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Opinion, Culture, Technology

Social media and censorship: Is Minds the answer?

As Minds vows to meticulously follow the First Amendment, journalists and free-speech advocates like Tim Pool have praised the site as a haven for free expression and openness.

Shane Miller / Jul 24, 2019

Opinion, Culture

Trigger warnings don’t work, so why do we use them?

I can only hope certain findings, like that of the trigger warning study, can start to make university administrations reevaluate their approach.

Wyatt Claypool / Jul 24, 2019

American News, Culture

Arkansas bans the term “burger” from veggie products because it “confuses customers”

Arkansas recently passed a “truth in labelling” law, which prohibits food-makers from being able to advertise their plant-based products as “meat, milk, or any other term that has been used or defined historically in reference to a specific agricultural product.”

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / Jul 24, 2019

Opinion, Culture

Facial recognition is here and it’s scary as hell

Facial recognition should never be used as a public security tool. What facial recognition excels at is allowing authorities to track not just individuals, but groups, and group movements.

Libby Emmons / Jul 24, 2019

Opinion, Culture

Meet the Left fighting “wokeness” and Identity Politics

“Identity Politics is what happens when universalist, materialist politics are shunned. We need to revive universalist, materialist politics.”

Siddak Ahuja / Jul 24, 2019

Opinion, Culture

Alie Ward shames Macy’s out of selling “fatshaming” plates

Alie Ward, actress, podcaster, writer, and science correspondent on my son’s favourite show Brainchild, is opposed to portion control. What other reason could she have for wanting Macy’s to ban a set of dishes that encourage eaters to not eat a full plate?

Libby Emmons / Jul 23, 2019

Opinion, Culture

As absurd as it is, the Jessica Yaniv case has serious implications

This story is important because if human rights tribunals were guided by reason and objectivity, none of Yaniv’s complaints would have passed their smell test.

Barbara Kay / Jul 22, 2019

Opinion, Culture

We’re living in the era of the #HateHoax

From Jussie Smollett to the Covington kids to Erica Thomas, Americans keep falling for lies spread to garner attention.

Siddak Ahuja / Jul 22, 2019

Opinion, Culture, #Entertainment

The Daily Beast smears baseball legend for being a conservative Christian

Yesterday, The Daily Beast published a high-and-inside smear that left a bitter taste in the mouths of Rivera fans everywhere.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / Jul 22, 2019

Opinion, Culture, #Entertainment

Dave Rubin is the Larry King of the culture wars

” There’s a weird thing going on right now. If you listen to the media and academia and the establishment, everyone that they say is ’good’ actually are the authoritarians. They are the ones who love to silence people.”

Barrett Wilson / Jul 20, 2019

Canadian News, News, Culture

Fundraiser launched for Yaniv victims

Concerned Canadian women on Twitter have organized a campaign to support the targets of Johnathan “Jessica” Yaniv’s Human Rights Tribunal claims.

Anna Slatz / Jul 20, 2019

Culture, #Entertainment

It’s official: Comedy Central hates comedy

Dina Hashem told a hilarious joke in a comedy set and Comedy Central shared the video on social media. After complaints from the joyless Twitter mob, the network took it down.

Libby Emmons / Jul 20, 2019

Opinion, Culture, Politics & Policy

Buzzfeed’s profile on Andy Ngo smacks of jealousy

When Buzzfeed’s Joe Bernstein isn’t busy slandering PewDiePie or doxxing a 14-year-old girl for having edgy YouTube content, he writes the occasional profile. Recently, he set his sights on Andy Ngo.

Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jul 19, 2019

Canadian News, News, Culture

Canadians tear apart The Weather Network after it suggests they should stop eating beef

The video report released by the forecaster claims that Canadians should eat a burger and a half less each week to help feed the world’s growing population.

Cosmin Dzsurdzsa / Jul 19, 2019

Opinion, Culture, Politics & Policy

Canadian media whines about #TrudeauMustGo hashtag—the internet responds with new hashtag

For nearly a full day, #TrudeauMustGo trended across Twitter, as a number of disgruntled Canadians voiced their opinions on Canada’s prime minister.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / Jul 19, 2019

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