Watch machines compete in the biggest game of Jenga you’ve ever seen
We’re hoping Monopoly is next.
On Apr 15, 2014 by Miles Klee
This browser extension lets you block everything #Normcore
Is the #Normcore epidemic still infecting your browser? Never fear.
On Mar 7, 2014 by Audra Schroeder
Facebook now lets you block specific websites on your News Feed
Begging the question: “Wait… why didn’t Facebook let you do this in the first place?”
On Mar 4, 2014 by EJ Dickson
Facebook’s ‘Hot Mom’ suspended for fat-shaming
Body acceptance is good, Kang wrote, but “normalizing obesity” is not.
On Nov 27, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
On Facebook, explicit content is just a hashtag click away
Instagram bans sex, drugs, and curse words in tag searches, but they’re all free to browse on its corporate owner: Facebook.
On Sep 3, 2013 by Kris Holt
Wikipedia pot article loses bongs, gets OK’d in Russia
Now that bongs, joints, and vaporizers have disappeared from a Russian Wikipedia article about smoking pot, the government has declared it safe for the general public.
On Apr 9, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Chinese outraged government can use Twitter while they can’t
Despite the service being banned in the country, the Chinese government’s official press office owns an active Twitter account.
On Dec 11, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Egypt’s president blocks Twitter critics after major decree
After claiming absolute authority for his laws, decrees and decisions Thusday, President Mohamed Morsi has apparently started blocking his critics on Twitter.
On Nov 22, 2012 by Kris Holt
Iran blocks citizens’ access to Google and Gmail
The block, reportedly provoked by the anti-Islamic YouTube video “The Innocence of Muslims,” may be the next step toward cutting Iranians off from the Internet entirely.
On Sep 24, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Pakistan blocks YouTube over controversial anti-Islamic video
Citing “indecent material,” the country is denying access to YouTube after the Google-owned company refused to remove a controversial video that sparked protests across the Muslim world.
On Sep 17, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Facebook temporarily blocks “The New Yorker” over cartoon nipple
A bare breast in one of The New Yorker‘s cartoons apparently violated Facebook’s terms of service.
On Sep 11, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Facebook engineer apologizes to Reddit for blocking Imgur
Links to Reddit’s favorite image-sharing service were accidentally banned from Facebook, and one engineer came forward to take the blame.
On Jul 17, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski
How to use a bidet and other important life lessons
In today’s digest, Reddit copes with The Dark Knight Rises spoilers, we learn how time works in Harry Potter, and a Facebook engineer shows up for a mea culpa cameo.
On Jul 17, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Chinese “New York Times” blocked on Sina Weibo
The Chinese version of the Times racked up 12,000 followers on Twitter-like Sina Weibo before its account was deleted.
On Jul 3, 2012 by Kevin Morris
The surprising reason you can’t search for Google in China
Google is being censored as a search term on China’s Twitter-like micrblogs. Here’s why.
On Apr 19, 2012 by Kevin Morris
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