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YouTube botting wars intensify

Botting has escalated beyond YouTube's control, and community members are getting angrier.

On Mar 13, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh

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Vic Gundotra defends Google’s “social layer” at SXSW Interactive

Google+ is doing fine, says the executive in charge of it. Is he spreading it a little thick?

On Mar 9, 2012 by Owen Thomas

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Facebook accidentally labeled as child porn in Denmark

A simple humar error led to the blocking of over 8,000 legitimate websites last week in Denmark, drawing strong criticism about the country's Internet "kill switch."

On Mar 5, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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What you need to know about Google’s privacy changes

 In essence, Google wants to smooth the lines between its many services and build a better data profile of you. 

On Mar 1, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Users don’t stick around for Google+, study reveals

The clock is ticking on Google+'s social network.

On Feb 28, 2012 by David Holmes

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The mystery of Techdirt’s disappearing SOPA criticism

On Jan. 20, a Techdirt blog post was hidden from Google searches after a false copyright claim. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. 

On Feb 28, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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A +1 for freedom: Chinese citizens occupy Obama’s Google+ page

After a glitch in China's firewall was found, hundreds of Chinese citizens flooded the comment sections on president's Google+ page with cries for support and Internet freedom. 

On Feb 28, 2012 by Justin Franz

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Twitter inks deal with Russian search engine

Yandex provides new way to search real-time tweets—but you still can’t google them.

On Feb 21, 2012 by Kris Holt

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What’s “Snew” on Reddit?

Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian details his site's evolution on his Google+ account. And guess what? It wasn't always called Reddit.

On Feb 20, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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In Google+, a political Bizarro World

On Google's social network, the horse race gets just plain weird.

On Feb 15, 2012 by Justin Franz

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Google set to destroy humor with new algorithm

If explaining a joke kills it, what happens when Google deploys new comedy algorithms on YouTube?

On Feb 13, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

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It’s been a bad month for those against international Internet censorship

Non-U.S. governments are calling for more Internet censorship.

On Feb 6, 2012 by Jennifer Abel

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Google, Facebook censoring content in India

A law in the Internet's third-largest market requires removal of politically or religiously offensive material.

On Feb 6, 2012 by David Holmes

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Obama can’t hang with drugs and aliens

Not every question makes it through to the president's Google+ hangout.

On Jan 31, 2012 by Justin Franz

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Google+ now teen-friendly

Google's social network: No longer making your sons and daughters cry!

On Jan 27, 2012 by Kris Holt