Kim Kardashian West speaks at the “Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project” panel in Pasadena, Calif., in January. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP Kim Kardashian West speaks at the “Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project” panel in Pasadena, Calif., in January. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP A small — though prominent — group of public figures is taking a 24-hour break from the platforms that magnify their celebrity to protest what they see as Facebook’s failure to control disinformation and hate speech. The campaign, #StopHateForProfit, is aimed at Facebook and Instagram and has attracted such disparate individuals as Kim Kardashian West, […]
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The Toronto Raptors have discussed boycotting Game 1 of the NBA second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics to protest against the shooting of Jacob Blake by Wisconsin police. On Tuesday the team held a meeting to discuss how they can react to the widely-discussed case of Blake, a 29-year-old unarmed black man who was shot in the back by a policeman on Sunday. READ MORE: ‘Back the F*CK up!’ Toronto Raptors’ Masai Ujiri releases footage of deputy sheriff initiating ‘assault’ after NBA Finals Blake’s father said that his son was shot seven times while trying to enter a car when three […]