Twitter bots launch new generation DDoS attack to deny freedom of speech
Technology has undoubtedly given us unprecedented opportunities to exercise our freedom of speech. Most recently, it has actually been used...
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Facebook reinstates Napalm Girl photo after censoring its historical context
Facebook reinstates the Pulitzer Prize winning photo of "Napalm Girl" after ignoring the historical significance of the event by censoring the iconic image...
What’s up with blocking WhatsApp? Information control in Brazil, Turkey & Zimbabwe
Blocking WhatsApp in Brazil following a court order while both Turkey and Zimbabwe did so in the name of national security lends credence...
Neuroscientists decoding the brain for legal systems to access your thoughts, ethical backlash
Neuroscientists discuss technologies being developed to decode your brain in order to access thoughts and feelings that could be used against...
7 Moroccan journalists on trial for advocating citizen journalism via smartphones
Seven journalists in Morocco are on trial today for training civilians to use a foreign-funded smartphone app for citizen journalism. The...
Facebook bows to Germany, censors anti-migrant speech in Europe
Facebook launches a controversial European ban on anti-migrant posts under pressure from Germany's government. Under the banner of the "Online Civil...
Proposed social media legislation in terrorist backlash a major privacy concern
Lawmakers in the US have proposed legislation requiring social media platforms to report any online terrorist activity amid freedom of...
