Despite the global pandemic putting a halt on many gatherings, people from around the world have already come together to show support for International Women’s Day ahead of the annual observance on 8 March. This year’s theme ‘Choose to Challenge’ has racked up thousands of posts across social media, with many posting selfies on Instagram … Read more
Rihanna wasn’t afraid to talk trash as she celebrated President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. The singer/designer/beauty mogul, 32, took a sly dig at Donald Trump while strutting her stuff in a new Instagram shot. Ready for a fresh start, RiRi carried two bags of garbage and tagged the post #WeDidItJoe, a reference to the … Read more
Gay men hijack #ProudBoys hashtag and post images of themselves ‘doing very gay things’ to ‘reclaim’ the label from the far-right group in a viral trend started by Star Wars’ George Takei Takei, 83, took to Twitter to call on other gay men to post pictures of themselves ‘making out… or doing very gay things’ … Read more
Lauren Mand has joined the viral ‘women supporting women’ hashtag campaign. The socialite girlfriend of former footballer Jimmy Bartel uploaded a black and white photo to Instagram on Tuesday, to show her support for the #womensupportingwomen movement on social media. Alongside the stunning image, the 31-year-old wrote: ‘I’d be lost without the women in my life. Support: Lauren … Read more
Best-selling children’s author Gillian Phillip is sacked – after adding hashtag ‘I stand with JK Rowling’ to her Twitter handle amid bitter row over transgender rights JK Rowling has become embroiled in a transgenders rights row in recent weeks Children’s author Gillian Phillip tweeted her support for the Harry Potter author Ms Phillip has since … Read more
Facebook and Instagram apologize after ‘mistakenly’ blocking out the hashtag ‘Sikh’ for three months The platforms say the block was instituted ‘mistakenly’ by its teams It did no offer any details on how or what the terms was blocked Instagram says ‘Sikh’ has been blocked on the platform since March 7 By James Pero For … Read more
Researchers have pinpointed the sites, attractions and landmarks that are missed the most by extracting location data for 208,362 Instagram posts with the #TakeMeBack hashtag.
President Donald Trump hit out at Dr Anthony Fauci Sunday night by retweeting the #FireFauci hashtag and claimed that he banned flights from China ‘long before people spoke up’ just hours after the nation’s top immunologist said his recommendation for a US shut down in February was ignored. Trump retweeted a post from former congressional candidate DeAnna Lorraine who … Read more