After Indian-origin Nikhil Ravishankar was appointed as the new chief executive of Air New Zealand, the country’s media said they had to disable comments on social media as there was a barrage of racist remarks targeting Ravishankar’s ethnicity. Ravishankar was the chief digital officer of Air New Zealand before getting the major promotion which is […]
Influencers in the UAE must now get a Advertisers permit to legally post promotional content on social media/ Representative Image TL;DR If you post ads on social media in the UAE, paid or unpaid, you’ll need a new permit. It’s free for the first three years and becomes mandatory after a three-month grace period. The […]
Dan Bongino said he and Kash Patel learned something that shook them to the core. FBI deputy director Dan Bongino, who had a major fallout with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Epstein case, so much so that he was on the verge of resigning, made an explosive claim on social media Saturday. The post […]
Dubai’s viral food trends, from Karak Chai Toast to Kunafa Chocolate Bars, are redefining dessert/ Image Composite: FIX/Representative TL;DR Dubai isn’t copying food trends, it’s creating them From Kunafa Chocolate Bars to Karak Chai Toast, the city’s snacks are going viral worldwide. Here’s a real-world guide to five Dubai food trends and where to find […]
The Donald Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it is restarting visa interviews for foreign nationals who want to study in the United States. This comes a month after the administration temporarily halted new student visa interviews amid its plans to scrutinise social media accounts of such applicants.The vetting processAs per the State Department, consular […]
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro shows an electronic ankle monitor that the Supreme Court ordered him to wear. (Image: AP) BRASILIA: A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has threatened former president Jair Bolsonaro with imprisonment, arguing that the sharing of a speech of his by online users was a “violation” of a social media ban, according […]
Image: X@/TRobinsonNewEra Far-right British activist Tommy Robinson on Sunday shared a cryptic post calling people to assemble in London but gave no further details.“The amount of people contacting me who are travelling from Ireland to London for September 13th is insane . We appreciate the support,” he posted on X.One user commented “Train tickets are […]
A Black American woman who once said she felt “safe” in Russia has now revealed that she and her child were attacked by racist neighbours in Moscow.Francine Villa had moved from the United States to Russia, hoping to escape racial discrimination. However, in a viral video, she revealed that her dream had turned into a […]
An Indian student of New York’s Buffalo University was accused of making derogatory comments on social media. A major social media outrage began over some purported comment of one Aaditya Verma, whose various social media comments, all derogatory, went viral. One particular comment that enraged X users was on a Delhi University student whose body […]
A new video of Kanye West has gone viral online, showing the rapper calling pro-Palestinian supporters as “programmed” and comparing them to those who opposed US President Donald Trump. Speaking in a heated tone, West says, “You n***s don’t know about Palestine, you don’t give a f***k about it. The media made you give a […]
