Chris White on April 21, 2019 Republish Reprint Sri Lanka blocked Facebook, Instagram and other forms of social media Sunday as the country investigates explosions that killed more than 200 people and injured another 400. The decision to block social media was taken in reaction to false news reports spreading on social media following the…
On Tuesday, April 3rd, Austin Petersen tweeted out that both his personal and public Facebook pages were put on a 3-day ban due to “graphic violence.” What is Facebook referring to you may ask? Well, on Austin’s personal page, he made a comment referring to some shooting and the government getting their gun-grabbing hands all…
Earlier this week, notorious Facebook troll and sh*tposter David Wu passed away, according to Facebook. Wu was the instigator of the #ThotAudit joke, where claimed he was targeting girls with Premium Snapchat accounts and reporting them to the IRS for unreported income. The stunt caused a huge uproar in the Libertarian community, prompting a half…
I get it. Circumcision is a controversial subject from a number of angles. All angles are valid… except that of a man who is content being circumcised, apparently. This crusade seems to be largely championed by women who feel they should have a say over the cosmetology of my penis, or should be able to…
F Chris White on February 5, 2019 Facebook removed more than 20 pages tied to Internet provocateur Alex Jones and InfoWars Tuesday after the Silicon Valley giant updated its policies to prevent banned accounts from resurfacing in different forms. The company’s decision comes several months after the company banned four of Jones’ pages August — Twitter and YouTube followed shortly…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…