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Brendan O'Connor


Brendan O’Connor is a technology and politics reporter. In April 2016, he joined Gawker Media Group as a staff writer, where he covers the alt-right for its special projects desk.

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Jew-bashing Tila Tequila finds herself banned from Facebook

After some pro-Hitler rants, Tila Tequila has found herself banned from Facebook.

On Dec 16, 2013 by Brendan O'Connor

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This racism-fueled murder hoax is spreading like wildfire in Sweden

There is something very weird happening on Swedish Facebook.

On Dec 10, 2013 by Brendan O'Connor

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What is Circle, and what does it want with your Facebook data?

Heard of Circle? No? Just sit there and wait for a Facebook notification annoying alerting you about it. 

On Dec 9, 2013 by Brendan O'Connor

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What happens when an MLS player gets a job at GoPro

Davis Paul had an hour to kill before his next meeting. Here's what he filmed.

On Dec 4, 2013 by Brendan O'Connor

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Festivus, a Google trick for the rest of us

Before your feats of strength, take a moment to appreciate this nifty Google search trick. 

On Dec 3, 2013 by Brendan O'Connor

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Which of your Facebook friends hate you? There’s an app for that

A highly sustainable and important use of technology that deserves to be showered with venture capital money.

On Dec 3, 2013 by Brendan O'Connor

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Cat statues and sex islands: My Thanksgiving in Second Life

An adventure through the desolate, Turkey-free sex clubs and honkeytonks of the Internet's biggest virtual world.

On Nov 27, 2013 by Brendan O'Connor

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The JFK Library is ‘livetweeting’ Kennedy’s assassination

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston has been tweeting JFK’s “thousand days in office,” culminating today.

On Nov 22, 2013 by Brendan O'Connor

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‘Squinch’ your way to a better selfie

Bicoastal fashion and beauty photographer Peter Hurley has a trick to make you look more confident.

On Nov 21, 2013 by Brendan O'Connor

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N.J. law would let teens wipe their embarrassing online histories

Critics warn the bill's language is far too vague to be effective.

On Nov 19, 2013 by Brendan O'Connor

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Google and Microsoft block more than 100,000 child porn search terms

The terms “are unequivocally associated with people looking for child abuse images."

On Nov 18, 2013 by Brendan O'Connor