[Link] Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ordered to pay $4.1m over false Sandy Hook claims

Read: 5/8/2022 www.theguardian.com

The jury in Alex Jones’s defamation trial on Thursday ordered the far-right conspiracy theorist to pay $4.1m in damages over his repeated claims that the deadly Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

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[Link] State Senator Rants About Furries Using Litter Boxes in School, Then Apologizes

Read: 3/4/2022 www.vice.com

“I’m a little shocked, I guess... It’s something called furries,” he said.

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[Link] TikTok Finally Bans Deadnaming, Conversion Therapy Content

Read: 8/2/2022 www.vice.com

TikTok updated its terms of service Tuesday morning to ban deadnaming, misgendering, misogyny, and content that promotes conversion therapy programs.

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