Posts Tagged: The Internet

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Twitter, Anti-Semitism, And A Quietly Important Free Speech Case

Twitter, Anti-Semitism, And A Quietly Important Free Speech Case

By Dan Seitz | 14 comments

Twitter runs afoul of French law... but does French law apply? Should it? Inside a tricky and potentially Internet-changing case.

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BAD IDEAS
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Big Brother Is Totally Ignoring Your Emails

European Politicians Block Emails From Citizens Irate Over Proposed Porn Ban

By Dan Seitz | 2 comments

Remember the European Union porn ban? Apparently elected officials are taking the "LA LA LA LA CAN'T HEAR YOU!" approach to citizen comments on the topic.

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i see this ending in fire
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Hitting The Wrong Target: Why A Well-Meaning Smut Ban Is A Bad Idea

Hitting The Wrong Target: Why A Well-Meaning Smut Ban Is A Bad Idea

By Dan Seitz | 5 comments

The EU has excellent reason to want to more tightly regulate the sex industry. Their proposal to remove it from the Internet, though, won't do the trick.

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idiots
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The Internet Saved A ‘Gay Dog’ From Being Put Down By Its Gay-Hating Owner

The Internet Saved A ‘Gay Dog’ From Being Put Down By Its Gay-Hating Owner

By The Cajun Boy | 4 comments

A dog owner in Tennessee had her male dog banished to a kill shelter because she caught it humping another male dog. Yeah.

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catfish
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Welcome To The Internet, Manti Te’o

Welcome To The Internet, Manti Te’o

By The Cajun Boy | 21 comments

The story of Manti Te'o and his fake girlfriend may be the single most mind-bending story I've encountered in my lifetime.

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GOOGLE PLUS
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Google+ Adds Zoom Function To Its Pictures

Google+ Adds Zoom Function To Its Pictures

By Dan Seitz

Google+ is letting you zoom in on high resolution pictures, without having to use Photoshop for once.

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sustainable power
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Microsoft Wants To Power The Internet With Farts, Basically

By Dan Seitz

It sounds like a joke, but Microsoft really is trying this.

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