YouTube Bans Risky Prank Videos Amid Spate of ‘Bird Box’ Challenge Stunts The video-sharing site said that it was clarifying its policies on the posting of harmful content to explicitly exclude pranks with a “perceived danger of serious physical injury.” Read More…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas and Danielle Collins Continue Surprising Runs at Australian Open Tsitsipas backed up his win over Roger Federer by beating Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the semifinals. Collins also advanced to her first major semifinal. Read More…
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Facebook and YouTube Give Alex Jones a Wrist Slap A Facebook suspension and a YouTube probation, for videos that violated policies, followed weeks of controversy over Mr. Jones, who oversees Infowars. Read More…
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Baby Shark (Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo) Billboard Chart (Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo) The infectious children’s song debuted at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, which means Pinkfong has now had as many Top 40 hits as Jimi Hendrix. Read More…
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After Viral Video, Families of Covington Are Swiftly Circling to Protect Their Boys A Catholic high school in Kentucky has been thrust into a firestorm that touched seemingly every raw nerve in this polarized country — race, President Trump and the behavior of young white men. Read More…
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Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Withheld Russia Data, Reports Say Reports to the Senate on Russian interference in the 2016 election and beyond criticized the tech companies for failing to disclose important details. Read More…
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Shutdown, Elizabeth Warren, Happy New Year: Your Monday Evening Briefing Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Read More…
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An Egg, Just a Regular Egg, Is Instagram’s Most-Liked Post Ever There’s nothing special about the egg. Seems like a fine enough egg. But more than 35 million people have liked it, dethroning Kylie Jenner’s birth-announcement post. Read More…
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The Tech That Was Fixed in 2018 and the Tech That Still Needs Fixing From Facebook to creepy online ads, the worst tech of the year made the internet feel like an unsafe place to hang out. Yet there were some products that were fixed, our personal tech critic writes. Read More…
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Streaming Service Roku Offers Alex Jones a Platform, Then Quickly Retreats The company backtracked hours after an outcry at news it had given the conspiracy theorist a channel that could reach 27 million users. Read More…
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