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‘Vulgar’ ad campaign aimed at Indian festival sparks #BoycottErosNow backlash on Twitter

Brew Admin   Thu 22 Oct 2020    

Indian streaming service Eros Now issued an apology on Thursday to its Twitter followers — on the very platform where it posted its inappropriate Navratri ads — when the Internet backlashed against the campaign, deeming it “vulgar” and offensive. Owned […]

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Trump lashes out against Fauci and falling polls: ‘Disaster,’ he says, ‘doesn’t make sense,’ he says

Brew Admin   Tue 20 Oct 2020    

President Donald Trump came out swinging Monday against Dr. Anthony Fauci and polls that show Trump trailing Democrat Joe Biden in key battleground states, as he tried to buck up his campaign team two weeks from Election Day. Back on […]

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Nagorno-Karabakh: Humanitarian truce out the shattered window in a bid for ‘revenge’

Brew Admin   Sun 18 Oct 2020    

Armenia on Sunday accused Azerbaijan of violating a fresh humanitarian truce aimed at halting weeks of fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region that has claimed hundreds of lives. Yerevan’s defence ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said on Twitter that Azerbaijan had fired […]

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Sunday Schmooze // How ties that bind can become ties that gag

Sushmita Bose   Sun 11 Oct 2020    

A few weeks ago, I chanced upon a Twitter thread, stitching together a sociological story on the Indian Male. It began with: “Why do most Indian men still live with their parents?”  A global debate ensued, some insisting it’s a […]

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Facebook pulls down Trump post calling ‘flu deadlier than COVID’ in a move to dial-back harmful misinformation

The Brew News Team   Wed 07 Oct 2020    

Facebook on Tuesday removed a post by US President Donald Trump for downplaying Covid-19 danger by saying the season flu is more deadly, in a rare step against the American leader by the leading social network. A day after checking […]

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Dubai ruler laments Arab youth’s desire to leave their ‘homes’ behind

Brew Admin   Tue 06 Oct 2020    

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and ruler of Dubai, took to Twitter on Tuesday to share his thoughts on the ‘painful’ desire of youths in the region […]

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Nostalgic highs as Dubai folks flood Twitter with fond memories of the ‘good ole’ days’

Brew Admin   Tue 06 Oct 2020    

Mid-week Tuesday saw a new top trender on the UAE tweet scene – namely the #IveBeeninDubaiSince tag. And suddenly all of the emirates has taken a dip into the decades past to re-live those simpler, wholesome days. From the VHR […]

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‘Tweets for death’ a huge no-no, says Twitter, backlash pours in near-instant

The Brew News Team   Sun 04 Oct 2020    

Twitter has issued a statement saying that tweets publicly wishing for President Donald Trump’s death following his positive coronavirus diagnosis violate their abusive behaviour policy and could result in suspension. The statement, published on Friday, has sparked a backlash within the Twitter community, […]

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Against the Tide // The Social Dilemma

Mohd Asim   Wed 16 Sep 2020    

The Social Dilemma: Resist the occupation of the human mind Does Social Media do more harm than good? Has the technology started to hurt more than it helps? These are the most important and raging debates of our times. A […]

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