occupy wall street Archives

People’s Bailout event raising money to forgive debt

The People's Bailout, a variety show/telethon streaming live from New York City Thursday night, will raise money to buy up packages of people's defaulted loans and forgive them entirely.

On Nov 15, 2012 by Allyson Holley

Tech

Residents use Amazon’s Wedding Registry for hurricane relief

To help with necessary supplies, three residents are using Amazon to receive donated shipments of supplies.

On Nov 5, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski

IRL

Occupy movement marks first anniversary on Twitter

One year ago today, Zuccoti Park in New York City was occupied by protestors angry about growing inequalities in the U.S.

On Sep 17, 2012 by Mike Fenn

Tech

Twitter appeals order in Occupy Wall Street protester case

The company argues that information on accounts belonging to Brooklyn Bridge protester Matthew Harris is protected by the Fourth Amendment.

On Aug 27, 2012 by Kris Holt

Tech

Anonymous-affiliated hackers go after Wall Street in OpMidasBank

The self-described blackhats at #TeamGhostShell have released 50,000 usernames and passwords from Wall Street firms.

On Jul 18, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

Trending

Twitter ordered to turn over Occupy Wall Street protester’s tweets

Despite opposition from Twitter, a New York judge has decided to analyze protester Malcolm Harris' tweets and pass on relevant information to prosecutors.

On Jul 2, 2012 by Kris Holt

Tech

YouTube launches Human Rights channel to spotlight citizen journalists

The channel is a partnership with nonprofit organization Witness and social news service Storyful that will curate human rights stories from around the world.

On May 25, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky

Internet Culture

Why prosecutors may need a warrant to subpoena tweets

Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Hanni Fakhoury argues that a recent Supreme Court ruling regarding GPS devices should apply to location data stored by Twitter.

On May 14, 2012 by Kris Holt

Tech