Twitter, Facebook take down thousands of foreign disinformation trolls

Both Twitter and Facebook announced Thursday that they had shut down thousands of accounts and pages on their platforms.

On Jan 31, 2019 by David Gilmour

Teen who found Apple’s FaceTime bug just wanted to play Fortnite

He stumbled on the glitch while trying to organize his friends for some gaming.

On Jan 29, 2019 by David Gilmour

E.U. citizens need an Android to use British government’s Brexit app

#SettledStatusBorrowMyAndroid is trending online.

On Jan 28, 2019 by David Gilmour

A panel involving everyone in the Russia probe devolved into chaos and memes

Online, the panel was more comical than informative and instantly spawned several memes.

On Jan 24, 2019 by David Gilmour

Instagram revokes Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s verified status (updated)

Instagram’s move comes amid widespread protests across the country.

On Jan 23, 2019 by David Gilmour

Why Culttture came to the defense of the MAGA teens—and what it has planned next

Is it a new project or the next Gamergate?

On Jan 22, 2019 by David Gilmour

Trump peddles right-wing ‘prayer rug’ conspiracy

Trump is tweeting email forwards now.

On Jan 18, 2019 by David Gilmour

Pro-Trump Twitter blasts BuzzFeed report claiming Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress

The response was divided along partisan lines.

On Jan 18, 2019 by David Gilmour

TSA agents are the latest tool in the government shutdown meme war

Users are trolling opportunistic partisan players with the TSA agent meme that mocks how unpaid federal employees are being used as cheap propaganda.

On Jan 16, 2019 by David Gilmour

Roku defends decision to host InfoWars amid online backlash (updated)

The attorney for the Sandy Hook families currently suing InfoWars issued a response saying Roku’s decision was ‘an insult to the memory’ of the shooting’s victims.

On Jan 15, 2019 by David Gilmour

Steve King’s ‘white supremacy’ comments finally enough to break conservative support

It’s about time.

On Jan 10, 2019 by David Gilmour

Trump keeps calling National Security Adviser John Bolton ‘Mike’

Mike?

On Jan 8, 2019 by David Gilmour

Here are 140 things WikiLeaks doesn’t want journalists to say about Julian Assange

WikiLeaks detailed 140 ‘defamations’ reporters are advised to avoid publishing.

On Jan 7, 2019 by David Gilmour

President Trump’s Border Patrol entourage is an instant meme

Trump congratulated Rep. Nancy Pelosi on her election as next House speaker and reiterated his demand for a southern border wall, flanked by several bald border patrol officers.

On Jan 3, 2019 by David Gilmour

‘Breakfast Club’ video smear against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backfires

In raising the profile of the video, the trolls have won Ocasio-Cortez more fans.

On Jan 3, 2019 by David Gilmour