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"Shoddy And Lousy": Kenyan Town Removes Athlete Statues After Uproar Online
Authorities in the Kenyan city of Eldoret have removed the statues of three athletes after they were widely ridiculed and described as shoddy.
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Twitter Not Suited for Emergency Communications, Dutch Officials Say After Storm
Twitter is not the right place to seek information during an emergency, Dutch politicians and a prominent online group said on Wednesday. Citizens were directed to the platform for updates during a large storm. Several politicians and digital rights group Bits of Freedom said that was not appropriate, given that Twitter is a private company.
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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Leak Reveals Battle Pass, Live Service Elements
A screenshot from the upcoming Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has leaked online, and it confirms the game features a battle pass system. The image, which was based on a recent test build, revealed elements that aligned with a live-service title. News outlet VGC corroborated the information via an unnamed development source, who confirmed th...
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Russian Soldier Using Bow And Arrow During Ukraine War Gets Mocked Online
Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, a photo of a Russian soldier using a bow and arrow is going viral online and being ridiculed by internet users.
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Andrew Tate, Toxic Masculinity Ambassador, Now Arrested: 5 Points
Influencer Andrew Tate was detained Thursday by Romanian authorities on suspicion of human trafficking. Just the day before, he was ridiculed online after a Twitter feud with climate change activist Greta Thunberg.
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"Fitting For Babies": Donald Trump's New Campaign Slogan Ridiculed Online
Donald Trump announced in a speech on Tuesday that he will contest the 2024 US presidential election.
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Elon Musk Boosted Surge in Misinformation, Conspiracy Theories About Attack on Paul Pelosi
Elon Musk, now the owner of Twitter, one of the world's leading online platforms, recently boosted a surge in misinformation and conspiracy theories related to the assault on Paul Pelosi, the husband of US Speaker Nancy Pelosi. On Monday, posts falsely suggesting a personal relationship between Pelosi and the alleged assailant, soared on Twitter, a...
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Antitrust Hearing Online Moments: Jeff Bezos' Snack, Room Ratings, and 'The Net'
Chief executives of four Big Tech firms — including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Apple's Tim Cook — gave virtual testimony before the US House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel. Online viewers took to social media to ridicule several moments from the inquiry.
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"Mr Bezos, I Believe You're On Mute": Key Online Moments At Tech Hearing
Two years after Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's explanation to US lawmakers - "Senator, we run ads" - exploded as a meme, online viewers again ridiculed moments of a tech antitrust showdown on Wednesday.
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Trump Says Harvard Move To Online Courses Due To Coronavirus "Ridiculous"
US President Donald Trump lashed out at Harvard University on Tuesday, calling its decision to move all its courses online in the fall due to the coronavirus pandemic "ridiculous."
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Bizarre Ad Seeking Nanny For 18-Year-Old Gets Trolled Online
A job advertisement seeking a nanny for an 18-year-old law student has been slammed by many as "bizarre" and "ridiculous".
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Two Grown Men Fight Over An Airplane Window Shade In This Viral Video
A video that is going viral online shows two men engaged in a ridiculous fight over an airplane window shade.
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"Ridiculous": Gucci's "Dirty" Sneakers, Sold For $870, Trolled Online
Italian luxury brand Gucci is getting trolled online for selling a pair of sneakers that, as one netizen describes them, look like they have been "worn by someone for the last 6 months while working in a field".
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Can You Spot The Glaring Error In This World Map By Ikea?
Swedish furniture company Ikea is being ridiculed online for sharing a world map with a glaring problem. Can you spot the error?
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"Don't Ridicule Me": Kerala Man Slammed On Social Media Over Chopper Ride
A young man in Kerala, who faced flak on social media for taking a free helicopter ride from a flood hit area to Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday said he was being ridiculed for no fault of his.
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"Shoddy And Lousy": Kenyan Town Removes Athlete Statues After Uproar Online
Authorities in the Kenyan city of Eldoret have removed the statues of three athletes after they were widely ridiculed and described as shoddy.
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Twitter Not Suited for Emergency Communications, Dutch Officials Say After Storm
Twitter is not the right place to seek information during an emergency, Dutch politicians and a prominent online group said on Wednesday. Citizens were directed to the platform for updates during a large storm. Several politicians and digital rights group Bits of Freedom said that was not appropriate, given that Twitter is a private company.
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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Leak Reveals Battle Pass, Live Service Elements
A screenshot from the upcoming Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has leaked online, and it confirms the game features a battle pass system. The image, which was based on a recent test build, revealed elements that aligned with a live-service title. News outlet VGC corroborated the information via an unnamed development source, who confirmed th...
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Russian Soldier Using Bow And Arrow During Ukraine War Gets Mocked Online
Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, a photo of a Russian soldier using a bow and arrow is going viral online and being ridiculed by internet users.
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Andrew Tate, Toxic Masculinity Ambassador, Now Arrested: 5 Points
Influencer Andrew Tate was detained Thursday by Romanian authorities on suspicion of human trafficking. Just the day before, he was ridiculed online after a Twitter feud with climate change activist Greta Thunberg.
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"Fitting For Babies": Donald Trump's New Campaign Slogan Ridiculed Online
Donald Trump announced in a speech on Tuesday that he will contest the 2024 US presidential election.
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Elon Musk Boosted Surge in Misinformation, Conspiracy Theories About Attack on Paul Pelosi
Elon Musk, now the owner of Twitter, one of the world's leading online platforms, recently boosted a surge in misinformation and conspiracy theories related to the assault on Paul Pelosi, the husband of US Speaker Nancy Pelosi. On Monday, posts falsely suggesting a personal relationship between Pelosi and the alleged assailant, soared on Twitter, a...
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Antitrust Hearing Online Moments: Jeff Bezos' Snack, Room Ratings, and 'The Net'
Chief executives of four Big Tech firms — including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Apple's Tim Cook — gave virtual testimony before the US House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel. Online viewers took to social media to ridicule several moments from the inquiry.
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"Mr Bezos, I Believe You're On Mute": Key Online Moments At Tech Hearing
Two years after Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's explanation to US lawmakers - "Senator, we run ads" - exploded as a meme, online viewers again ridiculed moments of a tech antitrust showdown on Wednesday.
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Trump Says Harvard Move To Online Courses Due To Coronavirus "Ridiculous"
US President Donald Trump lashed out at Harvard University on Tuesday, calling its decision to move all its courses online in the fall due to the coronavirus pandemic "ridiculous."
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Bizarre Ad Seeking Nanny For 18-Year-Old Gets Trolled Online
A job advertisement seeking a nanny for an 18-year-old law student has been slammed by many as "bizarre" and "ridiculous".
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Two Grown Men Fight Over An Airplane Window Shade In This Viral Video
A video that is going viral online shows two men engaged in a ridiculous fight over an airplane window shade.
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"Ridiculous": Gucci's "Dirty" Sneakers, Sold For $870, Trolled Online
Italian luxury brand Gucci is getting trolled online for selling a pair of sneakers that, as one netizen describes them, look like they have been "worn by someone for the last 6 months while working in a field".
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Can You Spot The Glaring Error In This World Map By Ikea?
Swedish furniture company Ikea is being ridiculed online for sharing a world map with a glaring problem. Can you spot the error?
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"Don't Ridicule Me": Kerala Man Slammed On Social Media Over Chopper Ride
A young man in Kerala, who faced flak on social media for taking a free helicopter ride from a flood hit area to Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday said he was being ridiculed for no fault of his.
