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11,000 people sue Facebook over privacy violations

Facebook is being sued, to no one's surprise.

On Aug 4, 2014 by Micah Singleton

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EU authorities expected to level another antitrust case against Google

Another antitrust case is being sent Google's way

On Jul 31, 2014 by Micah Singleton

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Behind the effort to bring back Europe’s bison

There's an effort to bring back the European bison, Europe’s largest land mammal, which almost went extinct.

On Jun 19, 2014 by [email protected]

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LiveJournal just rolled out a major update, but is anyone there to notice?

Increasingly, LiveJournal is peddling its changes to tumbleweeds. Will the latest redesign help or hurt the diminished community?

On May 22, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Viral ad encourages Danes to have sex on vacation

An unorthodox Danish advertising campaign is encouraging people to have sex while on vacation.

On Mar 31, 2014 by Ned Donovan

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A Turkish boy’s tragic death goes viral on- and offline

Turkish citizens are launching a national backlash over the death of a 15-year-old boy.

On Mar 11, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Man loses $80K settlement over daughter’s Facebook brag

From sore winner to surprise loser.

On Feb 28, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Allow these puppets to introduce you to your new favorite food

It's the only condiment that can put Nutella to shame.

On Oct 21, 2013 by Cody Permenter

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Ex-Formula One boss sues Google over sex party photos

Ex-Formula One chief Max Mosley is battling Google over images from 2008.

On Sep 6, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Here’s what every geotagged tweet looks like on the world map

Miguel Rios, Twitter's visual insights manager, has mapped out every one of the billions of geotagged tweets since 2009.

On May 31, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Australians can vote for pirates this year

The Pirate Party has had a hard time outside of Europe until now.

On Jan 23, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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YouTube launches 60 new premium channels in Europe

Google is doubling down on its effort to compete with TV.

On Oct 8, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

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Facebook shuts down facial recognition features in Europe

The social networking giant will attempt to address regulators’ privacy concerns before turning its facial recognition and “tag suggest” features back on.

On Sep 24, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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European Parliament begins final vote on ACTA

Both sides attempt some last-minute political maneuvering as the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement comes up for a final vote in Europe.

On Jul 3, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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World prepares for largest pro-Internet protest in history

From Berlin, to Boston, to Sendai, Japan, thousands will gather to protest ACTA on June 9.

On Jun 8, 2012 by Kevin Collier