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The Scandalous Truth About TikTok’s Gray Market GLP-1 Drugs

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The Scandalous Truth About TikTok’s Gray Market GLP-1 Drugs

A recent, unsettling analysis by UltraViolet, a gender justice nonprofit, has pulled back the curtain on this shadowy world. Their report paints a stark picture: hundreds of accounts actively promoting and selling unregulated alternatives to legitimate GLP-1 medications. These aren’t just a few rogue actors; this is a significant, organized effort to capitalize on people’s desperation for weight loss.

The Tech Advocate

A ‘gray market’ of GLP-1 drugs is growing on TikTok, new analysis alleges

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A ‘gray market’ of GLP-1 drugs is growing on TikTok, new analysis alleges

A new report accuses TikTok of failing to appropriately moderate a growing "gray market" for GLP-1 weight loss drugs as they continue to surge in popularity. The content analysis, conducted by gender justice nonprofit UltraViolet, pinpointed hundreds of TikTok accounts promoting unregulated GLP-1 drugs, including GLP-1 alternatives advertised as "research-grade." Accounts often directed users off the platform to purchase drugs on WhatsApp, Discord, and Telegram.

Mashable

NYPD captain draws outrage after saying ‘true stranger rapes’ are more troubling than others

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NYPD captain draws outrage after saying ‘true stranger rapes’ are more troubling than others

“Rape is a crime — whether you know the rapist or not, whether you are on Tinder or not — and it is the responsibility of law enforcement to investigate, prosecute and hold rapists accountable for their crimes — period, full stop,” Nita Chaudhary, the group’s founder, told the Huffington Post.

The Washington Post

Women’s Group Dissects Sexism in Matt Lauer’s Questioning of Hillary Clinton, Demands More Female Moderators for Presidential Debates

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Women’s Group Dissects Sexism in Matt Lauer’s Questioning of Hillary Clinton, Demands More Female Moderators for Presidential Debates

“I think people are outraged by not only Matt Lauer’s moderation but the sexism that was contained in that moderation, and I think that that is creating a moment where people are really thinking about what is going to happen in these debates and what do we need as voters?”

People Magazine

Video calls out all the sexist Olympic coverage

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Video calls out all the sexist Olympic coverage

A video by UltraViolet — a national women’s advocacy group known for conducting online campaigns to highlight women’s issues such as violence, maternity leave and equal rights — calls out the media for some of the blatant sexism that has been displayed thus far during the 2016 Olympics coverage.

Mashable

This Ad Supporting Equal Pay for Women’s Soccer Players Will Air During the Olympics

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This Ad Supporting Equal Pay for Women’s Soccer Players Will Air During the Olympics

The U.S. women’s national soccer team is getting a nice PR boost for its fight for equal pay during the Olympics. A new ad from UltraViolet, a feminist advocacy group, makes a concise argument against a current U.S. Soccer payment structure that pays the men’s team more for just showing up to a game than it pays women for a major win. It will air on NBC stations in Seattle and Baltimore on Tuesday, when the networks will air the U.S. women’s soccer team’s game against Colombia at 6 p.m., and on news sites for sports outlets like ESPN and Sports Illustrated.

Slate

Roger Ailes May Be Forced Out at Fox News This Week

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Roger Ailes May Be Forced Out at Fox News This Week

On Monday, the women’s advocacy organization UltraViolet also announced the nearly 50,000 people have signed the group’s petition calling for Ailes’ removal as head of Fox News.

Fortune

Judge In Stanford Sexual Assault Trial Removed From New Case

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Judge In Stanford Sexual Assault Trial Removed From New Case

Activists from UltraViolet, a national women’s advocacy organization, hold a rally Friday in San Francisco before delivering more than 1 million signatures to the California Commission on Judicial Performance calling for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench.

NPR

Organizations Team Up To Provide Childcare At Polling Location

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Organizations Team Up To Provide Childcare At Polling Location

National women’s advocacy group UltraViolet and National Domestic Workers Alliance sponsored the program, providing childcare at two polling locations, as long lines are predicted due to an increase in voter registration, according to event organizers.

San Francisco Chronicle

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