Kim Kardashian to freeze Instagram account to protest hate speechSeptember 16, 2020 - 11:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has said she is going to freeze her social media accounts on Instagram and Facebook for 24 hours on Wednesday, September 16 over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Criticising the companies for allowing the “spreading of hate”, Kardashian West is joining actors Kerry Washington, Jennifer Lawrence, Sacha Baron Cohen and Mark Ruffalo by posting in support of the #StopHateForProfit campaign. Kardashian West said inaccurate social media posts have “a serious impact on our elections and undermines our democracy”. She called on others to also suspend their accounts for 24 hours over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Kardashian West tweeted: “I love that I can connect directly with you through Instagram and Facebook, but I can’t sit by and stay silent while these platforms continue to allow the spreading of hate, propaganda and misinformation – created by groups to sow division and split America apart – only to take steps after people are killed." The Armenian-American beauty mogul also revealed that her brands – Smiks solutionwear line, KKW Beauty, KKW Fragrance – will also be going dark on Instagram and Facebook. Kardashian West has 188 million Instagram followers, while her Facebook page has been liked by more than 29 million people. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Տhe European Film Market is the world’s third biggest industry meeting for the international film circuit. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |