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Why did it take so long to ban revenge porn?
Because revenge porn is by definition an exercise of those with power over those with less power. It always takes time to change oppression by historically dominant groups. Actually, given the timelines, we actually banned it pretty quickly. Look how… Read More ›
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Image of the Day: Turkish Police vs Turkish Pride
As Turkish PM Erdogan continues attempting a tricky balancing act, pandering to both Islamic fundamentalists on the one hand and multinational corporations on the other, police cracked down on the nation’s Pride Parades. Although homosexuality is not illegal in Turkey,… Read More ›
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Your Personal Information Is Probably Going To Be For Sale When The Company You Gave It To Is
This is Internetting 101. You might authorize a harmless app, giving it access to your Twitter or Facebook account; a year later, the app company is sold to a less ethical one, which then hijacks your account for spam. Common… Read More ›
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Video: John Oliver teases CNN for its cringeworthy ISIS dildo flag snafu
CNN has long since become the thing it was created to replace. The question now is, what will replace CNN?
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Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for June 29
Welcome to your work week, kittens! There’s always breaking news on the cyberwar/hacktivism front(s) so we won’t delay. Beverage acquired? Teeth brushed? Hair gleaming? Batteries charged? ONWARD! The Gamer Who Could Save Grandpa (Ozy) A Bad Week for Baddies: the… Read More ›
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Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for June 26
Ah, Ratinox, the greatest criminal of the 25th Century. When we stumbled across this image on Twitter, we knew we’d found the proper featured image for our link roundup. James Bolivar diGriz aka The Stainless Steel Rat is indeed our… Read More ›
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Operation Global Media Domination: The WikiLeaks Situation
WikiLeaks for the win! Thanks to (finally) checking in with our dashboard, we now know that the next time we want to take three days off, we should write about WikiLeaks and Julian Assange just before heading offline, because it… Read More ›
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Coming downside of digital revolution – job loss, extreme inequality
Yes, there will be a polarization effect instead of the Digital Revolution we had hoped for. On the plus side, increasing disparity and income inequality are significant accelerants to revolution. So, there’s that.
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Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto #News for June 23
Ah, the internet. A crazy habitrail of tubes, geeks, hatred and kittehs. It’s truly the Place Your Mother Warned You About, and now you have to go there every day. For work. (and pr0n) You’ve… seen things you people wouldn’t… Read More ›
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How a 16-year-old tricked the New York Times into reporting that Dylann Roof blogged about “My Little Pony”
The world welcomes another King Troll with this remarkable article. As Gawker suggests, perhaps it’s time the NYT create the position of Random Internet Teen Editor…or they could use some fact checkers.
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Julian Assange’s Three Years in Ecuador in Knightsbridge
KEEP FIGHTING, he says. He has no choice. For the last three years, since June 18, 2012, Julian Assange has been detained involuntarily in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London; he entered of his own free will, but that was before… Read More ›
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Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for June 21
Still hungover from Suits and Spooks (and Snitches?)? Us too, kittens. Now it’s time for healing, resting, and conserving our strength for CCC in August. Everyone’s least-favorite snitch will be there, so be sure to have the proper attire on… Read More ›
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Inside a SHU Cell
They call it SHU: Special Housing Unit. Sounds better than “The Hole,” which is what they used to call it.
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Mining Racketeers Linked to Murder of Indian Journalist
After fighting and beating back 12 drummed-up criminal charges, Indian journalist Sandeep Kothari was finally abducted and killed, apparently by local organized crime gangs in retaliation for his crusading journalism. This is merely the latest in a string of attacks,… Read More ›
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Taliban launch attack on Afghan government
The Taliban, presumably jealous of the attention ISIS has been getting, attacked the Afghani Parliament today. Eighteen civilians, no members of parliament, were wounded, and all seven attackers were killed by the police. Except, presumably, the suicide bomber, who took… Read More ›
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