A major UK dairy producer has claimed that vegan cancel culture combined with the war in Ukraine is making farming untenable. Arla Foods has claimed that fear of climate change has resulted in people being ashamed to eat dairy in public. According to The Telegraph: Arla Foods said people are “feeling ashamed towards dairy in … Read more
Google Docs (word processing app) is introducing a function that will warn users if their language isn’t inclusive enough. A user writing about pregnant women might be prompted by Google to use the term pregnant persons or pregnant people instead. According to The Times: When a journalist at the Commercial Observer real estate publication in … Read more
Channel 4’s Dispatches programme sent undercover reporters to look into the Metaverse, Facebook’s virtual reality universe. They found rampant sexist and racist abuse in the 3D online community. Child protection campaigners have labelled the Metaverse as an online wild west. According to The Times: Andy Burrows, the head of child safety online policy at NSPCC, … Read more
Councils across the UK are going cashless in car parks to the annoyance of pensioners. Some older drivers have claimed that refusing to accept cash is discriminatory. According to The Telegraph: As many as 13 councils in England and Wales have gone completely cashless in car parks, and many more machines do not take coins, … Read more
Data from Google’s Search and Maps applications has revealed that people are becoming increasingly aware of climate change and are taking steps to live more sustainable lives. Google says that searches for vintage or recycled clothes or even used clothing stores have risen by as much as 500 per cent in a year. According to … Read more
Legislators in Florida have just passed a bill that strips the Walt Disney company of the right to self-govern its own land. A deal agreed with the state of Florida in 1967, gave Disney powers to levy tax, build roads and control utilities on the lands of its theme park. The move is part of … Read more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has now said that trans women should not automatically be counted as women after a backlash from businesses and women’s rights groups. The watchdog had previously insisted that companies be forced to include men who identify as women when meeting female diversity targets. Hundreds of complaints forced a rethink. According … Read more
The President of the World Bank has warned that the world is facing human catastrophe due to food shortages arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Speaking to BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, David Malpass said that rising food prices would plunge hundreds of millions of people into poverty and starvation. According to the BBC: … Read more
This morning, a judge has issued an order for Julian Assange to be transferred to the United States to face charges of spying. The Wikileaks founder is wanted in the US for leaking hundreds of thousands of documents relating to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to The Independent: Westminster Magistrates’ Court has now … Read more
The comedian Omid Djalili has told the BBC that he has never done more set up and explanation of jokes in order to avoid being cancelled. Djalili was appearing on the station’s Hardtalk programme. Host Stephen Sackur asked the comic if it’s possible for stand-ups to be authentic and their “genuine selves” in the current … Read more
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