Social Media
FTC Issues Privacy Guidelines for Facial Recognition Tech
Recommendations for companies, of course, not the government
Study: Social Media Users Politically Engaged
Is the study's subtitle "Just look at your Facebook feed"?
Turkish Pianist Arraigned for Tweets Mocking Islam
Accused of inciting public hatred
LinkedIn Rolls Out Redesigns
Will also allow users to follow selected "thought leaders."
Texas Man Fired After Being Outed as Top Reddit Troll
Moderated sections on site devoted to "jailbait" photos and other controversial matters
Andrew Sullivan Just About Needs Suicide Watch over Obama Numbers
And now a lesson on the dangers of becoming emotionally attached to political figures
Community Order Handed Down in UK Over Facebook Comments
Post read "all soldiers should die and go to hell"
Facebook Testing "Want" Button
An opt-in marketing tool? Or will it result in Facebook telling you what all your friends want you to buy them?
British Teen Sentenced to 12 Weeks in Jail For Facebook Comments
Made remarks about the recent abduction of a Welsh girl
Facebook Rolls Out Paid Promotions for Individual Posts
Friends ignoring your rants about the Federal Reserve? Facebook has the solution!
Microsoft to Launch News Operation
Microsoft sold its stake in MSNBC.com earlier this year, timing this launch to the release of Windows 8
Six Teens Arrested in Videotaped Beating of Woman
They did it for fun and posted the video on Facebook
Anti-Islam Filmmaker Arrested for "Probation Violation"
Yeah. It's all about probation issues.
Gov. Brown Signs Bills Blocking Colleges, Employers from Seeking Social Media Passwords
Announces it through social media channels
Phoenix Filmmaker Charged With Staging Incident To Draw Law-Enforcement
Setting your nephew up an ersatz terrorist is not cool
Clinton Aide Blasts Reporter as Official Benghazi Story Crumbles
Temper, temper oh newly Internet-famous flunky
Leader of Russia's Communist Party Insults Ambassador Stevens
Took to twitter saying, "The American ambassador to Libya was shot down like the lowest dog. He was the main expert for the Libyan 'revolution'. What he reaped, he sowed"
Man Arrested for Online Comments Threatening to Shoot Children
Made comparison to Aurora shooting
Bill O'Reilly, Jon Stewart to Debate Live on the Internet
Like a presidential debate, except not at all
Judge Orders Woman to Delete Facebook Comments About Crash
Gives her two-day jail sentence for contempt when she does not comply
Muslim Group Bans Daily Caller from Attending Press Event
Called them a hate group, not a media outlet, Daily Caller says.
YouTube Blocks Muhammad Movie Trailer Video
Anger over video blamed for deadly attacks in Libya
Australia Plans Social Media Restrictions
It's all to save us from trolls and harassment, of course
Panic near Mexico City over False Tweets Reporting Violence
Rumors of a violent caravan traveling the city spread through social networks
Democrats Get Lesson in Awkward Online Piracy Prevention Tools with YouTube Takedown
YouTube copyright-detecting algorithm temporarily blocks stream
Kickstarter Addresses Refunds for Failed Ventures
The responsibility for refunds falls on project creators
Marine Suing for Facebook-Related Detention
Was forced into a psychiatric ward over posts
Paul Ryan Reviews Prove Reagan Was Only Republican President Ever
Cheers, jeers and leers for the RNC speech by Mitt Romney's running mate
President Obama Shows Up on Reddit
That's probably not the best place for RNC counterprogramming, but way to go for the younguns.