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Republicans’ online antics are proof that they’re totally out of ideas

When your best electoral maneuver is just a short-term con, it's time to go back to the drawing board.

On Feb 11, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Are fake candidate websites the new political attack ads?

GOP’s newfound Web savvy has taken the form of a campaign program that's ethically questionable and intensely negative.

On Feb 8, 2014 by [email protected]

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How we got our very own .sexy domain name

The Internet is expanding again, and everyone's fighting for a slice.

On Feb 4, 2014 by Miles Klee

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How local Obamacare sites are hurting those who need them most

While everyone's annoyed at the failings of Healthcare.gov, some citizens' lives are being drastically affected. 

On Jan 7, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Lemonparty, one of the Web’s classic grossout sites, is for sale

$450,000. Eye bleach not included.

On Dec 30, 2013 by Gaby Dunn

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Healthcare.gov’s ‘Glitch Girl’ speaks out against cyberbullies

She didn't design the website, in case you were confused about that.

On Nov 13, 2013 by Miles Klee

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These websites will go dark if the government shuts down

So far the Library of Congress and the Federal Trade Commission have confirmed their sites won't be accessible during a government shutdown. 

On Sep 30, 2013 by [email protected]

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The onion deal that brought down Groupon India

An unbeatable price holds an entire country in thrall.

On Sep 9, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Man says son kidnapped by own mother, pleads for help online

Kris Morness's ex-wife fled to Japan to be with her ailing mother—taking 5-year-old Max with her.

On Aug 30, 2013 by Kris Holt

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A math genius with dementia took his own life, but he left behind this website

"I decided I wanted to have one of the most organized good-byes in recorded history and I think I will be successful."

On Aug 16, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Australia accidentally blocks 249,999 websites

You ever block a website so hard, you accidentally take down a quarter million others with it?

On Jun 6, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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British government plans major crackdown on extremist websites

The U.K.'s Home Office wants the power to take down radical websites without court orders.

On Jun 5, 2013 by Aja Romano

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Getting intimate with the married CEO of Ashley Madison

Meet the entrepreneur who built "the dark side of online dating."

On May 30, 2013 by Gaby Dunn

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FBI ran bustling child porn site for weeks as users exchanged thousands of illegal images

Agents claim they needed to keep the site running to catch pedophiles. 

On May 29, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Reddit’s WTF hub won’t take your gore—unless clowns are involved

Reddit's premier forum for bugs, bullet holes, and eyeball stitches just banned blood and guts.

On May 23, 2013 by Mike Fenn