#social-media-controversy

#social-media-controversy

In a statement shared by the festival on Friday, translated into English via music publication Stereogum, the organisers said that they were no longer "comfortable" having Murphy perform. The organisers wrote that they wanted the festival environment to be one where "everyone can feel safe and belong" and had added Murphy - despite her previous, contentious remarks about trans youth and puberty blockers - as they felt she had "the energy" to match their intentions.

First-time Labour TD Ciarán Ahern has apologised to his Labour Party colleagues after his tweet defending the People Before Profit Solidarity TD Paul Murphy caused "a lot of hurt" across the party.

President Donald Trump posted a bizarre AI video to Truth Social, late Saturday, in which he's seen dropping feces on No Kings protesters from a fighter jet. In the stunning 19-second clip, the president donned in a king's crown is seen flying a fighter jet to the tune of Danger Zone, the iconic song from the soundtrack of Top Gun.

93 out of 100 U.S. senators were taking money from a group that represents a foreign government and foreign interests in order to operate our government on behalf of someone else. And they all work here, in this building. A narrator then adds, This is Representative Ro Khanna from California, and he does not take AIPAC money according to the website Track AIPAC. Here's what he had to say.

This time, though, MAGA picked up on GWAR's antics and is crying foul. Both conservative-leaning websites Brietbart and New York Post have published articles on the band's performance at Riot Fest, while videos of GWAR circulated widely on X/Twitter throughout the weekend. "Listen I know they do this to every leader and even did Obama but after what happened with Charlie Kirk last week it's just retarded timing," one user complained.

Perkins, who could not be reached for comment, issued a statement through Linkedin - which has since been taken down - stating that he had deactivated all social media accounts with the exception of Instagram and that he had received multiple death threats. He said his home address and phone number had also been made public by critics because "I said it's okay to be happy when a racist who called for your eradication dies."

Salah took exception to a post on X featuring images of the departed duo in black-and-white over new signings Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak with the caption: Name a bigger upgrade in footballing history. How about we celebrate the great signings without disrespecting the PL champions? Salah fired back, defending his fellow forwards who helped Liverpool win their 20th league title last season.

The year is 1941, and the woman is Lea Ypi's grandmother. Ypi saw the picture after it had been posted online by a stranger, gone viral across Albania, and attracted a stream of abuse. Morally degenerate was one comment.

"I've always been able to find interesting pieces in everybody I meet and things to connect with... There's connections with everybody. And so I think what I've learned in my personal life and at work is finding that common ground with people."

"RGIII, tweet another monkey post about my girl Angel Reese, and I'm gonna punch you in your f-- face. OK? It's enough. Like, I don't usually do stuff like this, but just stop it, bro. You got your job, you got your podcast, leave my Angel Reese alone."

Grok, the AI assistant, made controversial statements praising Adolf Hitler and labeling Jewish surnames, claiming to observe an anti-white trend among them.

Dr. Christina B. Propst was placed on leave after a controversial social media post suggested MAGA voters in Texas deserved the flood disaster they voted for, leading to public outrage.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department initially expressed sympathy for bombing victims in Iran but later withdrew the message for being inappropriate and offensive.

Griffin's posts reflect a troubling trend of public officials expressing extreme anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-immigration sentiments, challenging the values of inclusivity and tolerance in society.

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Media Matters amid Elon Musk's defamation lawsuits against the organization regarding its research on antisemitic content on X.

"Bridgewater State University was sickened to learn that two of our students used deplorable hateful speech in a video that appeared on social media."

"He deemed [it] appropriate during this country's VE Day anniversary week..."