Irish rugby stars Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding SACKED over ‘degrading’ Whatsapp messages …
CAMPAIGNERS who protested against "toxic masculinity" in rugby have claimed victory after two Irish rugby stars cleared of rape were sacked. Ulster Rugby and the Irish Rugby Football Union confirmed Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding had been dismissed over "offensive and degrading" WhatsApp … Read More
Hugh Farrelly on Craig Gilroy: “The shadow of the trial is going to hover over him”
Gilroy sent one of the offensive messages on Whatsapp that was outlined in court but will continue to play for Ulster when he completes a two-week suspension. Gilroy had already been made unavailable for selection. And Farrelly has questioned Ulster's decision to not hand a sterner punishment to … Read More
Ulster and Ireland rugby stars Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding sacked after rape acquittal
Since being found not guilty, Mr Jackson and Mr Olding have been criticised for the crude WhatsApp messages they sent each other about the woman who accused them of rape and which were used as evidence in court. Kingspan, Ulster's biggest sponsor, had warned that future deals could be … Read …
15 best Twitter reactions to JaVale McGee’s hot playoff start with gold ‘grill’
The Golden State Warriors opened their first-round playoff matchup against the Spurs with an interesting starting lineup, which included JaVale McGee starting for the defending NBA champs. Despite a bit of skepticism from Warriors fans about the starters, coach Steve Kerr's decision to go with McGee … Read More
Bitcoin Twitter Suspended, Hijacked and Restored as Twitter Balances Free Speech in the Age of …
Also, nobody knows who owns the @Bitcoin Twitter account, leading to conspiracy theories and accusations against the entrepreneur Roger Ver, who apparently owns large amounts of Bitcoin Cash and operates the sometimes pro-BCH site Bitcoin.com. It's alleged that Ver secretly operates the … Read More
Confusion, as White man allegedly claims to have bought APC’s Twitter handle
A white man who goes by the name Justin Sun on his Twitter handle is alleged to have claimed that someone he identified as “Nigerian president” sold the official Twitter handle of the ruling All Progressives Congress to him for $2,000. A rabidly circulating tweet with suspicious verified Twitter handle, … …
What Mark Zuckerberg Didn’t Say About What Facebook Knows About You
That is reasonable, says Antonio Garcia-Martinez, a former Facebook ad-targeting product manager and current Facebook gadfly. Facebook targets ads based on an abstraction derived from your browsing history——an abstraction such as your interest in golf. When you download your data, Facebook … Read More
I Can’t Jump Ship From Facebook Yet
For me, user-created Facebook groups for special-needs parents function like a very convenient support group you can check in with as your time-crunched life permits. People share recommendations and advice. They vent about schools, health insurance and daily life. I am not even that active in these … Read More
Facebook board member Reed Hastings says companies like Facebook are trying to ‘grow up …
Facebook board member Reed Hastings offered his first public comments on the scandal that has gripped Facebook over the last month — and cast the concerns about Facebook's algorithms and data as part of how any young company matures over time. “Social, with these platforms — whether that's … Read More
‘It was definitely eye-opening’: individuals discuss social media reactions to #FirstTimeIwasCalled …
WATCH: Jully Black, Farheen Khan, Daniel Pillai discuss social media reactions to #FirstTimeIwasCalled series … Singer Jully Black, media personality Daniel Pillai and writer Farheen Khan sat down with Global News anchor Farah Nasser after the series aired, speaking about the feedback they … Read More