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Who Knew?: ‘Illegal Alien’ Is Deemed ‘Hateful Content’ According to Twitter Police…

The federal government, U.S. Supreme Court, and lawyers across the country use the word “illegal alien” to describe immigrants who illegally enter the country, because that’s the definition in the law. But Twitter makes its own laws, and the social media giant is now blocking folks from promoting any messages with the phrase, which its […]

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Damning Emails Show UK Corruption in Assange Case…

UK Prosecutors admitted to destroying significant documents pertaining to Assange’s case. This article will pick up from where Italian journalist Stefania Maurizi left off in her quest for documents using Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) protocols. She obtained material from Sweden and the UK but noticed gaps and overlaps in the results when she compared […]

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EU Approves Controversial Copyright Directive, Including Internet ‘Link Tax’ and ‘Upload Filter’…

The European Parliament has voted in favor of the Copyright Directive, a controversial piece of legislation intended to update online copyright laws for the internet age. The directive was originally rejected by MEPs in July following criticism of two key provisions: Articles 11 and 13, dubbed the “link tax” and “upload filter” by critics. However, […]

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Google Was Working on Two Ethically Questionable Projects. It Quit the Wrong One…

Google recently pledged to stop using its technology to sort and classify information for the U.S. military, citing employees’ ethical concerns. Then the news broke that the company was quietly developing a censored search engine for China. The principles guiding Google’s use of artificial intelligence still hark back to its original mantra, “Don’t be evil” […]

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The Anti-Spy Software That Actually Spies on You!!!…

A highly popular top-tier app in Apple’s Mac App Store that’s designed to protect its users from adware and malware threats has been, ironically, found surreptitiously stealing their browsing history without their consent, and sending it to a server in China. What’s more concerning? Even after Apple was warned a month ago, the company did […]

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Is It Social Media or Corporate Surveillance? Facebook’s Business Model…

It’s time to ask this question: is Facebook wearing the friendly façade of a social media company while actually operating as a high tech citizen surveillance center? We’ll get to that in a moment, but first a look at what an actual citizen surveillance center looks like in New York City. In 2012 we broke […]

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Robo-Trousers to Give Elderly Bionic Strength…

Robo-trousers which help people stand up, walk upstairs and get out-and-about without wheelchairs, are being designed by British scientists in a government-funded scheme to help the elderly and disabled stay mobile. The University of Bristol is developing ‘smart trousers’ with artificial muscles which give frail people bionic strength so they can live independently for longer. […]

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Twitter Exposes its Politically Motivated Censorship Policy in Banning of Alex Jones…

It has been a busy month for Twitter, and Alex Jones, with Jack Dorsey forced to defend the decision not to ban Jones early last month, only reverse course by suspending Jones shortly after a tense Senate hearing on social media. The Senate hearing, in which Dorsey spoke alongside Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, […]

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Are New York’s Free LinkNYC Internet Kiosks Tracking Your Movements?…

LinkNYC kiosks have become a familiar eyesore to New Yorkers. Over 1,600 of these towering, nine-and-a-half-foot monoliths — their double-sided screens festooned with ads and fun facts — have been installed across the city since early 2016. Mayor Bill de Blasio has celebrated their ability to provide “the fastest and largest municipal Wi-Fi network in […]

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Russian Man Accused of Stealing 100M Customers’ Information from U.S. Companies Extradited…

A Russian man was extradited to the United States from the the European country of Georgia to face charges for a “massive” computer breaching campaign, including the largest-ever theft of consumer data from a U.S. financial institution, the U.S. Secret Service announced Friday. Andrei Tyurin, 35, appeared in Manhattan federal court Friday afternoon after arriving […]

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Pew Study: 44 Percent of Young Adults Deleted Facebook App in Past Year…

Almost half of the young adults in the U.S. who use Facebook deleted the app on their phones over the past year, according to a new study examining Americans’ changing relationship with Facebook. The Pew Research Center study, published on Wednesday, found that 44 percent of adults between ages 18 and 29, which is composed […]

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Twitter Permanently Bans Alex Jones and Infowars…

Twitter banned Infowars and its founder, the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, following months of public pressure to do so. In a series of tweets on Thursday, the company said it had “permanently suspended” accounts associated with Jones and Infowars after numerous complaints that they violated its terms of service prohibiting repeated abusive behavior. A Twitter […]

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New Tech Watchdog to Monitor Conservative Censorship on Facebook, Twitter, Google…

The Media Research Center, a conservative press watchdog which has long monitored liberal bias in the news media, on Thursday launchedMRC TechWatch — a new project dedicated to exposing bias and censorship online by major tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube. Overseeing the new effort: Allen West, a senior fellow at the […]

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U.S. Charges North Korean Man in Sony Hack and WannaCry Ransomware Attack…

The Justice Department has charged an alleged North Korean operative with involvement in the infamous hack of Sony Pictures in 2014, as well as last year’s devastating WannaCry ransomware attack. The United States had faulted the country for the Sony hack as far back as late 2014. The cyber-operation was believed to be taken in […]

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Robot Boat Sails Into History to Become the First Unmanned Vessel to Cross the Atlantic…

A robotic craft has made history as the first unmanned sailboat to cross the Atlantic after a 1,800-mile (3,000 km) journey from Newfoundland in Canada to Ireland. The boat’s two-and-a-half-month journey saw it cross the churning North Atlantic as part of the Microtransat Challenge – a transatlantic race for autonomous boats. The SB Met, built […]

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‘Strange Disappearance’ of WikiLeaks Consultant in Norway…

WikiLeaks has raised concern after Arjen Kamphuis, an associate of founder Julian Assange, went missing in Norway. The cybersecurity expert was last seen in northern Norway on August 20. The internet transparency entity WikiLeaks tweeted on Sunday about Arjen Kamphuis’ “strange disappearance,” saying he has been missing since August 20, when he left his hotel […]

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