skip fire

The feature-length documentary, released on BBC Two and iPlayer, digs into the story of a concerning modern phenomenon

Events

3 w. ago Twitter: Breaking the Bird review – how all the hate speech flooded in

This film shows how a ‘hallucinogenically optimistic’ vision descended into the hellscape we know today. Young, confident men really should not rule the internet It turns out that Mike Judge’s supposed sitcom Silicon Valley was a documentary after all. My bad, as the people young and in touch enough with the world to have known this all along may still say.Twitter: Breaking the Bird is a 75-minute CNN film chronicling the rise, fall and possibly end of the social media site that was launched by a group of eager young things in 2006 amid a widespread belief – at least in the Valley – in the power of the internet to remake the world in radically better ways. This, a co-founder or two has come to consider since, may have been a “hallucinogenically optimistic” view. Well, we were all young once. Although that feels – and in no small measure because of Twitter – like a very long time ago. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago WHSmith to sell all 500 high street stores after agreeing huge £76million deal

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Economics

4 w. ago BREAKING: Twitter down as X users can't access Elon Musk's app or website in their thousands

Thousands of Twitter/X users have reported being unable to access Elon Musk's social media app and website - This is a breaking news story, please refresh for updates

Technology

4 w. ago Twitter down as X users can't access Elon Musk's app or website in their thousands

Thousands of Twitter/X reported being unable to access Elon Musk's social media app and website this evening - users complained of not being able to access the social media app from 7pm

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4 w. ago Sky to axe 2,000 customer service centre jobs in major restructure

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