US Paralympic stars banned for questioning teammate’s disability
Earlier this month, four US swimmers were banned from the closing ceremony of the Paralympics in Paris for making disparaging comments about other athletes on social media. Jessica Long, Gia Pergolini, Julia Gaffney and Anastasia Pagonis were disciplined for violating U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee rules by appearing to question their teammates' disabilities. According to […]
Navient banned from federal student loan servicing, fined $120M
The government's top consumer watchdog has banned Navient from servicing federal student loans and ordered the company to pay $120 million for allegedly defaulting on loans. The settlement announced Thursday comes nearly eight years after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Navient, a former division of Sallie Mae, in 2017. The CFPB accused the […]
The Unsavory Reason Why Charles Payne Was Banned from Fox News
Did you know that Charles Payne’s suspension from Fox Business Network lasted just two months before he was reinstated? source
Brazilian Judge Who Banned Twitter Sought To Censor Average Joes Simply For Being Conservative, Docs Say
Alexandre de Moraes, the Brazilian Supreme Court judge who banned Twitter in Brazil, petitioned the government to block members of the public's social media accounts because of their political beliefs, according to a screenshot of a document published by Twitter on Wednesday. According to the Alexandre File Twitter account, De Moraes has quietly petitioned the […]
Elon Musk gets surprising defender after X was banned in Brazil: The Washington Post
The Washington Post, a frequent and harsh critic of Elon Musk, has criticized the Brazilian government for moving to ban X, a social media platform owned by the tech billionaire. “The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX rightly said a Brazilian judge's move to unilaterally ban his company from operating in the country was an […]
Illegal aliens accused of crimes not banned from taxpayer-funded NYC shelters, deputy mayor admits
New York City's Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, Ann Williams-Isom, recently acknowledged that the city does not ban illegal immigrants suspected of crimes from living in taxpayer-funded shelters. Mayor Williams-Isom said during a City Hall press conference Tuesday that despite an apparent increase in criminal activity in and around city-run shelters, the arrests […]
Why barefoot passengers are banned from these airlines
If you are without a shirt or shoes, you will not be able to enjoy any in-flight service. It may not seem like much after many people have flown barefoot for years, but flying without socks is now banned on some airlines. That's right, baring your legs on a plane could get you turned away […]
Columbia University Pro-Palestinian Student Group ‘Banned’ by Instagram
A pro-Palestinian student group at Columbia University announced that its account has been “permanently banned” from Instagram. in post On the Xth, Columbia Students for Justice for Palestine explained that their account was permanently deleted when it reached “124,000” followers, adding that when they created a new account, it was “deleted” within two days. “With […]
Telegram’s CEO Charged In France, Banned From Leaving Territory
Telegram founder Pavel Durov was indicted by French prosecutors on Wednesday for allegedly illegally using the platform. He faces six charges: Remaining French territory, Politico ReportedHe was arrested at Paris' Le Bourget airport and has been in domestic custody since Saturday. Durov's bail has been set at 5 million euros. Or $5.56 million, CNN ReportedAdditionally, […]
Oklahoma student Caleb Horst banned from flying American flag on his truck as classmates, locals rally to support him
Oklahoma residents gathered en masse at their town's high school with American flags flying from their cars in protest after a student was told he couldn't fly the flag from his truck on school grounds. Caleb Holst, a junior at Edmond North High School, said school officials told him on Aug. 21 that he was […]