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Facebook this week announced the members of its content oversight board which will have the power to overrule Mark Zuckerberg on what content to censor. The independent body, which has been dubbed Facebook’s “Supreme Court,” includes a former prime minister, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a number of constitutional law experts among its 20 members, …
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Sports: Claressa Shields, first American to win twin boxing Olympic golds in a row. Subject of next year’s movie “Flint Strong” starring Ice Cube. Quickest male or female fighter to win three world titles, twice Individual Sportswoman of the Year, first woman to headline boxing on Showtime, Women’s Boxing Athlete of the Decade. Billie Jean …
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Author Neil Gaiman and wife Amanda Palmer seem to have split. Musician Palmer, 44, and “Good Omens” co-creator Gaiman, 59, recently confirmed conflicting versions of the separation on their respective social media channels. “Since people are getting confused and asking and my phone and inbox is blowing up with ‘where‘s Neil?’ a few times a …
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Film star Natalie Wood has been dead nearly 40 years, but her ghost still casts a long shadow — and it’s going to walk the earth again as her eldest daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, simultaneously releases a new memoir and a new documentary. The documentary, “Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind,” debuts May 5 on HBO …
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Zoom is the social-networking sensation of the year — and it’s also probably safe from getting taken over by Facebook anytime soon. The video-conferencing app has quickly become ubiquitous during the coronavirus lockdown, with its user base surging by 20-fold to more than 200 million since the pandemic began. On top of business meetings and …
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Fashion fans can now get their fix virtually. Carine Roitfeld is retooling her CR Runway fashion show in the time of the coronavirus pandemic, and will hold a special digital catwalk extravaganza on May 1 with the help of numerous celebrities and models. Hosted by Derek Blasberg, the second annual fashion show — officially dubbed …
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Facebook will celebrate America’s graduating seniors with a live-streaming event next month that will include a commencement address by Oprah Winfrey and a lineup of other celebs. In addition to Winfrey’s keynote, the May 15 event will feature Miley Cyrus performing her perseverance-themed hit “The Climb.” Celebrities on tap to address the class of 2020 …
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are giving their side of a story in a new tell-all book about their explosive time as royals, according to a report. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have given an interview for a biography titled “Thoroughly Modern Royals: The Real World Of Harry And Meghan,” the Daily Mail reported. …
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Facebook agreed to censor posts critical of Vietnam’s government after the country slowed access to the site, Reuters reported on Wednesday. State telecommunications companies took local Facebook servers offline for about seven weeks earlier this year, practically shutting access to the site. “We believe the action was taken to place significant pressure on us to …
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At the request of state governments, Facebook has removed pages promoting protests against state quarantine orders put in place to combat the coronavirus. The mammoth social media company has removed posts promoting protest events in California, New Jersey, and Nebraska, which called on people to gather in person to demonstrate against government social distancing measures they …
Facebook this week announced the members of its content oversight board which will have the power to overrule Mark Zuckerberg on what content to censor. The independent body, which has been dubbed Facebook’s “Supreme Court,” includes a former prime minister, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a number of constitutional law experts among its 20 members, …
