Tech Culture The Web Zuckerberg defends political ads policy and warns that China's censorship model is being adopted on big platforms The executive held a typical "we can fix it" speech By Adrian Potoroaca, October 18, 2019, 8:30 PM 18 comments
Tech Culture Gaming In a shot at Blizzard, Epic Games says it won't punish players who express their political beliefs Blizzard banned a Hearthstone player for supporting the Hong Kong protests By Rob Thubron, October 9, 2019, 9:58 AM
Tech Culture The Web Social media giants are meeting with Justice Department to discuss suppression of free speech Is it time for more transparency of social media algorithms? By Greg Synek, September 6, 2018, 8:57 AM 13 comments
The Web Tech Culture Erotica writers are finding their work stripped of rankings after Kindle policy change Some think the move is Amazon's response to Congress passing H.R. 1865 By Cal Jeffrey, March 29, 2018, 4:44 PM
Industry The Web Net neutrality repeal will take effect in April Restoring Internet Freedom Order is a misnomer By Greg Synek, February 22, 2018, 11:07 AM
The Web Another web hosting provider drops The Daily Stormer The neo-Nazi site briefly returned online last week By Rob Thubron, August 21, 2017, 10:30 AM 11 comments
The Web Facebook, Twitter could face up to €50 million fines in Germany for failing to promptly delete hate speech Critics say the new law goes too far By Jose Vilches, June 30, 2017, 3:15 PM 13 comments
Security Despite tighter regulations the NSA still collected 151 million phone records in 2016, only had 42 warrants By William Gayde, May 3, 2017, 10:32 PM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: 1nm transistor created, Comcast's 1TB cap rolls out, Boeing sets sight on Mars By Matthew DeCarlo, October 9, 2016, 11:13 AM
The Web A new social network that promises freedom of speech and little censorship is growing in popularity By Rob Thubron, September 12, 2016, 8:30 AM 16 comments
Tech Culture The Web Breitbart's tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos permanently banned from Twitter By Rob Thubron, July 20, 2016, 12:15 PM 15 comments
The Web Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter sued by French anti-racist groups for failing to remove hate speech By Rob Thubron, May 17, 2016, 2:45 PM 11 comments
The Web Tech Culture Facebook launches Europe-wide initiative against online hate speech and extremist posts By Rob Thubron, January 19, 2016, 12:30 PM 10 comments
Mobile Industry Brazilian court blocks WhatsApp for 48 hours (now lifted), 1.5 million users move to Telegram By Rob Thubron, December 17, 2015, 10:30 AM 8 comments
Industry Facebook's German headquarters attacked and defaced By Rob Thubron, December 14, 2015, 10:30 AM
The Web Germany asks Facebook to do more to fight hate speech, Facebook kind of agrees By Devin Kate Pope, September 15, 2015, 6:00 PM 12 comments
The Web Reddit bans several of its most racist communities after content policy update By Rob Thubron, August 6, 2015, 12:30 PM
The Web European court says news website is liable for anonymous, defamatory comments from readers By Jose Vilches, June 17, 2015, 3:45 PM 9 comments
Industry NSA reform bill to end controversial phone record collection fails in Senate By Shawn Knight, November 19, 2014, 7:00 PM 14 comments
Security U.S. House votes to defund backdoor NSA communications spying By Justin Kahn, June 20, 2014, 4:00 PM 21 comments
Security Industry Google, Apple, Microsoft, and others back bill against NSA surveillance By Justin Kahn, November 1, 2013, 10:30 AM 7 comments
The Web Security India launches national surveillance system, monitors Internet, calls, texts By Rick Burgess, May 9, 2013, 7:30 AM 9 comments
The Web CISPA passes House (again), White House threatens veto (again) By Rick Burgess, April 19, 2013, 3:00 PM 8 comments
The Web Iran blocks 'illegal' VPNs that help citizens evade Internet filters By Jose Vilches, March 11, 2013, 10:22 AM 13 comments
Mobile White House: It's time to legalize cell phone unlocking By Rick Burgess, March 5, 2013, 5:00 PM 19 comments