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'Not fond of Indians': Taiwan candidate Lee Hung-Yi's billboard banning turbaned man, upside-down Indian flag sparks concernTaiwan anti-India billboard: A political candidate in Taiwan Lee Hung-Yi has ignited a social media firestorm with a billboard opposing Ind...
The dark side of cricket: Why colourism in the game needs calling outSocietal norms often lead to the selective enforcement of laws, with many minor infractions overlooked. This article explores how such leni...
Swiss watchmaker Swatch apologies for ad showing gesture seen as racistSwatch, the Swiss watchmaker, has issued an apology for an ad campaign that featured an Asian male model making a gesture considered racist...
Musk's X reaches deal to drop Twitch from lawsuit over ad spendingElon Musk's X reached a tentative deal to drop its lawsuit against Twitch, which it accused of conspiring to boycott the platform and harm ...
Elon Musk's X drops Unilever from advertiser boycott lawsuitLondon-based Unilever - whose products include Dove soaps, Hellmann's condiments and Pepsodent toothpaste - said in a statement it had "rea...
Elon Musk Antisemitic Row: President Biden and VP Kamala Harris join 'threads'US President Joe Biden and the Vice President have opened their official accounts on Instagram’s Threads. This comes after White House cond...
Elon Musk vows to file 'thermonuclear lawsuit' as major advertisers desert XElon Musk vows a "thermonuclear lawsuit" against watchdog ‘Media Matters’ after major advertisers withdraw from X due to antisemitic conten...
Musk announces more expensive subscription for ad-free TwitterThe announcement comes as the social network has faced major economic uncertainty since its takeover by Musk in October.
Unilever, Verizon join ad boycott of FB over hateful contentUnilever on Friday said it will halt US ads on Facebook and Twitter for the rest of the year, citing hate speech and polarised politics as ...
Unilever threatens online ad cuts to clean up internetUnilever itself was heavily criticised last year for a Dove advert on Facebook that many saw as racist. Amid a social media backlash and ca...
Google tightens rules on YouTube to clean it up for advertisersIn April, after an ad boycott began, YouTube raised the cap for splitting revenue with video creators, requiring these sites to have at lea...
Many a slip from the lip: When Donald Trump, billionaire David Bonderman made inappropriate remarksA look at famous people who put their foot where their mouth is.
Abhay Deol rips fellow Bollywood actors for endorsing fairness productsThe debate around fairness creams and advertisements promoting them has been around for a while now.
More big brands pull ads from YouTube in widening boycottThe defections are continuing even after Google apologized for tainting brands.
Republicans smear Indian candidate, says he's like TrumpA flyer has been put saying Indian-origin Democrat has a lot in common with presidential nominee Donald Trump like "scandal, dirty deals an...
Western media magnifying racism in China over racial Ad: ExpertsAfter the release of the advertisement that caused outrage on social media, legal experts have called for more awareness of racial sensitiv...
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan slammed over 'racist' ad, actress says image changedIn the ad, the 41-year-old actress is seen decked in jewels along with the child, dark and emaciated, holding an oversize umbrella over her...
- In the battle against racism, being thin-skinned not best armour
Juniors are allowed a greater leeway when it comes to transgressions and cultural offences are no exception, apparently.
- Monkey cartoon sparks racial row in US
Civil rights leaders and elected officials said it echoed racist stereotypes of African-Americans as monkeys.
- Hero Honda, LG, Neo Sports in hot soup
Leading corporates Hero Honda, LG Electronics, Dabur India, Neo Sports and General Motors figure among the top firms which have been pulled...