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| image = Milo Yiannopoulos - Liverpool Street Moonwalk.jpg
| caption = Milo Yiannopoulos at the moonwalk flash mob tribute at London Liverpool Street station
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(contracted; show full)son's death]] in 2009.<ref name=moonwalk>{{cite news|title=Moonwalking Jackson Fans Mob London Station|url=http://news.sky.com/home/showbiz-news/article/15320917|accessdate=8 July 2012|newspaper=[[Sky News]]|date=27 June 2009}}</ref> He explained that the idea of a flashmob as a tribute to Jackson was originally a humorous suggestion on [[Twitter]], but then decided to make it happen, inviting people via social networking websites.<ref name=moonwalk/>

== Controversy ==
Yiannopoulos 
caused some upset byreceived criticism in 2009 for tweeting that he hoped the police 'beat the shit out of those wankers' at [[G20]] protests, and then deleting the tweet<ref name=journalismcouk>{{cite news|title=Twitter mishaps and netiquette for journalists|url=http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/11/30/twitter-mishaps-and-netiquette-for-journalists/|accessdate=8 July 2012|website=journalism.co.uk|date=30 November 2009}}</ref>, referring to the [[G20]] protestors in 2009. He deleted the tweet after police knocked [[Ian Tomlinson]] to the ground, causing his death.

Controversy followed his appearance at the TechCrunch Europe GeeknRolla conference in 2009'⏎
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Controversy followed his appearance at the TechCrunch Europe GeeknRolla conference in 2009, during which he was criticised for remarks described as "men and women are different, men are better at tech, deal with it"<ref name=techcrunch>{{cite news|title=Just a Girl – Why we put on the "Balancing Tech Culture" debate @GeeknRolla|url=http://techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/just-a-girl-why-we-put-on-the-balancing-tech-culture-debate-geeknrolla/|accessdate=8 July 2012|website=TechCrunch Europe|date=23 April 2009}}</ref> when he appeared on a panel debate about women in technology and said that men naturally perform better than women, and that men shouldn't need to apologise for that.

The Start-Up 100, an award ceremony run by Yiannopoulos, was widely reported on when TechCrunch Europe editor Mike Butcher claimed that payday loan company [[Wonga]] had won the judges' vote, but the prize was awarded to music streaming service [[Spotify]]<ref name=startup100>{{cite news|title=Wonga won The Startup100 awards, not Spotify|url=http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/17/wonga-won-the-startup100-awards-not-spotify/|accessdate=8 July 2012|website=TechCrunch Europe|date=17 May 2011}}</ref>by another participant in the conversation.

== Broadcasting ==
He has appeared on [[Sky News]] discussing social media,<ref name=sky>''Sky News'', 19 November 2010, [[BSkyB]], distributed by [[Fox International Channels]].</ref> and on [[BBC Breakfast]] discussing [[Pope Benedict XVI]]'s [[Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom|visit to the United Kingdom]].<ref name=papalvisit>''BBC Breakfast'', 13 August 2010, [[BBC Television]], distributed by the [[BBC]].</ref>

As a [[gay]] [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]], he has debated [[Same-sex marriage|gay marriage]] on ''[[Newsnight]]'',<ref name=newsnight>''Newsnight'', 15 March 2012, BBC Television, distributed by the BBC.</ref> and on [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[10 O'Clock Live]]'' with [[Boy George]].<ref name=10oclock>''10 O'Clock Live, ''17 February 2011, Channel 4.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://yiannopoulos.net/ Milo Yiannopoulos' personal website]
*[https://twitter.com/nero Milo Yiannopoulos on Twitter]
*[http://www.kernelmag.com/ Kernel Magazine]

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