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Racist Driver To Asian Woman: 'You're Illegals Crossing The Border'
By Kimberly Yam
“She’s Asian, she can’t see ― that’s why she can’t drive,” the driver allegedly also said.
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POLITICS
Exclusive: Georgia Cop Suspended After Liking Racist KKK Facebook Posts
By Christopher Mathias
East Ellijay Police Department Officer Tommy Long was friends with two KKK members on Facebook and repeatedly liked their racist, KKK-related posts.
Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook Inc., speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have increased pressure on technology companies on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign and other election meddling as well as issues including alleged anti-conservative bias and antitrust questions. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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WOMEN
Sheryl Sandberg Faces The Classic Double Standard At Senate Hearing
By Emily Peck
Women in tech don't get to dress down.
A Google placard sits on the witness table before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have increased pressure on technology companies on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign and other election meddling as well as issues including alleged anti-conservative bias and antitrust questions. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
Google A No-Show As Facebook, Twitter Executives Testify To Senate Panel
By Ryan Grenoble
The committee set out an empty chair for Google to show their displeasure.
HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 09: Emmy Rossum arrives for Showtime's 'Shamelesss' 100 Episode Celebration at DREAM Hollywood on June 9, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Emmy Rossum Exits 'Shameless' After 9 Seasons: 'It Really Feels Like A Family'
By Cole Delbyck
The show, she promised, will go on without her.
VIDEOS
Fox News And Donald Trump Are Convinced Google Search Is Rigged Against Them
In his latest early-morning Twitter rant, President Trump is blaming Google for all the negative press he’s receiving.
Rohingya refugee women hold placards as they take part in a protest at the Kutupalong refugee camp to mark the one-year anniversary of their exodus in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, August 25, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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WORLD NEWS
U.N. Accuses Myanmar Army Of Genocide In Rohingya Deaths
It's the first time the United Nations has explicitly called for Myanmar officials to face genocide charges.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion on the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on August 23, 2018. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Mollie Tibbetts' Friends And Family Push Back On Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Using Her Death
By David Lohr
The 20-year-old’s death is being used by the president and others to push an anti-immigrant agenda.
Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos gives a keynote address during the Black Hat information security conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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POLITICS
Ex-Facebook Security Chief: 'It's Too Late To Protect The 2018 Elections'
By Willa Frej
But it's not too late to change things before 2020, Alex Stamos said.
A woman looks at the Facebook logo on an iPad in this photo illustration taken June 3, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/Illustration
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TECH
Facebook Says It Removed 652 Disinformation Accounts Linked To Russia And Iran
The influence campaigns were taken down ahead of the midterm elections .
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BLACK VOICES
Missouri Teen Killed On Birthday Just An Hour After ‘I Made It To 17’ Facebook Post
By David Lohr
Armond Latimore was fatally shot on his birthday.
Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Facebook logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Dado Ruvic / Reuters
TECH
Facebook Is Rating Your Credibility If You Flag Content As Fake
By Ryan Grenoble
Some users who flag content as fake aren't all that reputable themselves.
Picture showing a computer screen displaying the Twitter account of Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones taken on August 15, 2018 in Washngton DC. - Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said his Twitter account had been suspended for a week, the latest online platform to take action against the activist. Twitter suspended the personal account of Jones, who operates the Infowars website that has disputed the veracity of the September 11 attacks, the Sandy Hook school massacre and other events. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo credit should read ERIC BARADAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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MEDIA
ACLU Warns Against 'Worrisome' Alex Jones Bans
By Hayley Miller
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says social media platforms shouldn't be "arbiters of truth." The ACLU seems to agree with that sentiment.
BELCHATOW, POLAND - APRIL 11, 2014: Photo of social network homepage on a monitor screen.
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POLITICS
Most People Say Social Media Sites Should Crack Down On Harassment, Fake News: Poll
By Ariel Edwards-Levy
And just under half of the public says sites aren't doing enough.
Alex Jones from Infowars.com speaks during a rally in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump near the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 18, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Lucas Jackson / Reuters
POLITICS
The Problem Isn’t Alex Jones’ Free Speech, It’s Digital Platform Monopolies
By Paul Blumenthal
The Infowars host hasn't been silenced, but he feels he's been denied an audience because the big tech platforms have a monopoly on your eyeballs.
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc., listens during an interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Electronic-payment company, Square Inc., run by Dorsey, is offering a range of new services, including loans and software that lets customers manage inventory and analyze sales. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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OPINION
Social Media Is A Toxic Mess. It Should Be On The Companies To Fix It.
By Toula Drimonis, Guest Writer
The Alex Jones case has only demonstrated the gravity of the problem.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 11: Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg appears for a hearing with the House Energy and Commerce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on Wednesday April 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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MEDIA
The Story Behind The Story That Created A Political Nightmare For Facebook
By John Cook, On Assignment For HuffPost
In 2016, Gizmodo reported that Facebook workers "suppressed" conservative news. An editor has second thoughts.
Alex Jones from Infowars.com speaks during a rally in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump near the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 18, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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VIDEOS
Twitter Refuses To Ban Alex Jones
Twitter's Jack Dorsey says it’s up to journalists to refute Alex Jones’ conspiracy theories.
Inside Edition
MEDIA
Alex Jones' Ex-Wife Fears He'll Become More Dangerous After Tech Company Bans
By David Moye
Kelly Jones termed her former husband "an unhappy, unwell man."
Twitter
POLITICS
Infowars Reporter Gets Slammed After Claiming Facebook Isn't Privately Owned
By David Moye
Millie Weaver apparently doesn't know that the First Amendment protects a person from being arrested for free speech, not for being kicked off social media.
VIDEOS
How Alex Jones Built A Career On Conspiracy Theories For Decades
The notorious conspiracy theorist was booted from Facebook, Apple and YouTube. Here’s how Alex Jones went mainstream.
Conspiracy theorist, radio talk show host and Infowars.net founder Alex Jones (C) walks up Elm Street past the spot where U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dealey Plaza in 1963 one day before commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the assassination in Dallas, November 21, 2013. Jones is a leading voice in the U.S. conspiracy theory community. Commemorations of the anniversary will be held Friday in Dallas, Washington and Boston. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY)
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POLITICS
Alex Jones' Infowars Still Not Banned On App Stores, Instagram And Twitter
By Willa Frej
Companies like Spotify and Facebook have taken action, removing Infowars content.
CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 18: Conspiracy theorist and radio talk show host Alex Jones speaks during a rally in support of Donald Trump near the Republican National Convention iJuly 18, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Brooks Kraft/ Getty Images)
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POLITICS
After Years Of Alex Jones' Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories, Why Now?
By Nina Golgowski and Doha Madani
Many wonder what took tech companies such as Apple, Facebook and YouTube so long to act against Jones and Infowars.
YouTube
POLITICS
Alex Jones Begs Donald Trump For Help After He's Dumped By YouTube, Spotify And Facebook
By David Moye
The notorious conspiracy theorist suggests Trump make his media problems a major issue in the 2018 campaign.
SAN JOSE, CA - FEBRUARY 01: Journalist Kara Swisher speaks at the Watermark Conference for Women at San Jose Convention Center on February 1, 2017 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images for Watermark Conference for Women )
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TECH
Facebook, Twitter Are Making The World Worse, Kara Swisher Warns
By Ryan Grenoble
Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook “have been working humanity’s last nerve for far too long now,” the veteran Silicon Valley journalist writes.
WATFORD, ENGLAND - JUNE 06: Alex Jones, an American radio host, author and conspiracy theorist, addresses media and protesters in the protester encampment outside The Grove hotel, which is hosting the annual Bilderberg conference, on June 6, 2013 in Watford, England. The traditionally secretive conference, which has taken place since 1954, is expected to be attended by politicians, bank bosses, billionaires, chief executives and European royalty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
YouTube Bans Alex Jones And InfoWars Channels Citing Hate Speech, Harassment
By Nina Golgowski
The removal came hours after his Facebook page was removed for allegedly violating its policies.
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