[ NNSquad ] Hate Report: Gaming app has 173 groups that glorify school shooters

2018-03-02 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Hate Report: Gaming app has 173 groups that glorify school shooters https://www.revealnews.org/blog/hate-report-gaming-app-has-173-groups-that-glorify-school-shooters/ One of the world's largest online gaming platforms has a thriving community dedicated to glorifying and

[ NNSquad ] [My comments below] YouTube Doesn't Know Where Its Own Line Is

2018-03-02 Thread Lauren Weinstein
[My comments below] YouTube Doesn't Know Where Its Own Line Is https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-content-moderation-inconsistent/ "While YouTube has a written policy that ostensibly details what it deems acceptable, its recent posture toward InfoWars and other groups

[ NNSquad ] YouTube Policy Issues of Concern to You

2018-03-02 Thread Lauren Weinstein
YouTube Policy Issues of Concern to You https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ETrVFk9O0zkzahHm2LU2IRJiYmdHxfceXkv6ng_NSI0/edit YouTube Policy Issues That Are of Concern to You Please use this shared document to list, describe, or comment regarding any current YouTube policy issues of concern to

[ NNSquad ] Obamacare fans the 'stupidest, dumbass people I've ever met, ' senator [Hatch] says

2018-03-02 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Obamacare fans the 'stupidest, dumbass people I've ever met,' senator [Hatch] says http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republican-sen-orrin-hatch-slams-obamacare-stupidest-dumbass/story?id=53460244 "Now some of you may have loved it -- if you do, you are one of the stupidest,

[ NNSquad ] Leaked: The Alt-Right Playbook for Taking Over YouTube

2018-03-02 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Leaked: The Alt-Right Playbook for Taking Over YouTube https://www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-the-alt-right-playbook-for-taking-over-youtube?via=newsletter=PMDigestOrig_ABTest Far-right trolls are using a network of fake accounts to rig YouTube's algorithm in their favor,

[ NNSquad ] China Presses Its Internet Censorship Efforts Across the Globe

2018-03-02 Thread Lauren Weinstein
China Presses Its Internet Censorship Efforts Across the Globe https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/technology/china-technology-censorship-borders-expansion.html?partner=rss=rss For years, China has exerted digital control with a system of internet filters known as the Great

[ NNSquad ] Senator Orrin Hatch apologizes for calling Obamacare supporters 'dumbass people'

2018-03-02 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Senator Orrin Hatch apologizes for calling Obamacare supporters 'dumbass people' http://fox13now.com/2018/03/02/senator-orrin-hatch-apologizes-for-calling-obamacare-supporters-dumbass-people/ "Yesterday, I made a poorly worded joke about Obamacare supporters--a joke that was not

[ NNSquad ] ["This time for sure!"] Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway's return to the 2018 Oscars will be the ultimate Hollywood ending

2018-03-02 Thread Lauren Weinstein
["This time for sure!"] Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway's return to the 2018 Oscars will be the ultimate Hollywood ending https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/03/02/warren-beatty-and-faye-dunaways-return-2018-oscars-ultimate-hollywood-ending/389829002/ And we're in

[ NNSquad ] [Paging Barbra Streisand!] Olive Garden threatens to sue satirical twitterer for tweet congratulating it for no longer selling AR-15s

2018-03-02 Thread Lauren Weinstein
[Paging Barbra Streisand!] Olive Garden threatens to sue satirical twitterer for tweet congratulating it for no longer selling AR-15s https://boingboing.net/2018/03/02/ar-15s.html Counsel for Darden Restaurants, owners of the Olive Garden, sent a legal threat to the Seinfeld