The Government's "Truthy" Squad Monitors Political Speech on Twitter. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The reference to Stephen Colbert is cute, but the feds' unbridled passion to monitor our communications is surely no joke.
Social Media
Gay Egyptians Worry the Government Has Been Using a Hookup App to Track Them
Grindr: tool of the state?
How Internet Activism Helps Sex Workers
Marginalized groups seek justice, community, and self-help online.
Facebook Promises Changes to 'Real Name' Policy
Had been focus of anger from drag queens and transgender people
'Watching the Game' Has Found a Completely Different Meaning Online
A massive, worldwide audience has developed to watch people play video games, and it's worth billions.
3 Ridiculous Ways the FDA Is Policing Social Media
In the FDA's world, Facebook likes are advertising and honey is a "new drug" that must be regulated.
Amazon Is NOT the 'Putin' of Books!
The online powerhouse is being compared to thugs because it wants you to pay less for ebooks.
WTF FBI? Agency Has Huge List of Twitter Slang (and Some of It's Fake)
Here's nine of the weirdest. ALOTBSOL, AMIRITE?
Supreme Court Rules on Political Speech, Straw Gun Purchases, and Prepares for New Cases
Close decision approves of regulations over third-party gun buys
Elliot Rodger's 'War on Women' and Toxic Gender Warfare
The Santa Barbara killer wasn't just a misogynist; he was a malignant narcissist.
Tech Companies Increasingly Refusing to Keep Government Searches Secret
Big firms join Twitter in letting customers know about subpoenas
Twitter's Take on #MyNYPD Not Exactly What NYPD Hoped for
On Tuesday, @NYPDnews asked people on Twitter to post photos of themselves with politce officers, using the hashtag #MyNYPD. You can probably imagine how this went ....
The IRS is Taking a Page From the NSA's Playbook and Snooping on Social Media
Looking at Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts belonging to people they want to investigate.
Policing Language Gives Ammunition to the Trolls
Don't make the world responsible for your emotional well-being unless you enjoy getting hurt.
