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Archives for October 2019

After Hearthstone player’s ban, Blizzard is in hot water with lawmakersAfter Hearthstone player’s ban, Blizzard is in hot water with lawmakers
Why Facebook keeps going downWhy Facebook keeps going down
Casey Newton
Apple is hiding Taiwan’s flag emoji if you’re in Hong Kong or MacauApple is hiding Taiwan’s flag emoji if you’re in Hong Kong or Macau
US blacklists Chinese surveillance companies over human rights abusesUS blacklists Chinese surveillance companies over human rights abuses
The NBA is afraid of offending China — and so are online platformsThe NBA is afraid of offending China — and so are online platforms
California has banned political deepfakes during election seasonCalifornia has banned political deepfakes during election season
Should we treat incels as terrorists?

Misogynist violence is complicated — but this is an extreme case

Adi Robertson
Google has suspended its controversial ‘field research’ that allegedly scanned homeless peopleGoogle has suspended its controversial ‘field research’ that allegedly scanned homeless people
Federal judge says nobody cares about the iPhone’s notchFederal judge says nobody cares about the iPhone’s notch
Apple CEO Tim Cook slams Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency as a power grabApple CEO Tim Cook slams Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency as a power grab
PayPal withdraws support for Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrencyPayPal withdraws support for Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency
Microsoft says Iranian hacking group targeted a 2020 US presidential candidateMicrosoft says Iranian hacking group targeted a 2020 US presidential candidate
The court allowed the FCC to kill net neutrality because washing machines can’t make phone calls

There is also a quote from Macbeth? Let’s experience this together

Nilay Patel
Reminder to the Trump administration: do not talk about your plans to do crime over text messagesReminder to the Trump administration: do not talk about your plans to do crime over text messages
Mark Zuckerberg promises Facebook won’t be biased against Elizabeth WarrenMark Zuckerberg promises Facebook won’t be biased against Elizabeth Warren

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