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A new update to Twitter’s privacy policy sees the end of a longstanding pledge to protect user privacy by the firm. Twitter, which has never been profitable, is now taking a more proactive approach toward boosting revenue and it’s coming at the expense of its loyal users. In an effort to improve the reach of […]
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The social media platform Twitter appears to be taking aim at the news aggregation site Drudge Report, which recently “tweeted” about a topic related to healthcare, only to have that tweet incorrectly marked as “sensitive” – thus hiding it from view – on some users’ accounts. According to Donald Trump Jr., who retweeted the Drudge […]
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It often feels as though the entirety of the Internet is nothing more than a string of websites and organizations that exist to silence conservative thought and opinion. Last May, for instance, Facebook came under fire for allegedly suppressing conservative news in the “trending topics” section of the website. Colin Stretch, general counsel at Facebook, […]
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America has a choice to make. We have reached a point where the modern day push for safe spaces and Internet censorship is no longer compatible with the freedom of speech as outlined in the Constitution. Based on this harsh reality, we must choose between two radically different paths. Either we embrace our heritage and […]
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A Maryland man has been arrested after sending a journalist a seizure-inducing GIF. The 29-year-old named John Rayne Rivello used the screen name “Ari Goldstein” and the Twitter handle @jew_goldstein to send a strobing light message saying, “you deserve a seizure.” The account no longer exists. Kurt Eichenwald is a senior writer for Newsweek. His […]
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The purpose of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter is to bring people from all around the world closer together. People routinely meet long-lost friends and childhood buddies, and the power of the internet gives these people the ability to reconnect with each other if they so choose. Ironically though, many of these “people” […]
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Lights, camera, and …. cut? That is exactly what will happen on February 20, 2017, when the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) pulls the plug on all of its message boards forever. The organization said it had “concluded that IMDb’s message boards are no longer providing a positive, useful experience for the vast majority of our […]
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Starbucks recently pledged to hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years in the 75 countries where they operate. In addition to the recent pledge, the company also promises to offer continued support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. They have guaranteed health care for their employees regardless of the Affordable Care Act, […]
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The free press is supposed to protect the people from the political class, but these days it seems they operate in a manner meant to protect the political class from public scrutiny. The mainstream media betrays their purpose while undermining democracy. Power for the elite and corrupt is gained through the mainstream media, by eliminating […]
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We live in a world dominated by screens and technological gadgets. If there’s one thing the modern parent of tweens and teens should worry about in this digital age, then it’s the amount of time their kids spend glued to a screen. Whether it’s the screen of their smartphone, tablet or gaming console, according to […]
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Most young people are incapable of determining the difference between real news and fake stories (or “sponsored content”) they encounter online, and have difficulty evaluating online content overall for accuracy and reliability, according to a recent study. Researchers from the Stanford Graduate School of Education surveyed 7,804 middle school to college age students to find […]
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Twitter has been a source of controversy for the past year or so for due to the fact that they keep making questionable decisions in regards to free speech. While Twitter, as a privately-owned business, has the right to do whatever they want within the confines of their social network, it is extremely disingenuous to […]
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