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On his 21st birthday, a young man received a gift for his father, who passed away six years ago, that he will cherish forever. Before passing away from esophageal cancer, John Goodman has planned for his son Matt Goodman to be gifted a $10 bill to purchase his first beer, …

Twitter is shutting down its live video streaming app, Periscope. The social media giant announced that Periscope will be shut down due to a lack of users and high costs. Twitter acquired the streaming app in 2015 for $86 million. In a blog post titled “Farewell, Periscope,” the team said …

Dionne Warwick isn’t having it with Wendy Williams.  The legendary singer took to Twitter and got some things off her chest following Williams’ comments about her joining Twitter, among other things. She first called Warwick “a beautiful woman” but then said, “She doesn’t like me though, I know she doesn’t …

When asked by a fan what she was “mixed with,” singer Jhené Aiko initially gave a humorous answer before acknowledging “her racial ambiguity.” Her view on her ethnic background eventually made its way to The Shade Room’s Instagram page, which promoted Aiko to give further details into her racial heritage, …

Cardi B kept “Pursegate” alive after tweeting out a picture of the purse that caused a stir for the “WAP” rapper on Sunday. The backlash was swift for Cardi after asking her followers whether or not she should purchase an $88,000 purse during a time when many Americans are struggling. …

Lil Uzi Vert took to Twitter to show off a nasty gash over his top lip. Apparently, the accident happened while he was trying to open a zip tie with a knife. “I was pulling the knife back on a zip tie and stab my face…I just missed my lip,” …

Burt’s Bees featured an extremely distasteful advertisement. The Amazon ad photographed a Black family wearing the brand’s matching holiday pajamas. If you haven’t seen the ad yourself, you may be wondering what all of the commotion is about. The outrage is due to the fact that the company carelessly represented …

On Inauguration Day, Donald Trump will not only have to hand over the White House to Joe Biden— but also the official Twitter account of the president.  Twitter said in a statement confirmed by PEOPLE that the presidential Twitter account @POTUS will be turned over to President-elect Joe Biden come …

Donald Trump’s sister never supported him as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. He actually was tricked by a fake account who he thought was his sister.  It be ya own family, well, at least a fake account posing as your family member. On Friday, Trump shared an article …

Twitter is “exploring” the thought of implementing a dislike/downvote feature after the idea was pitched to the company by a “cybersecurity expert,” Complex reports. An expert for Joe Biden’s campaign offered suggestions for Twitter to prioritize rather than adding the recently launched “fleets” feature. The expert’s idea included: Removing all …

Twenty-six-year-old rapper Lil Uzi Vert could be hanging up his paper and pen after a few more albums. After releasing the joint project Pluto x Baby Pluto with rapper Future on Friday, Lil Uzi took to Twitter to reveal his plans to stop making music, reports stated. In a now-deleted …

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are in the hot seat. The tech gurus both testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday. The companies are currently under review due to advertisements that ran during the 2020 presidential election. According to Dorsey,  Twitter banned over 300,000 …

Donald Trump will be subject to the same Twitter rules as any other user when President-elect Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20; the social media company confirmed this week. According to NBC News, Twitter places “public interest” notices on rule-breaking tweets from “world leaders,” but once Trump leaves office- this will no longer apply to …

A politician in the United Kingdom has generated a substantial amount of criticism after referring to the new U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as “the Indian” two days following the 2020 Election. In a now-deleted tweet, Lord Kilclooney of the House of Lords tweeted, “What happens if Biden moves on …

After celebrating his 34th birthday, rapper Drake became the center of a Twitter joke after his birthday menu was posted on the internet. This past weekend, a guest of Drake’s “born day” celebration shared a screenshot of the rapper’s birthday menu on social media. Fans quickly pointed out that Drake …

On Sunday, Twitter removed a tweet from top White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Scott Atlas after he falsely claimed that masks don’t work to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The tweet read, “Mask work? NO” then he proceeded to tweet several other posts that questioned whether face coverings stopped …

On Saturday Rapper Cardi B took to her Instagram to announce to her 77 million followers that she deleted her Twitter account. In a rant on Instagram Live she expressed how upset she is with people who criticized her for taking back her rapper husband Offset after she had allegedly …

On Tuesday, Twitter suspended multiple accounts who claimed to be Black supporters of Donald Trump and his campaign due to spam and platform manipulation. A spokesperson for Twitter said that the company is investigating the activity and may suspend additional accounts if they are violating its policies. The Washington Post …

Trump has threatened legal action against Twitter after his campaign account was temporarily suspended. According to Politico, Trump’s reelection campaign complained after its account was locked for tweeting about unproven allegations against Joe Biden and his son Hunter. The fallout started after Mike Hahn, a social media staffer on the …

Cardi  B, 28, addressed the accidental topless picture that she posted on her Instagram story. She used a voice memo on Twitter to acknowledge her mistake. “I’m going to eat my breakfast, and then I’m going to go to a party because I’m not even going to think about it,” she …