Month: July 2021

Ctrlaltquin / aquarterghost. (Twitter) At the end of May, Twitch finally brought long sought after identity tags to the streaming platform. Over 350 tags were introduced – with more added since – which focus on various identities: from transgender and other LGBT+ tags, to disabled, Black, and many more. It was the trans community, however,
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Crowdsourced volunteers in a new Mozilla study say YouTube recommended videos that included misinformation, violent, and other harmful content. By Caleb Ecarma July 9, 2021 In a new Mozilla study, thousands of crowdsourced volunteers reported that YouTube’s recommendation algorithm referred them to videos that they regretted watching. Seventy-one percent of such views were of videos
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News Deftones and Gojira Postpone Tour to 2022 The joint North American trek will now begin in April 2022 By Noah Yoo July 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Deftones and Gojira have once again rescheduled their joint tour dates. Originally set for 2020, and then announced for 2021 this past April, the North American
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Kumail Nanjiani will star in and executive produce a limited series adaptation of Homeland Elegies by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ayad Akhtar, Deadline reported. Akhtar, who won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for drama for his play Disgraced, will write the adaptation with Oren Moverman, who will direct the eight-episode series. FX is developing the series adapted
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As more of America gets vaccinated, executives—especially in tech—are facing a conundrum: a scattered workforce, employees enchanted by the WFH lifestyle, and million-dollar campuses standing vacant. “They can turn [it] into a museum as far as I’m concerned,” says one tech worker. By Nick Bilton July 9, 2021 When COVID-19 took over the planet in
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Angelina Jolie’s lawyer has also once again requested to remove Judge John W. Ouderkirk from the custody case, months after her previous request was denied. Brad Pitt, 57, is accusing ex Angelina Jolie, 46, of “delaying” their custody battle as their legal woes continue. The couple share six kids together: Shiloh, 15, Vivienne, 12, Maddox, 19, Zahara, 16, Pax,
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As the world becomes increasingly desensitized to extreme media, it’s easy to imagine unsimulated death as the disturbing final frontier of both horror and pornography. While there has never been a confirmed case of murder-on-tape being intentionally distributed for commercial purposes, the idea of snuff films has captured the imagination of writers and filmmakers for
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