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Facebook will send you a warning if you’ve liked any “misinformation” but mainstream media goes unchecked
If Facebook thinks you’ve been consuming misinformation, it’ll send you articles from the WHO to correct your world-view.
Joe Biden’s campaign doesn’t understand the internet, new avatar tool was a meme template waiting to happen
No campaign that understood the internet would have made this tool.
Senator Thom Tillis joins pile-on over the internet archive’s National Emergency Library
The National Emergency Library allows people to still read books while public libraries are closed.
NoFap struggles against Wikipedia, accuses editors of bias
It wouldn’t be the first time a group has accused Wikipedia of ideological bias.
Private messaging app Signal suggests it could pull out of the US market if draconian EARN IT bill is approved
Signal is the latest company to speak out agains the bill.
Naborly asks landlords to report if tenants are “delinquent” on April rent, to build a profile on them
During times of the pandemic’s unprecedented economic loss, should tenants’ inability to pay rent be secretly recorded to be used against them at a later date?
Community-powered 3D gun blueprints repository DEFCAD is back online
Censorship challenges have taken the site offline several times over the last seven years.
Guns, fitness gear, and groceries are winning in the corona economy
Yelp has released data showing interest in different sectors.
Facebook Marketplace is a hotbed for toilet paper satire
“Sellers” are entertaining everyone with funny listings.
CDC calls for livestreamed funerals during coronavirus pandemic
Some funeral homes have already started making provisions.
Twitter removes David A Clarke’s tweets that suggested people visit bars and restaurants during pandemic
Twitter says they were “encouraging self-harm.”
Xbox Live is down, with users unable to sign in
Users aren’t happy it’s gone down during their time of social distancing.