Twitter Pulls Down Trump Campaign Video About George Floyd’s Death Over Copyright-Infringement Claim

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorUPDATED: Facebook and Twitter on Friday both removed a video posted by President Donald Trump — which was faked to appear as if it had aired on CNN — after receiving a copyright-infringement claim.“We received a copyright complaint from the rights holder of this video under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and have removed the post,” a Facebook spokesperson confirmed to Variety.A Twitter rep also said the video from Trump’s tweet was removed.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook on Friday removed a video posted by President Donald Trump — which was faked to appear as if it had aired on CNN — after receiving a copyright-infringement claim.“We received a copyright complaint from the rights holder of this video under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and have removed the post,” a Facebook spokesperson confirmed to Variety.On Thursday, Trump cross-posted a meme video to Twitter and Facebook that was doctored with fake CNN chyrons

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook removed posts and ads from Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign over imagery that violated the social network’s policy banning “organized hate.”The Trump ads blasted “Dangerous MOBS of far-left groups,” which it claimed are “running through our streets and causing absolute mayhem.” The ads featured an upside-down triangle, which anti-hate groups said was strikingly similar to notorious Nazi symbols denoting political prisoners in World War II

tweeted a photo of a statue of Yoda, the green alien who served as Skywalker’s Jedi teacher in the sci-fi series, with a spray-painted message: “Matter, Black Lives Do.”“Luminous beings are we… ALL,” Hamill wrote on the post.It’s not the first time the actor, who has been vocal in his solidarity with protesters, has channeled Star Wars to make his point.On Monday he tweeted out a photo of Star Wars-themed posters on the side of the building which show Floyd in the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi,

Ava DuVernay talks to Ellen DeGeneres about George Floyd, police brutality, and more on Monday’s “Ellen” show.

a recent piece about police-based reality TV on his website, was the first to report Paramount’s decision to pull Monday’s “Cops” premiere.“Cops” was the subject of a recent podcast hosted by Dan Taberski, “Running from Cops,” which chronicled hundreds of episodes of the show.

Justin Trudeau literally fell silent for over 20 seconds before commenting on U.S. President Donald Trump‘s desire to use military force to quell George Floyd racial injustice protests across the country.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t sharing what he thinks about U.S. President Donald Trump’s language and behaviour amid escalating anti-racism protests, despite facing pointed questions on Tuesday.

Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic is facing backlash after he recently praised the hard-line calls of President Trump in which he threatened to send in the military to restore order at nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death if governors didn’t do it. “Wow!!! I know many of you can’t stand him, however, Trump knocked it out of the park with this speech,” Novoselic wrote on his personal Facebook page.

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Last week, the death of George Floyd sent shockwaves around the world.The 46-year-old African-American father died after a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck for nine minutes until he could no longer breathe.The horrific incident, which was caught on video, has sparked mass protests across America and the rest of the world. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK's daily newsletter.

Ciara is praying for “unity” and a brighter tomorrow for her young son, Future.