In response to the growing demand for open political discourse and the evolving landscape of public opinion, YouTube has made significant policy changes regarding the removal of videos that propagate false claims about previous US presidential elections. The video-sharing platform, acknowledging the need to create an environment where users can openly debate even controversial ideas, has announced... 

A recent move by retail giant Target has sparked controversy as it introduces a new line of LGBTQ clothing specifically designed for children, including infants. This decision has drawn criticism from various groups and has reignited the debate on the appropriate age for discussing gender identity. Consumer advocacy organization Woke Alerts from Consumers’ Research raised concerns about Target’s... 

A certain sticker has caused some huge controversy online, and social media users can’t believe that it actually got approved and posted onto the site. Instagram has many great features to make your Instagram Stories really stand out. You can add a song, a location, a poll or even a countdown to a specific event. But one of the most popular features are stickers. These little symbols or phrases... 

A satirical cartoon on Norwegian public television has drawn complaints about anti-Semitism, after it showed a man contemplating a derogatory term in a word puzzle game Scrabble, while playing against a Jew. Part of the NKR Humor series, the cartoon depicts an overweight man dressed as a Haredi Jew, playing Scrabble with a younger man in the park, and berating him for taking too long. “We are clearly... 

A major international film festival received threatening calls from “high government officials” in Houston warning them not to show the controversial anti-vaccine film that was recently pulled by the Tribeca Film Festival. Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe, directed by former physician Dr. Andrew Wakefield, explores the link between vaccines and autism and alleges a cover-up involving the CDC. The... 

The Times named Nigel Farage of the UK Independence Party ‘Briton of the Year,’ calling him a game-changing politician who broke into and shaped the country’s politics in 2014. The decision prompted a storm of controversy in the media and on Twitter. Farage has managed to lure many disillusioned voters away from the political establishment and has exploited every opportunity he can –... 

The Tolkien-inspired ‘Eye of Sauron’ eventually lit up Moscow’s sky, following public controversy and opposition from the Orthodox Church. Having taken a virtual form, the image can be seen through the lens of a smartphone or tablet. The evil eye appeared exactly where it was first planned to be installed, on top of a skyscraper in the Moscow City business area, a stone’s throw... 

There was a time when the Turkish-led Ottoman Empire ruled over a large chunk of Europe. Now some believe the Turks want to bring back those old glory days. The Turkish government has embarked on a mosque-building campaign throughout Germany. One new Turkish mega-mosque, the Cologne Central Mosque, has Germans on edge. When construction on the facility is completed, it will be Germany’s largest... 

It was on a live television morning show where the GOP frontrunner made this comment. After which it took little time for Americans to react. Message boards were flooded with criticism about the Republican candidates’ remark. Romney initially was making his victory rounds after winning the GOP Florida primary just the day before, now he is spending time clarifying his statement, which he says... 

Donald Trump is not backing down from his demand that President Barack Obama produce his birth certificate and stepped up his criticism by questioning why he has not released other personal records, including college transcripts and legislative papers. The billionaire real estate tycoon and star of “The Apprentice” created a stir on Wednesday when he said on “The View” that Obama must release... 

Courting controversy: New German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich who has waded into the row over German immigration. Germany’s new interior minister has waded straight into controversy by claiming that Islam is not a key part of the German way of life. Hans-Peter Friedrich, who took office last week in a cabinet reshuffle, stoked an increasingly serious row about immigration in his country... 

The comparison of these two passages is so telling in so many ways: The Washington Post, today: Revelations by the organization WikiLeaks have received blanket coverage this week on television, in newspapers and on Web sites around the globe. But in parts of the world where the leaks have some of the greatest potential to sow controversy, they have barely caused a ripple. Authoritarian governments... 

Former member of the House of Representatives in Louisiana, David Duke, decries his comparison by Rush Limbaugh and others to Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, saying the she supports racist discrimination against White people, while he has been a long advocate of merit-based promotion. “Limbaugh, a recent addict to illegal drugs, has no business making personal attacks against me for my...