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A Tanishq commercial has yet again come under fire. A month after the jewellery brand faced severe outrage on Twitter by a section of netizens over a commercial that advocated inter-faith marriages, the jewellery brand that launched its current festive season's collection 'Ekatvam is facing backlash once more after it launched another commercial that advocated a ban on firecrackers.The commercial that features actresses Neena Gupta, Sayani Gupta, Alaya F and Nimrat Kaur shows the four women sitting and talking during Diwali. The women, while speaking of their plans for the festival, advocate a ban on firecrackers and talk about making this festive season all about being close to family and spending time with them.Several Twitter users criticised the commercial and accused it of trying to 'preach' how to celebrate Diwali. Several of them accused the brand of trying to polarise its consumers based on religious lines. Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri came down heavily on the commercial and accused the advertisement of trying to "kill tradition".This Diwali, let’s kill tradition, Hindu culture and promote consumerism.Because photoshopped secular models with fake smiles and VFX bodies loaded with regressive Gold jewellery will lead us to Ekatvam - the Vedic philosophy of Oneness. https://t.co/R0O3wfSHIO— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) November 8, 2020#Cadbury advts spread love happiness and positive festive messages, while #tanishq advts spread propaganda usinh festival as a tool . Difference .— aeiou (@obnoxiousubtle) November 9, 2020READ: Why Hate for Tanishq? These Tweets are Testimony of Loving Families in Inter-faith MarriagesREAD: Mob Barges into Tanishq's Gujarat Outlet amid Row Over Ad Showing Hindu-Muslim MarriageAnother tweet used the message of Diwali by British PM Boris Johnson to call out Tanishq for the commercial.However, a significant section of Twitter users also backed the commercial and said how the mindless hating needs to stop as the brand…

Tom Brady threw three interceptions for the first time since a Week 3 game against Buffalo in 2011.

Coming off three consecutive losses to Georgia, Kentucky and Alabama, the Tennessee football team showed signs of getting back on track Saturday night following an open date last week. The Vols leaned heavily on their running game, took an early lead and went into halftime with a 13-0 lead over Arkansas. But it all fell apart in the second half. Arkansas outscored Teennessee 24-0 in the third quarter, and the Vols couldn't mount a late comeback in a 24-13 loss to the Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ala. Here's a look at some of the Twitter reaction during and after Saturday's game. GET A VIP MEMBERSHIP TO GOVOLS247 — $1 FOR YOUR FIRST MONTH Tennessee got the ball to start the game and marched straight down the field to take an early lead. The Vols leaned heavily on their run game and found some success, running eight times on a 12-play drive that finally stalled in Arkansas territory after a first-down holding penalty negated a 5-yard run by fifth-year senior quarterback Jarrett Guarantano. A third-and-13 screen pass to freshman wide receiver Jalin Hyatt went for no gain, forcing Tennessee to settle for a 50-yard field goal by senior kicker Brent Cimaglia. His third field goal of the season gave the Vols a 3-0 lead with 9:25 left in the first quarter. Tennessee is doing exactly what I think they should...give Eric Gray the ball and let him eat. — David Schiele WBIR (@Deacon_Schiele) November 8, 2020 #Vols offense is just not good enough to overcome a penalty, even on a first down. — The Sports Source (@SportsSourceTV) November 8, 2020 After getting a stop on Arkansas' first possession, Tennessee pieced together another long drive and this time was able to end it with a touchdown. The Vols ran the ball 14 times…

Twitter reacts to Joe Biden's speech, election From Mark Hamill to Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Barstool Sports, everybody had a take on speeches by Biden and running mate Kamala Harris. Here's a selection, starting with Biden and Harris themselves: I pledge to be a President who seeks not to divide, but to unify. Who doesn’t see Red and Blue states, but a United States. And who will work with all my heart to win the confidence of the whole people. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 8, 2020 Now the real work begins. To beat this pandemic. To rebuild our economy. To root out systemic racism in our justice system and society. To combat the climate crisis. To heal the soul of our nation. The road ahead won't be easy. But America is ready. And so are @JoeBiden and I. — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 8, 2020 Democrats in 2016: “Russia interfered in the election. We will not accept the integrity of the results!” Democrats in 2020: “How dare you raise questions about election integrity!” — Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) November 7, 2020 is anyone else having a hard time taking this Joe Biden - Kamala Harris victory speech seriously... knowing that the Democrats finessed this election? They are really overselling the con pic.twitter.com/FPgjxk7CTo — Tariq Nasheed 🇺🇸 (@tariqnasheed) November 8, 2020 Congratulations to my dear friend and President-elect @JoeBiden Vice-President-elect @KamalaHarris. Its time to move beyond politics and toward building a stronger america. I know Joe will unify the country toward a better future. — Cindy McCain (@cindymccain) November 7, 2020 Joseph Biden has made history, being the first elected-president of the United States to acknowledge the gay and transgender communities in his victory speech. pic.twitter.com/H1AfW03p3E — Gaga Now ⚡️ (@ladygaganownet) November 8, 2020 Keep up on the latest in national…

by: Andrew Schnitker Posted: Nov 6, 2020 / 07:54 PM CST / Updated: Nov 6, 2020 / 09:11 PM CST FILE PHOTO: Texas Longhorns helmet AUSTIN (KXAN) — A fan reunited a sentimental piece of memorabilia to a Texas Longhorns family on Thursday, and he did it using the positive power of social media. Several weeks ago, Wes Laurel (Twitter handle @Wes1416) sent out a tweet to Longhorns nation, asking for help after he purchased a helmet that he called a “dream piece” of his Texas Football memorabilia collection. However, after looking over the helmet, he was “99% sure” the helmet belonged to former Longhorns offensive lineman Paden Kelley. Kelley was part of the Longhorns football program in 2010 and 2011 after a standout high school career at Lake Travis High School. Kelley died in March 2019 at the age of 28. Several seasons ago, I purchased my dream piece of Texas Football memorabilia… a game used helmet from DKR. It’s my prized Longhorn possession. However, I am 99 percent sure I have the helmet of Paden Kelley. PK played for Texas in 10-11 and recently passed away from cancer….— TexWes (@Wes1416) October 19, 2020 After Laurel realized it was Kelley’s helmet, he wrote in a tweet he was hoping to return the piece to the Kelley family and wanted to “see if Twitter could do its thing” to find Kelley’s family. Word of Laurel’s search even reached Longhorns Athletics Director Chris Del Conte. In a tweet, Del Conte said he would pass along the request to the Longhorns’ equipment staff. On Thursday, a little over two weeks after the original post, Laurel was able to return the helmet to the Kelley family, sharing photos of he and Kelley’s sister in front of Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium.…

by: Shannon Becker Posted: Nov 6, 2020 / 07:39 PM CST / Updated: Nov 6, 2020 / 08:10 PM CST JOPLIN, Mo. — Although we focus mainly on Facebook to share our news stories that link to our news tab here at Four States Home Page. We also know many people choose other forms of social media to follow. INSTAGRAM Since the Spring our INSTAGRAM followers have doubled. You can see full videos linked through your account to IGtv full videos of our stories. Additionally we post to INSTAGRAM sometimes before we post to FB. It’s a fun place to watch because we turn off the comments so there is no FB DRAMA in the comments, lol. HERE ARE OUR LATEST INSTAGRAM POSTS TWITTER We have Twitter and also Periscope (which is the “Twitter live” app). Simple to follow! CLICK HERE for our account. More Joplin News First Stories

7:31 PM PST 11/5/2020 by Natalie Jarvey SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images The president's tweets will not be covered by Twitter's special policies for elected officials if his presidency ends in January. Donald Trump will go back to being a regular Twitter user if he leaves office in January. The president's Twitter account has been treated differently for the last four years. If he violates one of Twitter's policies, the social network doesn't remove his tweet like it would for most users. Instead, it affixes a warning to the post and limits its algorithmic promotion but leaves it up. The company says in its rules and policies guidelines that it does this for elected and government officials because "it may be in the public interest to allow people to view Tweets that would otherwise be taken down." In a statement, a Twitter spokesman said, "we want to be clear that the accounts of world leaders are not above our policies." Tweets that would result in enforcement for any user include those that feature the promotion of terrorism, clear and direct threats of violence, the disclosure of private information and the posting of intimate photos produced or distributed without a person's consent. If Trump loses the presidential election against former Vice President Joe Biden, he would stop being an acting government official on Jan. 20. As a result, his Twitter account — he largely tweets from personal account @realDonaldTrump where he has more than 88 million followers — would no longer receive special treatment. A Twitter spokesman confirmed to THR that its policies for world leaders do not apply once an elected official leaves office. For instance, former President Barack Obama, who left office in 2017 but still regularly tweets to his 125 million followers from his @BarackObama account, is treated like any Twitter…

Twitter enjoys River Cracraft's overturned TD in 49ers-Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports BayareaIf there is a silver lining of the 49ers missing so many players for Thursday's game against the Green Bay Packers, it's that we might get to witness a career-first at some point.Wide receiver River Cracraft came very close to notching his first career touchdown, but the call was overturned after the referees ruled that he didn't control the football through the ground.Cracraft is a fourth-year pro who signed with the 49ers this summer and has been on the practice squad most of the season. They elevated him prior to Sunday's game against and he was forced into a bigger role Thursday night due to all the injuries and COVID-19-related issues the 49ers had this week.The pass from quarterback Nick Mullens would have been the second catch of Cracraft's career. He caught one pass for 44 yards in 2018 while with the Denver Broncos.If Cracraft had come down with the touchdown reception, it would have been his first time hitting pay dirt since 2016 when he was at Washington State. That might be River Cracraft's first TD catch since his senior year at Washington State in 2016. #49ers— Eric Branch (@Eric_Branch) November 6, 2020 Twitter had fun with Cracraft's name during and after the official review. I’m seeing a lot of River Cray Cray on my timelineI however think RIVER WARCRAFTIf he has a great game, that is what I will call him.— Jennifer Lee Chan (@jenniferleechan) November 6, 2020 that River Cracraft TD will be overturned on account of him having a name that sounds completely made up— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) November 6, 2020 River Cracraft sounds like a WR on One Tree Hill.— Paul Pabst (@PaulPabst) November 6, 2020 River Cracraft is the prefect name of a banjo-playing cartoon dog—…

W ith the exhausting nature of this year, the last thing the U.S. needs is something stressful. Unfortunately, it’s election season, and the COVID-19 pandemic is adding a twist. As the nation anxiously awaits for more results to come in, tensions are running high. Democratic candidate Joe Biden and sitting President Donald Trump, a Republican, are neck and neck in the race to 270, with some states reporting delays until later this week. As we all continue to wait, here’s how voters and other users are reacting on Twitter: This election is giving me anxiety— MEGOS ✊🏿🧜🏿‍♀️🌈 (@MEGOSsaidit) November 4, 2020 Learned over the past 24 hours that if I get too calm waiting on election results I can just go play everyone's favorite game of "what are my dad's terrible conservative facebook friends saying on their public profiles right now" to rile myself back up— hot takes by elissa (@burritokween) November 4, 2020 It's 2020.America is having its most consequential election of all time.The country and the world are waiting on baited breath.....for Nevada?— Kyler Bondura (@KyKobra) November 4, 2020 © Copyright 2020, The Post, Athens, OH

Several Twitter accounts posed as U.S. news organizations on Wednesday to falsely and prematurely declare election victories for Democrat Joe Biden, in what appeared to be a coordinated campaign to inject disinformation into online conversation about the presidential contest.Twitter quickly suspended the accounts, which mimicked the logos and account names of the Associated Press and, in at least one instance, CNN, both news organizations that independently call U.S. election results. Most of the tweets identified by The Wall Street Journal sought to prematurely announce various victories for Mr. Biden, but in at least one instance, one of the accounts declared President Trump had won re-election. In an initial wave of tweets Wednesday afternoon, three accounts mimicking the AP declared in identical language that Mr. Biden had won the state of Michigan, a few hours before the real AP made the call. A fourth account made the same premature claim for Georgia. The accounts were first identified and linked together publicly by the Journal. The tweets were retweeted dozens of times and amplified by at least a handful of journalists and other verified Twitter users. Later in the day, multiple organizations did call Michigan for Mr. Biden. Some of the roughly dozen accounts reviewed by the Journal that shared the false information used the same photos and similar profile names, with minor variations, and in some cases tweeted information in rapid succession, indicating the activity was coordinated across accounts. Other accounts on Twitter quickly posted nearly identical messages and may not have been associated with the disinformation campaign. The accounts were suspended by Twitter for violating the company’s policy against impersonation, a spokeswoman said. “These were bogus accounts not affiliated with AP,” Patrick Maks, an AP spokesman, said in an email. “AP’s race calls will be tweeted from @AP and @AP_Politics.”…