Culture
Facebook rejects “back the blue” fundraiser
A “sensitive” issue, according to Facebook.
Sex industry surviver fired from women’s shelter over social media posts
Petellier’s posts were described as “transphobic.”
Facebook says it cut “hate speech” by 50% after ramping up censorship
Facebook released the data.
Freenode developers jump ship after takeover
A changeup in the open source community.
Arrest of student over racist Snapchat is unconstitutional, rights groups say
A First Amendment violation.
Google Docs gets social justice update, autocorrecting to gender neutral and politically correct language
“Correcting” you as you type.
YouTube deletes video of attack on Asian-American Uber driver
Kang was given a strike for uploading the video from his attack.
Duke neuroscience professor banned from discussion forum for saying there are two sexes
Professor John Staddon was removed.
Law student in Scotland faces disciplinary action for saying women “not as strong as men” and have vaginas
She was reported to the university’s authorities.
Apple’s firing of Antonio García Martínez highlights its increasingly unsustainable intolerance
The company that says it supports the liberal arts fired Martínez over a humorous paragraph in a 5-year-old book after employees complained.
Skidmore College faces potential lawsuit over alleged First Amendment violations
The college shot down a libertarian group after social media complaints.