Confederate is a new HBO series based on what the US might look like if the South had won the Civil War, and slavery was never abolished.
News of the series created a mass social media backlash around the world, causing #NoConfederate to trend.
Many have described it as America's original sin, and entertaining the idea of slavery in fan fiction is inappropriate.
Social Media Presenter Aziz Al-Sa'afin wraps up the biggest trends of the day.
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