[ NNSquad ] Details Hazy On 'Death Threats' Against EPA's Scott Pruitt

Details Hazy On 'Death Threats' Against EPA's Scott Pruitt https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/details-hazy-on-death-threats-against-epas-scott-pruitt_us_5acabfeae4b0337ad1e9624b President Donald Trump cites "death threats" to justify the $3 million round-the-clock security

[ NNSquad ] This is Mark Zuckerberg's prepared statement for Congress

This is Mark Zuckerberg's prepared statement for Congress https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/09/this-is-mark-zuckerbergs-prepared-statement-for-congress/ --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lau...@vortex.com): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Google Issues Mailing

[ NNSquad ] Another dangerous YouTube prank video

Another dangerous YouTube prank video https://boingboing.net/2018/04/09/pranksters-control-lawn-mower.html Another dangerous YouTube prank video -- creators are promising more of the same when they hit one million views (already a third of the way there). "I think if he

[ NNSquad ] [Much ado about nothing] YouTube Is Improperly Collecting Children's Data, Consumer Groups Say

[Much ado about nothing] YouTube Is Improperly Collecting Children's Data, Consumer Groups Say https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/business/media/youtube-kids-ftc-complaint.html?partner=rss=rss A coalition of more than 20 consumer advocacy groups is expected to file a complaint

[ NNSquad ] 'The Simpsons' Responds to Criticism About Apu With a Dismissal

'The Simpsons' Responds to Criticism About Apu With a Dismissal https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/arts/television/the-simpsons-responds-to-criticism-about-apu.html?partner=rss=rss On Sunday night, "The Simpsons," a cultural staple and television's longest-running sitcom, now in

[ NNSquad ] Interior Official Compared Parkland Students To Nazis, Promoted Conspiracies

Interior Official Compared Parkland Students To Nazis, Promoted Conspiracies https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/interior-official-compared-parkland-students-to-nazis-promoted-conspiracies A high-ranking official at the Interior Department's Bureau of Reclamation has repeatedly

[ NNSquad ] Facebook Suspends Another Data Analytics Firm As Scandal Widens

Facebook Suspends Another Data Analytics Firm As Scandal Widens https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/09/600833691/report-facebook-suspends-another-data-analytics-firm-as-scandal-widens?utm_medium=RSS_campaign=news As the Facebook scandal over Cambridge Analytica's misuse of

[ NNSquad ] Trump personal lawyer Michael Cohen's office raided by FBI

Trump personal lawyer Michael Cohen's office raided by FBI https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/9/michael-cohens-office-raided-fbi/ The FBI raided the office of Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal lawyer, and seized records related to the payment

[ NNSquad ] The biggest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook is fake

The biggest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook is fake http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/09/technology/fake-black-lives-matter-facebook-page/index.html The page, titled simply "Black Lives Matter," had almost 700,000 followers on Facebook, more than twice as many as the

[ NNSquad ] [Oops!] Fox News accidentally puts up a poll graphic that shows how they are the least trusted network

[Oops!] Fox News accidentally puts up a poll graphic that shows how they are the least trusted network https://boingboing.net/2018/04/09/fox-news-accidentally-puts-up.html When host Howard Kurtz asked for a poll to be put up on the screen that asks if the media reports fake

[ NNSquad ] Apple co-founder protests Facebook by shutting down account

Apple co-founder protests Facebook by shutting down account https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/apple-founder-protests-facebook-shutting-account-54332288 Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is shutting down his Facebook account as the social media giant struggles to cope with

[ NNSquad ] Internal email contradicts Pruitt's story on raises

Internal email contradicts Pruitt's story on raises http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/382331-internal-email-contradicts-pruitts-story-on-raises-report An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staffer who received a controversial raise reportedly emailed the agency's