Tag: Controversy

Online Petition for Autistic Boy Put in Bag Exceeds 180K Signatures
Through special events, government protests, and other news, the world now recognizes the Internet as a valuable medium for getting important messages to the masses. The simplicity...
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SOPA/PIPA: The Aftermath of Web Blackout, ACTA, & What’s Next
Even though the SOPA and PIPA bills are essentially dead, they are still getting a lot of attention. Last week, the U.S. witnessed a powerful expression from both brands and consum...
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Google Privacy Changes: What Do They Mean To You?
Google announced this week that it is rolling out a new, main privacy policy...
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Anti-Gay “LGBT Facts” Group Sees Twitter Make Humor Out Of Their Hate
Normally, I wouldn't give vile, hate-spewing, bigoted jackasses like @LGBTFacts the time of day, but this is simply too funny to pass up. @LGBTFacts is a Twitter account solel...
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ANA on ICANN’s Expansion of Top-Level Domains: “Reckless and Premature”
On January 12, ICANN began carrying out its controversial new plan. As WebProNews previously reported, the organization made the historical deci...
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Google Vs. Twitter: Is “Search Plus Your World” Bad For The Internet?
This week, Google launched Search Plus Your World (SPYW), a set of features to personalize search r...
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Twitter: Google Should Be Ranking Us Better For @username
Twitter made it clear that it was not thrilled with Google’s new “Search Plus You...
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Google “Search, Plus Your World”: Twitter Not Happy [Updated]
Update: Google has responded to Twitter's comments via G...
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Google ‘Gives Back’ To Some Dubious NGOs
Google's been funneling a laudable amount of money ($11.5 million) into organizations that strive to end modern day slavery in developing parts of the world as a part of the...
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Tebowing Prank Results In Suspensions At A New York High School
Everyone's familiar with Tebowing, right? It's kind of like planking, or owling, except...
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Apple: Siri Abortion Answers “Not Intentional Omissions”
Earlier this week, we told you about the growing number of people who were discovering that Apple's iPhone 4S voice assistant Siri might not be the best place to turn if you're loo...
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Teen’s Political Tweet Sparks Free Speech Discussion
A Kansas teen who was asked to apologize for a politically charged tweet has made a stand of sorts, and hopes her tweet will do something even larger for free speech in social medi...
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Climategate Finds Its Way Back Into The Headlines
You may recall a couple years ago when there was some controversy to erupt around some leaked emails from the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit. Over 1,000 email ex...
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Columbus Day, Christopher Columbus Feel The Twitter Backlash
Today is the second Monday in October, which means that it is Columbus Day in the United States. The day became a federal holiday in 1937 and to many it honors explorer Christophe...
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Reddit Shuts Down Controversial /r/jailbait Subreddit
If you aren't familiar with Reddit, let me attempt to explain it to you in the simplest of terms: Reddit is an online community built around th...
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