Way back in early 2019, we wrote about an odd story with a game developer DMCAing its own game on Valve’s Steam platform over a dispute with its publisher. The short version of the story is that the developer accused the publisher of ghosting out on…
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Content Moderation Case Study: Decentralized Social Media Platform Mastodon Deals With An Influx Of Gab Users (2019)
Summary: Formed as a more decentralized alternative to Twitter that allowed users to more directly moderate the content they wanted to see, Mastodon has experienced slow, but steady, growth since its inception in 2016.
Unlike other social media…
Read moreCourt Tells Government It Can’t Hide Behind Its Third-Party DNA Analysis Vendor To Withhold Evidence
The government says we have no right to access information about its law enforcement “means and methods.” To give these secrets away is to instigate a criminal apocalypse.
That’s the argument the government has made to protect everything from s…
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The cameras could put “unsafe pressure” on drivers and violate their privacy rights, the five Democratic lawmakers say.
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Proposed rules could force Apple and Google to allow alternative payment options, an issue at the center of the lawsuits pitting them against Epic.
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Amazon Basics’ Everyday Sling bag bears a striking resemblance to Peak Design’s Everyday Sling bag, and the makers of the original are less than thrilled.
Read moreBroadband ISP Frontier Just Keeps Happily Ripping People Off With Bogus Fees, And Zero Real Repurcussions
When you’re a natural monopoly in America you get away with a lot. Take for example Frontier Communications, which has spent the last few years stumbling in and out of bankruptcy while dodging no shortage of scandals, including allegations of subsid…
Read moreGab’s CTO Introduced a Critical Vulnerability to the Site
A review of the open source code shows an account under the executive’s name made a mistake that could lead to the kind of breach reported this weekend.
Read moreNew York City Shifting Mental Health Calls From NYPD To Actual Mental Health Professionals
In all honesty, we’ve been asking the police to do too much for years. If we really care about the most vulnerable members of our community, we would stop calling cops to handle it. But for years, that’s been pretty much our only option. We call 911…
Read moreDaily Deal: The 2021 Ultimate Mixology And Cocktail Bundle
Learn about popular liquors and up your mixology game with the 2021 Ultimate Mixology And Cocktail Bundle. The 5 courses cover gin, tequila, whiskey, rum, and vodka. In each course you will not only learn about the background and history of 20 of th…
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