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  Texas drone bill clears cops for aerial surveillance, but not citizens

  By Joshua Kopstein on May 29, 2013 06:57 pm + 34 comments

  As various US states wrestle with the implications of ubiquitous unmanned aerial vehicles, Texas Continue reading…

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  Meet the 'Deciders,' the gatekeepers of free speech on the internet

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 30, 2013 04:31 am + 15 comments

  Last year, the "Deciders" held a meeting at Stanford Law School's faculty lounge. Both individually Continue reading…

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  Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian calls out 'fellow geeks' for ostracizing, sexist behavior

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 25, 2013 11:15 pm + 361 comments

  Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has taken to his blog to call out "fellow geeks" — from tech Continue reading…

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  China's web censors are quick, but take breaks for the evening news

  By Amar Toor on March 6, 2013 07:37 am + 10 comments

  Sina Weibo, China's Twitter-like microblogging platform, has seen tremendous growth since launching Continue reading…

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  William Shatner questions Reddit's permissive culture, suggests 'downvoting' won't deter hate

  By T.C. Sottek on February 10, 2013 02:24 pm + 319 comments

  Some celebrities leave Reddit shortly after they collect easy publicity, but Star Trek's William Continue reading…

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  Anonymous petitions the White House to make DDoS attacks a legal form of protesting

  By Ben Kersey on January 9, 2013 05:14 pm + 63 comments

  Anonymous has set up a WhiteHouse.gov online petition to try and make distributed denial of service Continue reading…

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  Facebook apologizes for leaving up picture that promoted beating women

  By Adi Robertson on January 7, 2013 10:15 pm + 11 comments

  In some areas, Facebook's content standards are very strict: virtually any nudity, for example, is Continue reading…

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  UK to go easy on prosecuting offensive Twitter users who show remorse

  By Sam Byford on December 18, 2012 08:35 pm + 42 comments

  The UK has announced new guidelines that could see less social media users prosecuted under the Continue reading…

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  South Korea's volunteer army wages war against internet porn

  By Amar Toor on December 10, 2012 02:58 am + 34 comments

  In South Korea, volunteers known as "Nuri Cops" are waging what might be the most futile war Continue reading…

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  Tweets of rage: does free speech on the internet actually exist?

  By Nilay Patel on December 4, 2012 10:30 am + 115 comments

  Is Twitter more like a phone company or more like a newspaper? It's a laughably strained comparison Continue reading…