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Hodge Twins censored: Facebook takes down two videos and issues three-day suspension for “hate speech”
In the videos, The Hodge Twins shared their pro-life views and said that TV shows shouldn’t be used to socially engineer kids.
The design app Canva has suffered a major hack
Data for 139 million users were also present in the database.
YouTubers and fans stand by Social Blade after YouTube threatens API shut down
YouTubers are fighting back against YouTube’s recent decision.
Popular web browsers failed to show phishing warnings for over a year
A research project showed that people were at risk for over a year.
In the midst of a ransomware attack, Baltimore city turned to Gmail – but then Gmail banned them
Google apparently banned the Government for spam.
New AI wants to collect so much data about a device user, it can tell when a child is using it versus an adult
The company behind it was to use it to change how a website operates depending on who’s using the device.
Brave’s complaint against Google has resulted in an investigation
Brave uses GDPR laws to target Google’s privacy-invasive practices.
Wikipedia takes Turkey to Human Rights court over its ban of the website
Wikipedia has been banned in Turkey for two years.
There’s a new bill to stop warantless searches of digital devices at the airport
Warrantless searches of devices have been happening all too frequently.
CrossFit shuts down its Facebook and Instagram pages, citing concerns over Facebook’s deletion of Banting 7 Day Meal Plans
CrossFit also said that Facebook’s censorship, concerns around the privacy and security of user data, and Facebook deleting accounts and groups that call out “corrupted nutritional science” were factors in its decision.
Amazon shareholders reject proposals to consider conservative viewpoints
The proposal was met with boos.
Ex-MMA fighter Brendan Schaub gets blamed after subreddit /r/mmastreams is removed for copyright violations
Some users are blaming Brendan Schaub for popularizing the existence of the subreddit.