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Social media users have blasted tech conglomerate Google for their recent Christmas campaign ad.
The video was labelled “woke” after it featured non-binary TikTok star Cyrus Veyssi shopping for Christmas.
The ad was widely panned online, with social media users slamming the advertisement as “woke”.
“Google launches WOKE Christmas campaign featuring a man wearing women’s clothing complaining about his skin,” wrote one user.
US Vice President Kamala Harris has given her concession speech following Donald Trump’s presidential election victory.
The former prosecutor addressed a large crowd of supporters at her alma mater, Howard University, in Washington, DC.
Harris’ speech was commended by social media users, with one user claiming it was her “best speech” ever.
“Kamala Harris’ concession speech was ironically the best speech I’ve heard her give. Much different tone. Genuine passion that wasn’t seen on the campaign trail,” one user wrote.
While others believe the vice president’s speech fell flat, with one user labelling it “terrible”.
“Wow. I truly wanted to like Kamala Harris’ concession speech, as part of a great American tradition. But it was dreadful. A terrible combination of campaign platitudes and divisive talk about the “dark” days ahead. All she succeeded in doing was reminding everyone why she lost,” wrote another user.
Sky News host Rita Panahi says actor Mel Gibson has “set social media on fire” following his blistering assessment of the Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris.
Mr Gibson reaffirmed his support for the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, before he gave a blistering assessment of Ms Harris when he was questioned by TMZ.
“Miserable track record – appalling track record. No policies to speak of. And she’s got the IQ of a fence post,” the actor said.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has caused outrage after participating in a “bizarre” social media clip, says comedian Alex Stein.
“It is an attempt at just trying to be shocking and bizarre,” Mr Stein told Sky News host Rita Panahi.
“I’m not trying to defend Whitmer, but she probably didn’t realise how weird this video was.”
Former First Lady Hillary Clinton warns “we lose total control” if social media companies do not moderate content on their platforms.
Clinton spoke to CNN host Michael Smerconish on Saturday and admitted though steps have been taken to regulate content, more should be done.
The former first lady argued that the steps taken at a state level aren’t enough and that the federal government should do more.
“But we now know that that was an overly simple view, that if the platforms, whether it’s Facebook or Twitter/X or Instagram or TikTok, whatever they are, if they don’t moderate and monitor the content, we lose total control and it’s not just the social and psychological effects, it’s real life,” she said.
Former US president Donald Trump’s spokesperson has released a social media statement on Truth Social.
“President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act,” the statement read.
“He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility.”
Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been permanently suspended “due to the risk of further incitement of violence”.
Tweets from the US president’s @realDonaldTrump handle have been wiped, with his account now showing the words: “Twitter suspends accounts which violate the Twitter Rules.”
The Twitter Safety account posted shortly afterwards, saying: “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.
It comes after Mr Trump was similarly banned from Facebook and Instagram following riots at the US Capitol on Wednesday.
Twitter said two of the president’s tweets posted on Friday had violated its glorification of violence policy.
The move has outraged conservatives, who claim Twitter’s decision sets a dangerous precedent when it comes to free speech.
Sky News host Sharri Markson says the extreme censorship of the Hunter Biden story is “deeply concerning” as it has reached a point where social media giants think they can determine the accuracy of stories published by newspapers.
It comes after the New York Post released an expose detailing links between Joe Biden and his son who was paid at least $50,000 a month to sit on the board of a Ukrainian energy company who allegedly set up a meeting with the then-Vice President.
Ms Markson recently interviewed Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon, who revealed Joe Biden’s son emailed a shop owner who had his hard drive in an effort to get it back.
Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton noted the interview has four million views on the Sky News YouTube channel, and has been watched for a total of half a million hours straight.
Mr Houghton said he knew there were people who were critical of Ms Markson doing the story, “but it turns out people have voted with their eyeballs”.
“What make this story even more concerning is the fact that there has been such extreme censorship of this story by Twitter – and Facebook as well which limited its reach,” Ms Markson said.
“The point to which social media giants think they can make a determination on the accuracy of a story done by media outlets is so deeply concerning and should worry all of us.
“And they continue to censor publication of Hunter Biden’s emails, we now know these are genuine emails.
“How can a tech giant suddenly start to play editor and decide which stories that a newspaper publishes are accurate or not.”
