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Alexa, don’t you know a Christmas classic when you hear one? Amazon device refuses to play Pogues’ Fairytale of New York because of its ‘offensive’ lyrics Owners must turn off the ‘profanity filter’ for Fairytale Of New York to be played Comes after song was embroiled in censorship row over words ‘f****t’ and ‘sl*t’ Radio 1 … Read more
YouTube AI will ask trolls posting ‘potentially offensive’ remarks on videos to ‘keep comments respectful’ – but WON’T automatically remove them Artificial Intelligence (AI) will scan user comments before they are posted If it detects abuse a pop-up appears urging them to ‘keep comments respectful’ YouTube will not use the AI to automatically screen and delete … Read more
Darren Criss – Glee and The Assassination Of Gianni Versace Criss, 33, rose to fame playing openly gay singer Blaine Anderson on the Ryan Murphy series Glee from 2010 to 2015. The actor reunited with Murphy in 2017 to portray gay serial killer Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story His performance in the … Read more
Pictured: Former Spadeoak managing director Dave Dawe A ‘bitter’ ex-managing director hijacked his replacement’s public welcome with a rant about his ‘back stabbing’ former colleagues after he was sacked over ‘offensive’ WhatsApp banter. Dave Dawe claims he had a 35-year ‘blemish-free record’ at asphalt surfacing specialists Spadeoak before getting the boot over ‘mum-friendly’ content posted … Read more
Singer Sia has hit back at critics after coming under fire for failing to cast an autistic actress in her debut movie Music, a film about a girl with the condition. The film, which comes out in February 2021, has been met with criticism due to the casting of dancer Maddie Ziegler, with whom Sia has … Read more
A former Google executive and president of a San Francisco Bay Area school district has stepped down after his wife made vulgar comments about Kamala Harris on Twitter, alleging she is only qualified for office because she’s a black woman. Jon Venverloh resigned on Sunday as president of the Las Lomitas Elementary School District in … Read more
A trainee detective accused of making sexist and racist comments said today he became ‘desensitised’ to the language when he landed a ‘dream job’ with his father’s colleagues in an under-fire police unit. Andrew Ferguson is one of six officers from Hampshire Constabulary facing a gross misconduct hearing following allegations they made various offensive remarks. … Read more
Boris Johnson is today facing the biggest Tory challenge to his leadership since the general election after a group of 50 MPs demanded a lockdown exit strategy and ministers launched a desperate charm offensive to quell the rebellion. The newly-formed Northern Research Group of Conservative backbenchers has written to Mr Johnson to warn the coronavirus crisis … Read more
UK Music says the acronym BAME is ‘outdated and offensive’ and needs to be consigned to the ‘dustbin of history’ to be replaced with specific terms like ‘black’ and ‘Asian’ UK Music is calling for acronym BAME to be consigned to ‘dustbin of history’ Taskforce seeking to improve diversity called the term ‘outdated and offensive’ … Read more
Spitting Image bosses changed Ed Sheeran puppet because they thought carrot leaves sprouting from his hair would upset redheads ITV executives ordered designers to remove the carrot from Ed Sheeran’s head The TV bosses claimed the Spitting Image character was deemed too offensive The TV show will be made available this week on the Britbox … Read more