Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | stockcam) Reddit yesterday banned r/NoNewNormal, a hub of anti-mask and anti-vaccine posts, after a protest against the platform’s refusal to take more aggressive action against COVID misinformation. In a post titled ” COVID denialism and policy clarifications , ” Reddit said it also quarantined “54 additional COVID-denial subreddits. ” While […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) Over 135 subreddits have gone dark this week in protest of Reddit’s refusal to ban communities that spread misinformation about the COVID pandemic and vaccines. Subreddits that went private include two with 10 million or more subscribers, namely r/Futurology and r/TIFU. The PokemonGo community is one of 15 […]
Another celeb is really suffering from COVID. Earlier this month Korn were forced to postpone multiple upcoming shows on their North American tour when lead singer Jonathan Davis caught the coronavirus. The announcement came just hours before they were supposed to perform in Scranton, Pennsylvania on August 14. The band wrote: “On Saturday, we received the unfortunate […]
Edgar Ramirez is heartbroken. After losing five loved ones to coronavirus — three of whom passed away this weekend — the Jungle Cruise star has had it with anti-vaxxers and is now channeling his “pain” into a powerful plea for action. On Wednesday, the Point Break alum penned a vulnerable letter to followers on Instagram […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuriko Nakao ) Reddit yesterday defended its stance on allowing pandemic misinformation after hundreds of subreddit moderators joined an open letter urging the company to “take action against the rampant Coronavirus misinformation on their website. ” The open letter on r/VaxxHappened was joined by over 450 moderators and said that […]
This is so awful… The Real Housewives of Miami star Alexia Echevarria is mourning the loss of her mother after a long bout with COVID-19 on Wednesday. Worse still, the tragic death came on what should’ve been the greatest day of her life: it was originally scheduled to have been her wedding day. Related: Tiffany Moot […]
Close call! Country crooner Reba McEntire was all but certain she’ d come down with COVID-19 recently after displaying all the symptoms. The 66-year-old wasn’ t super excited about it, either, considering she had already been vaccinated earlier in the pandemic. Related: Hilary Duff Reveals She Tested Positive For COVID-19, Calls The Delta Variant ‘ […]
Melissa Joan Hart is dealing with the coronavirus, and she’s not happy about it — nor should she be, considering she’s fully vaccinated and yet nevertheless came down with a “bad” version of a breakthrough case. The 45-year-old TV star and mom of three children opened up about her diagnosis in an Instagram video posted to […]
The Terminator has spoken! On Wednesday, Arnold Schwarzenegger chatted with the former National Security Council staffer Alexander Vindman and CNN reporter Bianna Golodryga about how disgusted he has become using the coronavirus misinformation in the country and the lack of compassion amongst the American people. Just voicing some of the thoughts a lot of other […]
Chet Hanks is at it again… Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson‘s unique (sure…) son, who was previously dragged this year for asserting that a “white boy summer” was upon us, is now being called out again on social media after revealing his opinions about COVID vaccines amid the ongoing pandemic. Related: Hold Up! Is Tom Hanks Bald Now?! […]