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Tech Expert Worry The ’10 Year Challenge’ On Facebook Might Be A Data Mining Ruse 0
- Headline News, Science & Skepticism
- January 17, 2019
Chris White on January 16, 2019 A recent popular meme comparing the past and current profile pictures of people on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter could be a technique designed to capture a user’s personal data, experts warn. The so-called “10 Year Challenge” that invites people to compare their first profiles from a decade ago to their
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The NYT Bought Facebook Ads Encouraging Users To Delete Their Accounts 0
- Free Style
- January 8, 2019
Chris White Facebook executives are angry at The New York Times for what they believe is unfair reporting about the company, NBC reported Friday, according to sources. The news comes as the paper is getting dinged for posting advertisements on Facebook telling users how to delete the platform. The NYT ads give Facebook users a
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People Eating Chicken Tenders Spilled On Alabama Highway Cause Traffic Hazard 0
- Front Page
- January 8, 2019
Grace Carr on January 8, 2019 Hungry Alabama drivers caused a traffic hazard after chicken tenders spilled on a highway Saturday night and numerous drivers stopped on the road to eat the popular fast food item. After loads of chicken tenders spilled across Highway 35 following an 18-wheeler car crash, hungry drivers pulled over to indulge
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How Twitter Censorship Fuels Hate Groups 0
- Front Page, Tech Freedom
- January 6, 2019
Internet censorship is a growing problem. Both governments and social media giants are cracking down on free speech under the guise of fighting racism, sexism, and other social ills. Censorship has increased in recent years, especially after a certain celebrity from a certain blockbuster flop quit Twitter after facing criticism. I leave Twitter tonight with
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Facebook Suspends Pages That ‘Shame Pedophiles’0
- Front Page, Swift Justice
- January 4, 2019
NBC published a piece creating a martyr of a pedophile who committed suicide. In the January 2nd piece by Brandy Zadrozny, pedophile Alain Malcolm, who committed the innocent and innocuous mistake of trying to have sex with a 14 year old boy, is lionized for being Jamaican and gay. Zadrozny highlights his academic achievements and struggles,
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Don’t Talk About Sex On Facebook Anymore… Or Else!0
- Front Page, Tech Freedom
- January 2, 2019
Earlier this month, Facebook once again revised its community guidelines. For years these guidelines have targeted conservatives, the alt-right, and even civil rights activists in an attempt to rid the site of what it calls ‘hate speech’. These guidelines have been heavily criticized. Free speech activists have charged that its censorship efforts have set a
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