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Elon Musk sued by Twitter shareholders, accused of market manipulation

Twitter shareholders filed a class-action lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of violating California corporate law and manipulating the stock market.

On May 27, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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    How fears of the ‘antifa apocalypse’ set the stage for QAnon

  • How an Oath Keeper brought QAnon to the masses

  • Man on street handing out flyers while wearing a clapboard that says "JuiceLand temporarily closed. Visit us in Austin, Houston, Dallas." Caption "VIRAL LABOR"

    How JuiceLand strikers and ride-hailing drivers are organizing online

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Newsletter: Is Twitter trying to stop you from being mean?

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On May 27, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich, Tiffany Kelly

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Deepfake Elon Musk is here to scam you with fake cryptocurrency

'Yikes. Def not me,' Musk said in response.

On May 27, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
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Viral claim Greg Abbott hounded Uvalde shooting victim’s family is completely false

'listen, wilder things have happened but this account loves to claim a dead nephew occurred after a tragedy.'

On May 27, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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Libs of TikTok logo on black background (l) Libs of TikTok account suspended caption "We suspended your account on May 27, 2022 there are 30 days remaining to disagree with this decision What does it mean? Your account, or activity on it, doesn't follow our Community Guidelines Your account is not visable to people on Instagram, and you can't use it What can I do? If you think we made a mistake, you have 30 days after we" (r)

Libs of TikTok suspended from Instagram, sparking outrage from its fans (updated)

Libs of TikTok still has a million followers on Twitter.

On May 27, 2022 by David Covucci

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TikTokers’ new conspiratorial obsession with elites being reptiles has a long, sordid past

It's an old conspiracy on a new platform.

On May 27, 2022 by Mike Rothschild

Tech
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Texas official stirs outrage after saying Uvalde investigation has kept him from his hugging his kids at night

'Not being able to go home and hug your kids is not the same as not being able to EVER hug your kid again.'

On May 26, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
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‘They believe nearly anything’: Satirical news site keeps duping Kyle Rittenhouse fans with updates about his ‘lawsuit’ against ‘The View’

This is at least the third time they've been duped by a satirical site.

On May 26, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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Herschel Walker speaking (right) tweet by Aaron Rupar caption "Herschel Walker's solution to school shootings involves "a department that can look at young men that's looking at women that's looking at social media" (left)

Herschel Walker’s nonsense solution to mass shootings is having the government look ‘at men looking at women looking at social media’

It's ... something

On May 26, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech
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Newsletter: America’s worst congresswoman

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On May 26, 2022 by Ramon Ramirez, Claire Goforth

Internet Culture IRL Tech
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Hackers use Telegram to leak sensitive data on 30 million hotel guests

The data includes millions of names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, and birth dates.

On May 26, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
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‘Our kids are in there’: Police under fire as videos show them delaying going after Uvalde school shooter, using force on parents

'Imagine trying to spin this as a tactical win.'

On May 26, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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Twitter agrees to $150 million fine for using email addresses to target ads

Twitter mislead users about what it was doing with email addresses.

On May 26, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech
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‘Imagine the traumatized parents facing ANOTHER stressor’: Twitter users erupt over ICE presence at Uvalde shooting

The agency insisted it would not engage in immigration enforcement.

On May 25, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

IRL Tech
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‘This is why you never use work equipment for anything other but work’: TikToker exposes the ‘creepy’ surveillance software in action that bosses use to spy on workers

'Yeah, not creepy at all.'

On May 25, 2022 by Jack Alban

IRL Tech

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