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Twitter cuts off third surveillance firm for encouraging police to spy on activists

The stupid truth about Pizzagate

Efe Kerem Sözeri is a Turkish freelance researcher who lives in the Netherlands. After studying political science in Istanbul, he moved to Amsterdam to study migrants&#8217; political behavior. Besides his academic work, he regularly writes on internet freedom and censorship in Turkey.

Efe Kerem Sozeri

How the alt-right’s PizzaGate conspiracy hid real scandal in Turkey

Unclick

*record scratch* This Twitter bot explains how we got here

Kristen Hubby is a tech and lifestyle reporter. Her work has also appeared in Austin Monthly and the Austin American-Statesman, where she covered local news and the dining scene in Austin, Texas.

Kristen Hubby

The best GIF reactions to Trump’s win from both sides of the aisle

Michael J. Fox had a great comeback to the jerk who asked him to do the Mannequin Challenge

Kid does perfect impersonation of Trump for Halloween, savagely disses Clinton

Entertainment

Racists attack Beyoncé on Twitter after CMA performance with Dixie Chicks

The subtle difference between ‘I’m this guy’ and ‘me IRL’

RIP Vine: Twitter to discontinue the app

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

Jay Hathaway

Kid needs permission slip to read ‘Fahrenheit 451,’ his dad’s response is brilliant

Twitter cuts ties with second firm police use to spy on social media

Why RedHack challenges Turkey’s political establishment

Miles Klee is a novelist and web culture reporter. The former editor of the Daily Dot’s Unclick section, Klee’s essays, satire, and fiction have appeared in Lapham’s Quarterly, Vanity Fair, 3:AM, Salon, the Awl, the New York Observer, the Millions,  and the Village Voice. He&#8217;s the author of two odd books of fiction, &#8216;Ivyland&#8217; and &#8216;True False.&#8217;

Miles Klee

Every kind of Twitter, ranked from worst to best

From the streets to tweets, the rise of ‘internet banging’

Twitter