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Photo: Olivier Morin (AFP via Getty Images)The White House taunted Twitter on Friday by reposting Donald Trump’s tweet calling for the outright extrajudicial slaughter of Americans protesting police brutality in Minneapolis, which the social media site on Friday hid behind a label for “glorifying violence.” Twitter has now responded by…

Police in Minneapolis released a CNN reporter who was led off in handcuffs along with his film crew while reporting live on television early Friday morning during violent protests in the city.Officers gave no explanation as they escorted reporter Omar Jimenez away. He had just shown a protester being arrested…

There's a big spat between Twitter and Facebook right now over the nature of free speech and censorship online.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared on Fox News on Thursday to say Facebook won't apply fact-checks to political figures like Trump, following Twitter's decision to fact-check two of the president's tweets about…

Fox NewsFox News host Tucker Carlson condemned the protests that have broken out in Minneapolis following the killing of George Floyd by police, claiming on Wednesday night that they are a “form of tyranny” and “oppression.”With demonstrations growing violent and chaotic as protesters have clashed with riot gear-clad police—who have…

Riot Games announced today that its team-based shooter Valorant will have its official launch for PC on June 2. The free-to-play game has been in beta since April 7 and has already become a hit with many streamers, influencers, and pro players. That testing period will end on May 28.…

Mamata Banerjee. File photo   Curfews imposed under extreme circumstances such as riots, says Bengal CM West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the State would extend the lockdown till May 31 as per the notification of the Centre but would not impose night curfew.Also read | Mamata…

The lists of times that Jones has been in trouble with the broadcasting regulators and with defamation is too long to reproduce here. Most disturbingly, in 2007 the Australian Communications and Medi… Read More

Riot Games’ Social Impact Fund has given $8 million in grants to date to nonprofits that its League of Legends players care about, according to the company’s 2019 social impact report. Riot Games said earlier in 2019 that it would join an $18 million campaign to increase the number of…

At first glance, the new PBS docuseries “Asian Americans” follows the conventions of many history documentaries, interspersing archival footage, documents and photos with talking head commentary. Yet the five-part show, premiering Monday, unfolds almost like a prestige drama series, unspooling emotional personal tales.  The episodes center on individual Asian American…

After years of development, Amazon will launch free-to-play team shooter Crucible on the PC on May 20. In Crucible, players choose from a roster of aliens, robots, and humans, and work with teammates to hunt opponents, take down hostile creatures, and capture objectives. The science-fiction game takes place on a…