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Judge Says Trump Should Just Mute, Not Block, People He Doesn’t Like on TwitterSeven people blocked by @realDonaldTrump are behind the lawsuit.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Study: Fake News on Twitter Is More Popular Than the TruthA new MIT study finds people, not bots, are to blame.

By Brian Feldman

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This Is Why Alexa Is Laughing at YouYou’re powerless to stop her. She and her ilk grow in power with each passing day.

By Brian Feldman

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MoviePass Stops Secretly Tracking UsersConcerns were raised after MoviePass’s CEO mentioned that the app was tracking users before and after the theater.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Woman Charged With Attempted Murder After Attacking Boyfriend With Samurai SwordEmily Javier purchased a samurai sword after she discovered Tinder on her boyfriend’s phone.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Like Everyone Else, Amazon’s Alexa Is Laughing at YouUsers don’t know why the devices are activating on their own.

By Brian Feldman

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Google’s Plan to Transform Email Is Deeply FlawedGoogle wants to change how you read email. It’s a bad idea.

By Vijith Assar

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New York Times Issues Funny Correction After Chrome Extension GoofA lesson in making sure your “Millennials to Snake People” extension is turned off at work.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Samsung’s Newest TVs Are High-Design, High-Tech ChameleonsA TV that can blend right into your wall.

By Jake Swearingen

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Best Buy Geek Squad Is Even Friendlier to the FBIRepair technicians have a lot of incentive to search for illegal material.

By Brian Feldman

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Indonesia Blocks Tumblr in Attempt to Crack Down on PornTumblr is blocked but Google isn’t, so it’s very unclear how much this will help.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Michael B. Jordan Will Replace Retainer of Teen Who Broke Hers Seeing His PecsIt all started with a now-viral Tumblr post from the teen’s orthodontist.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Rhode Island Wants You to Apply, Pay $20 to Look at PornA proposed law in the Ocean State would require all ISPs to block access to adult and offensive content — unless you pay the state $20.

By Jake Swearingen

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Is President Trump Tweeting About Sonic the Hedgehog’s Chaos Emeralds?The president denies “chaos” in the White House, while Obama chuckles.

By Brian Feldman

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Uber Salary Study Was Wrong, But Drivers Still Don’t Make MuchAn MIT study claimed Uber drivers average $3.37 an hour. It’s really more like $10, which is still less than minimum wage in many states.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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‘Liberal Internet Companies’ Are the New Liberal MediaBecause of free speech.

By Brian Feldman

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Merriam-Webster Adds ‘Dumpster Fire’ to DictionaryA few years too late, but we’ll take it.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Bumble Dating App Bans Guns in Profile PicturesThe platform will be moderating all old photos and any new ones you upload, too.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Does a Hacker Hero Always Have to Have a Past?Marcus Hutchins single-handedly stopped one of the most dangerous cyberattacks ever. Then the FBI arrested him.

By Reeves Wiedeman

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Apple Wants to Put HomePods on Your EarsApple reportedly wants to put out a pair of noise-canceling, over-the-ear headphones this holiday season. One small problem? They already do.

By Jake Swearingen

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MoviePass CEO Says App Tracks You After You Leave TheaterThe app’s privacy policy doesn’t disclose the reported data tracking.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Hot New Meme: Patrick Star Looking DeviousHe’s up to no good.

By Brian Feldman

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Facebook Was Asking Some Odd Questions About Child PornA Facebook survey was revised after a journalist flagged a question about child porn.

By Brian Feldman

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Twitter Probably Should Have Skipped Its Female-Empowerment Oscars AdTwitter’s #HereWeAre ad felt tone-deaf given the platform’s ongoing harassment problems.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Hello, Fellow Kids. Would You Like to Bank With Amazon?Amazon is reportedly in talks with JPMorgan Chase to build “a checking-account-like product.”

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Jennifer Garner’s Mid-Oscars Realization Was the Night’s Best MemeThe actress appeared to have some sort of epiphany during the show.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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When Amazon Web Services Goes Down, So Does a Lot of the WebA hiccup at an Amazon data center in Virginia meant Alexa lost her voice and Slack went silent.

By Jake Swearingen

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Snapchat Lost Millions on Spectacles, So Now It’s Gonna Make MoreSpectacles 3.0 will reportedly cost $300.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Instagram Code Reveals Possible Audio and Video CallingThe feature is lying hidden in the app.

By Brian Feldman

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How Many Questions Can You Get Right on the Vine AP Test?A high-school student created the ultimate Vine exam.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Far Cry 5 Wants to Show an America on the BrinkBut it’s nobody’s fault.

By Brian Feldman

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Trump Turns on GamersIt’s Trump versus his extremely online supporters in a bout of mortal combat.

By Brian Feldman

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Turns Out That Equifax Hack Was Even Worse Than We ThoughtAnother 2.4 million people need to be concerned.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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How 4 College Students Traded Their Nudes for a Very Cute PuppyBalto the husky was for sale for $300 … or several nude photos.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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How One Texas Candidate Is Using Memes and Facebook to Push the State LeftwardRichard Wolf is only 23, but he has experience in what matters — posting online.

By Brian Feldman

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Per One Survey, Majority of U.S. Supports Regulating Tech CompaniesIn just three months, public sentiment has nearly reversed on whether technology companies should be regulated.

By Jake Swearingen

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This Teenager’s Tweet Is an Indisputable Argument Against Arming TeachersA teacher at her high school reportedly barricaded himself in a classroom and began firing a gun.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Twitter Users Can’t Stop Sucking Up to Dick’sNot much else to say here really.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Now You Can Bookmark Tweets to Save for LaterTwitter is introducing a bookmark feature.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Gay Olympian Gus Kenworthy Urges YouTube to Crack Down on Hate Speech“Maybe consider filtering out keywords and phrases like ‘faggot’ and ‘kill yourself’ so that they just never show up in anyone’s comments.”

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Teen Burns Parents With Senior-Yearbook Quote About Club Penguin“Now I gotta hide my yearbook from my parents for the rest of my life.”

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Did Facebook Really Charge Trump Less for Advertising?Did they?

By Brian Feldman

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Vero’s Terms and Conditions, ExplainedIt’s actually pretty standard.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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The Woman Brought in to Fix Uber Is Leaving the CompanyFrances Frei spent nine months working at Uber.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Alex Jones Says He’s Being Bullied by a Teenage Stoneman-Shooting SurvivorDavid Hogg spoke out on Twitter after Infowars claimed that he was a paid “crisis actor,” and Alex Jones isn’t handling it well.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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What Is Vero, Where Can I Download It, and Why Is Everyone Using It?Sick of Instagram’s algorithm? People are flocking to this competitor.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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The Feds May Be Able to Spy on Your iPhone (But You Can Easily Stop Them)An Israeli-based security company says it can crack any iOS device out there, and it’s already being used by the U.S. government.

By Jake Swearingen

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