MUMBAI: Coldplay and Beyonce’s new video Hymn for the Weekend has sparked a debate on social media with many accusing the British rock band of reinforcing ‘stereotypes’ about India as being a land of sages, ‘street-children’ and ‘exotic’ women.
The song features Beyonce as a Bollywood star who appears on billboards and TV sets. The traditional henna and jewelry which have been used to accentuate her ‘Indian look,’ is being viewed as an example of ‘cultural appropriation.’ As is actress Sonam Kapoor’s brief cameo as a ‘mystic-muse,’ which, twitter says, is a far-cry from the modern Indian woman.
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Coldplay’s new video ‘stereotypes’ India
Coldplay’s new video ‘stereotypes’ India
Musk’s X to open source new algorithm in seven days
Elon Musk said on Saturday that social media platform X will open its new algorithm, including all code for organic and advertising post recommendations, to the public in seven days.
“This will be repeated every 4 weeks, with comprehensive developer notes, to help you understand what changed,” he said in his X post.
Earlier this week, the European Commission decided to extend a retention order sent to X last year, which related to algorithms and dissemination of illegal content, prolonging it to the end of 2026, spokesperson Thomas Regnier told reporters on Thursday.
In July 2025, Paris prosecutors investigated the social media platform for suspected algorithmic bias and fraudulent data extraction, which Musk’s X called a “politically-motivated criminal investigation” that threatens its users’ free speech.
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