Whoopi’s Immediate suspension from “The View”

Whoopi Goldberg “immediate” suspension from “The View” 

 Goldberg when speaking of the holocaust said it “involved two groups of white people”. 

Goldberg was suspended from “The View” over claim that the Holocaust was “not about race”. 

 Goldberg made the comments during a discussion about a Tennessee school board’s decision to ban the Pulitzer prize-winning Holocaust graphic novel Maus.  

 ABC News said Goldberg would be off air for two weeks after her “wrong and hurtful comments”. ABC News organisation said, “Whoopi’s comments do not align with those values… of solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities”. 

 Goldberg has apologised for her comments publicly on air the day after these comments were said, addressing that she “misspoke”. Then addressing her 1.6 million Twitter followers wrote: “I said the Holocaust is not about race, but about man’s inhumanity to man. I should have said both it is about both”.  

 The viewers of the talk show and members of the Jewish were outraged at these ignorant comments and Goldberg’s appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ where she tried to clarify her comments which in turned caused more offence.  

 ABC News President Kim Godwin has asked Goldberg “to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments” while she is suspended.  

 

Nigeria ends ban on Twitter

After seven months of banning Twitter, the Nigerian government has decided to accept Twitter’s request to register in Nigeria and pay local taxes.  

 Nigeria suspended Twitter in summer 2021 after the social media firm deleted a tweet made by President Muhammadu Buhari, who accused Twitter of siding with secessionists.  

Although the government insisted that Twitter was banned, many Nigerians accessed Twitter using private networks such as VPN. The government had commanded internet providers to block Twitter as it was said that it was being used to sabotage “Nigeria’s corporate existence” through the spreading of false accusations that could have potentially caused violence.  

The Nigerian government have imposed that Twitter act with a respectful acknowledgement of Nigerian laws, communicate with government officials to manage content that doesn’t comply with Twitters community rules.  

 

Street Tag app helps people get out and about

By Beth Webb

Colchester’s parks and streets are being transformed into an interactive virtual playground through a new app. Street Tag is encouraging residents to get active and explore their local area. Users can compete for points by walking, running and cycling to geotags dotted around the town.

The app is taking a new approach to exercise with the aim of getting “every family, everywhere, physically active”.

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Hooligans attack buses in Chadwell St Mary

By April Norris

Three buses had their windows shattered in Chadwell St Mary on Monday, potentially by a pellet gun. This prompted a temporary pause in bus services in order to protect the public. Ensign Bus Company have said this morning that it could be a gun, catapult, or some sort of pistol, but are currently unsure.

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