Fox cracks down on “Firefly” hats on Etsy
Jayne Cobb’s orange and yellow hat is a symbol of unity for Firefly fans, and a symbol of possible trademark infringement for Fox.
On Apr 10, 2013 by Aja Romano
The hacker teen queen of Anonymous pleads guilty in London
If Ryan Ackroyd were really a 16-year-old girl, he’d probably be facing less time in prison.
On Apr 10, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy
You can’t stop Universal from taking down your YouTube videos
Thanks to a deal between Universal Music and YouTube, Universal can take down videos without YouTube’s usual appeals process.
On Apr 9, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
“Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead” climbs charts after Thatcher’s death
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s opponents are celebrating her death with a campaign to make “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead” the U.K.’s number one single.
On Apr 9, 2013 by Kris Holt
Pastor “Joel Osten” denounces faith in major online hoax
The fakeout opened on Twitter, where an anonymous prankster opened the @PastorJoelOsten account on April 2 and started mirroring Osteen’s tweets.
On Apr 8, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Redditor uses popular meme to confess a murder
The most recent Reddit disclosure may have upped the ante on unconventional confessionals—by using a cuddly picture of a bear to fess up to a grisly murder.
On Apr 8, 2013 by Aja Romano
Police arrest 63 gang members in massive social media sting
Members of three East Harlem gangs bragged about their violent exploits on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
On Apr 5, 2013 by Kevin Morris
How is Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer tweeting from prison?
The convicted hacker and famous Internet troll is livetweeting his incarceration—likely via email.
On Apr 4, 2013 by Tim Sampson
Wikipedia editors accuse professor of administering plagiarism
The University of Toronto’s Steve Joordens sent his 1,700 students to work editing psychology articles on the user-edited encyclopedia.
On Apr 4, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
YouTube’s FPSRussia raided by ATF in explosives investigation
Nearly 40 federal agents raided the homes of YouTube’s Kyle Myers—better known as FPSRussia—and his father on Tuesday for, of all things, explosives.
On Mar 29, 2013 by Michelle Jaworski
Court hits anti-copyright-troll website with censorship order
The notoriously litigious poet behind “The Dash” won a court order to have all comments about her removed from a website that fights “copyright trolls.” Critics of the decision say it sets a dangerous precedent against free speech.
On Mar 27, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Online drug market Silk Road may have leaked its real IP address
If one redditor’s report is true, the underground haven for illicit drugs may have exposed itself to law enforcement.
On Mar 26, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
YouTubers implicate Devin Graham video in cliffswinger’s death
Kyle Lee Stocking died Sunday while swinging from a makeshift rope swing tied to the top of the famed Corona Arch in Moab, Utah.
On Mar 25, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Girlfriend creates fake Facebook accounts to get boyfriend out of prison
Once set up, the girlfriend used the fake accounts to pose as the victims and send her own account personal messages stating that the boyfriend did not actually commit the crimes.
On Mar 22, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Twitter turns 7, now has 200 million active users
Twitter has come a long way since Jack Dorsey posted the first-ever tweet.
On Mar 21, 2013 by Kris Holt
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