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Barack Obama calls out woke online social media outrage
The former President made the comments at the Obama Foundation Summit on Tuesday.
Kotaku and Deadspin futures in doubt after staff rebel against parent company G/O Media
Tensions have been rising between staff and G/O Media after staff complained about a stick to sports memo and autoplay ads.
Lawsuit from family of El Paso shooting victim is filed against 8chan and Cloudflare
The lawsuit casts a wide net.
Facebook ignores calls for censorship from Hong Kong Police
Hong Kong Police aren’t happy about how they’re being portrayed on social media.
Mitsubishi pulls Blizzard Hearthstone tournament sponsorship after “Free Hong Kong” gamer ban
A company spokesperson confirmed that Mitsubishi Motors Taiwan ended its sponsorship two days after professional Hearthstone player blitzchung was banned for voicing his support of the Hong Kong protests.
Meeting between YouTubers Union and Google called off after Google refuses to meet with YouTuber Joerg Sprave
The union accuse Google of unwillingness to accept any representatives of YouTuber Union as participants in the conversation
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez praises “courageous” Facebook employees who want to censor politicians’ ads
Over 250 Facebook employees signed an open letter saying that letting politicians speak freely in ads is “a threat to what FB stands for.”
Stalkerware is on the rise and ignored by Google and Apple, researchers claim
Among those using this type of software to their advantage are domestic abusers who leverage their partner’s digital footprint for physical control.
Johannesburg ignores ransomware attackers’ demands, plans to carry on as normal
Johannesburg refused to pay the ransom.
Privacy search engine StartPage has sold to ad tech company System1
Will the search engine remain as private as it once was?
Facebook Live murders are an increasing phenomenon, the latest allegedly happened last weekend in Utah
Jeffrey Antonio Langford Jr., a 24-year-old man, is being accused of first-degree murder.