Wikipedia considering rule change to expose paid editors
Amendment would require paid Wikipedians to disclose affiliations.
On Mar 14, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Russia takes its infamous Internet blacklist law to new heights
Russia blocked four independent news sources for anti-government sentiment Thursday evening.
On Mar 14, 2014 by Kevin Collier
How Target easily could have kept 40 million credit cards from being stolen
Investigation finds Target security program worked liked a charm, but alarms were ignored.
On Mar 13, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Mark Zuckerberg calls out U.S. government in Facebook rant
Zuck makes a rare Facebook plea urging users to “build the Internet we want.”
On Mar 13, 2014 by Aja Romano
‘You’ve got cancer!’—nastiest spam email ever makes the rounds in Britain
If you get a mysterious email that says your blood resutls are ready, don’t open it.
On Mar 13, 2014 by Rob Price
The ethics of embedding tweets
A story of sexual assault prompts a broader conversation about the ethics of republishing Twitter content.
On Mar 13, 2014 by Kate Knibbs
Dogecoin community turns against its largest exchange
Is the Dogecoin community being “goxed”?
2 dead and 23 injured after driver plows into crowd at SXSW
Tragedy on the first night of the SXSW Music Festival.
On Mar 13, 2014 by Audra Schroeder
More winter storms cause massive pileup on Ohio Turnpike
More than 50 vehicles are involved in the fatal wreck.
On Mar 12, 2014 by Mike Fenn
‘Nigerian Electronic Army’ hacks Reddit
There’s a new electronic army in town and, for some reason, it hates esports.
On Mar 12, 2014 by Aaron Sankin
A group of open-carry gun rights advocates marched through SXSW today
Seeing the group walk down Sixth Street in the midst of SXSW was a bit surreal.
On Mar 12, 2014 by Audra Schroeder
Deep Web hub hacked and shut down over child porn links
The Hidden Wiki is gone.
On Mar 12, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
7 dead, dozens injured in NYC building explosion
An explosion damaged two buildings in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City.
On Mar 12, 2014 by Cooper Fleishman
A Turkish boy’s tragic death goes viral on- and offline
Turkish citizens are launching a national backlash over the death of a 15-year-old boy.
On Mar 11, 2014 by Aja Romano
Imprisoned Saudi princesses tweet from their ‘gilded cage’
Four daughters of King Abdullah are locked up as punishment for criticizing the country’s treatment of women. But they can tweet.
On Mar 11, 2014 by Kevin Collier
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