Paramount Global is temporarily halting its operations in Russia and giving $1 million to support humanitarian relief for Ukraine.
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pic.twitter.com/42ZgKZIkmu"I mean, not the best timing," a user said while attaching a screenshot of a Twitter feed that shows The Weeknd's nondescript tweet sandwiched in between news stories of the invasion.After the tweet marinated for more than two hours, the rapper, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, essentially resigned himself to ignorance and decided to delay the announcement of his mysterious project.unfortunately i'm just now seeing what's happening with the conflict and will pause on tomorrow's announcement.
i pray for everyone's safety.
.Paramount Global is temporarily halting its operations in Russia and giving $1 million to support humanitarian relief for Ukraine.
Influencers in Russia are speaking out about the Instagram ban in the country amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Instagram's ban went into effect Monday. Popular social media stars who have amassed millions of followers posted tearful videos in which they hinted that their livelihoods as they knew it have been upended.
Sacha Baron Cohen has called out social media platforms for not blocking Russia’s state TV network amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine.In a post on Twitter, the actor criticised the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube – Mark Zuckerbeg, Parag Agrawal, Sundar Pichai and Susan Wojcick respectively – and urged them to remove the network RT from their platforms.“Putin just bombed a children’s hospital, but @Facebook, @Instagram, @Twitter & @YouTube are still showing Russia’s state-run RT,” Cohen wrote.“Why are you profiting off Putin’s propaganda?! Remove Russia RT from your platforms NOW!”Hey Mark, @paraga,@sundarpichai, @SusanWojcicki Putin just bombed a children’s hospital, but @Facebook, @instagram @Twitter & @YouTube are still showing Russia's state-run RTWhy are you profiting off Putin's propaganda?!Remove Russia RT from your platforms NOW! pic.twitter.com/W0wkWKAZpX— Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) March 9, 2022NME has reached out to representatives for all the respective companies.As posted on the updates blog for Meta – the rebrand of Facebook who also own Instagram – the company states they have restricted access to RT and Sputnik in Ukraine, the UK and across the EU.In an update on March 1, the blog reads: “In addition to restricting access to RT and Sputnik across the EU, we are now globally demoting content from Facebook Pages and Instagram accounts from Russian state-controlled media outlets and making them harder to find across our platforms. “We have also begun to demote posts that contain links to Russian state-controlled media websites on Facebook.
#WheelOfFortune #patsajak pic.twitter.com/0wkEL2aRanTwitter immediately scolded Pat and demanded he apologize (he was also called many words not fit for print.)"Poor Scott just wanted to tell his story. Pat just throwing the shade," one fan tweeted.
Petrol prices have soared to a new record high in the UK as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues.
Vicky Pattison has announced she's taking a break from social media. The TV personality, 34, who recently got engaged to her long-term partner Ercan on a lavish holiday in Dubai, took to Instagram to explain why she's taking some time away from the platform.
SoHo grifter — whose elaborate cons were recently dramatized in Netflix’s “Inventing Anna” series.In a new episode of “Inventing Chloe,” Fineman put on Anna Sorokin’s trademark Céline eyeglasses and designer outfits, and became emboldened to boss around and disparage her co-workers.“This food, is like basic, you know? Chips, are like broke ass. We need something more exclusive, like Nobu.
invaded that country on Feb. 24.Host Ken Jennings read the $800 clue in the category “Bordering Russia”: ”The Kerch Strait — along with serious border issues — separates Russia from this country on the Black Sea.”The answer, of course, was Ukraine.The 1.9-mile-long strait separates Russia from Crimea to its west and Ukraine to the north. Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and subsequently built a bridge across the strait to connect the two in 2018.
Ashton Kutcher called out Russian media for "lying" as the country continues to invade Ukraine. Kutcher has continued to show his support for Ukraine on social media. His wife, Mila Kunis, was born in the country and lived there right until the fall of the Soviet Union.
Russia has warned Ukraine of its plans to launch 'high-precision strikes' on the country's capital - and told citizens to leave their homes immediately.
including “The Batman,” amid Putin’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The moves comes as Russia escalated its offensive Tuesday by bombing Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, and dispatching a 40-mile-long convoy of tanks and other equipment to Kyiv.“In light of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, WarnerMedia is pausing the release of its feature film ‘The Batman’ in Russia,” the studio said in a statement, per the Hollywood Reporter.
Celine Dion has been rather silent on social media since cancelling the remaining shows of her tour due to health reasons.MORE: What is wrong with Celine Dion? All we know about the singer's recent health battleThe singer has briefly returned at times to mark special occasions, such as her son René-Charles's 21st birthday and Valentine's Day – but on Monday she shared a very emotional statement in support of the people of Ukraine.WATCH: Celine Dion's health battle explained"To the dear courageous people of Ukraine, we are shocked and saddened, and truly inspired by your bravery," she began her statement.READ: Celine Dion shares emotional Valentine's Day message that has fans in loveRELATED: Celine Dion's $1.2m Vegas mansion where she's recovering from health problems"Our hearts are with you. We send you love and prayers for peace.
New sanctions have been announced targeting Russia's central bank.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy has something to say to his former Dancing with the Stars partner Kirstie Alley after she posted about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
ArmA III and DCS: World have been spread on social media claiming to be footage from the Ukraine war.As reported by Bloomberg, Facebook, recently rebranded as Meta, has been struggling to verify footage and claims being spread on the social media platform surrounding the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Head of Meta’s security Nathaniel Gleicher claims that a special task force is in place via Twitter:“In response to the unfolding military conflict in Ukraine, we have established a Special Operations Center to respond in real time.