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Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham Defends Trump's 'Lynching' Remark, Again
Daily Dot - Tiffanie Drayton
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has come under fire over his defense of President Donald Trump’s “lynching” remark on Tuesday. Now, Twitter users are …
17 hours ago
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Paul Joseph Watson
Paul Joseph Watson Very Upset By Bartender Serving Beer With Her Butt
Daily Dot - Tiffanie Drayton
Paul Joseph Watson has a few problems. And now it appears that a video of a bartender using her butt to hold a glass while dispensing beer is …
19 hours ago
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Deepfakes
Twitter is Developing a Policy to Combat Deepfakes
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
Twitter is in the process of developing a new policy aimed at combating the rise of deepfakes. In a statement from the official Twitter Safety …
20 hours ago
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Alexis Bledel
Alexis Bledel Named Most Dangerous Online Celebrity
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
Actress Alexis Bledel has been given the title of most dangerous online celebrity by cybersecurity firm McAfee. Best known for portraying Rory Gilmore …
20 hours ago
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Venmo
Venmo's First-Ever Credit Card Will Launch in 2020
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
Mobile payment app Venmo is currently working on a credit card, which is slated to be released next year. The app, owned by financial giant PayPal, …
21 hours ago
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Amazon Echo
How Amazon Echo and Google Home Can Steal Passwords
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
Security researchers have revealed a new vulnerability in two popular smart speakers that could have allowed an attacker to eavesdrop on or phish …
22 hours ago
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Facebook removing Instagram Story filters that mimic plastic surgery
Daily Dot - Collyn Burke
This week, Facebook announced that it will be removing all Spark AR-made filters associated with plastic surgery from the Instagram Effect …
23 hours ago
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk tweeted 'through space'
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sent out a tweet early Tuesday that was made possible by his company’s Starlink satellite constellation. The satellites are part …
1 day ago
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Apps
Don't want a Fitbit? These step tracker apps got you covered
Daily Dot - Jam Kotenko
Snapping out of a sedentary lifestyle can be difficult, but for the sake of your overall health and well-being, it’s necessary. If you’re ready to …
1 day ago
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Josh Hawley
Social Media Data Portability Highlighted In Bipartisan Senators Bill
Daily Dot - Andrew Wyrich
A bipartisan trio of senators will introduce a bill that will allow for social media users to make their data portable by requiring social media …
1 day ago
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Twitter
Congressmen Call on Twitter to Shut Down Accounts for Hamas, Hezbollah
Daily Dot - David Covucci
A trio of congressmen called on Twitter to pull accounts associated with terrorist organizations from their platform during a press conference on …
1 day ago
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ACLU
ACLU: Amazon Facial Recognition Falsely Linked Athletes To Mugshots
Daily Dot - Andrew Wyrich
Amazon’s facial recognition technology falsely matched nearly 30 professional athletes to individuals in a mugshot database, the Massachusetts …
1 day ago
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Fred Trump
Trump Calls Impeachment Inquirty Lynching—Sparking Outrage
Daily Dot - David Covucci
President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the efforts to impeach him a “lynching.” So some day, if a Democrat becomes President and the Republicans win …
1 day ago
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Social Media Companies
TikTok Takes Down 2 Dozen ISIS Accounts Being Used to Recruit
Daily Dot - Brooke Sjoberg
TikTok has removed at least two dozen “ISIS propaganda accounts,” according to the Wall Street Journal. Through Storyful–an agency that operates out of …
1 day ago
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Memes
'Bomboclaat' is the new 'sco pa tu manaa'
Daily Dot - Stacey Ritzen
For the second time in as many months, a phrase–and one that may sound like nonsense to the uninitiated–has gone viral thanks to African …
1 day ago
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Memes
Lori Harvey Trying to Walk Away From Hit-and-Run Spawns Memes
Daily Dot - Tiffanie Drayton
Lori Harvey, the 22-year-old stepdaughter of Steve Harvey, was arrested after a car accident Sunday night on two charges–a hit-and-run and delaying a …
1 day ago
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Jordan Peterson Tears Up While Discussing Being Bullied
Daily Dot - Esther Bell
A video of psychology professor and anti-PC pundit Jordan Peterson getting upset over Twitter trolls is going viral. In a recent interview with Rex …
1 day ago
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Mark Zuckerberg
Report: Mark Zuckerberg advised Pete Buttigieg on campaign hires
Daily Dot - David Covucci
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has advised Democratic 2020 hopeful Mayor Pete Buttigieg on campaign hires, according to a new report. Bloomberg …
2 days ago
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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney's Secret Twitter: He Lurks Under the Name Pierre Delecto
Daily Dot - Claire Goforth
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has admitted to having a secret Twitter account. And it’s even better than you’re imagining. Yesterday evening, Slate …
2 days ago
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Lebanon
Major Protests in Lebanon Triggered by Plan to Tax WhatsApp Calls
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
The streets of Lebanon were filled with protesters for a fourth consecutive day on Sunday after a proposed tax on WhatsApp calls proved to be the …
3 days ago
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Twitter
Man Dragged for Posting Video of Neighbor Being 'Killed'
Daily Dot - Samira Sadeque
A Twitter user in South Africa is facing backlash for recording and posting a video of himself nonchalantly listening to a woman, who he says is …
3 days ago
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Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Fans May Have Figured Out Who Stole Her Ring
Daily Dot - Tiffanie Drayton
Billie Eilish was performing at a concert when she noticed something was amiss: Her ring went missing, and she believed someone in the crowd stole …
4 days ago
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Fredrick Brennan
Why 8chan's founder is fighting to keep the infamous message board dead
Daily Dot - Mike Rothschild
After three mass shootings where perpetrators used the anarchic message board 8chan to post their manifestos, media figures and anguished family …
4 days ago
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Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato's Nude Photos Allegedly Leaked on Snapchat
Daily Dot - Audra Schroeder
Nude photos of Demi Lovato were reportedly leaked after her Snapchat was hacked. On Thursday, Lovato’s followers on Snapchat apparently noticed an odd …
4 days ago
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NBA
NBA TV is the new streaming service for basketball fanatics
Daily Dot - Brenden Gallagher
Basketball fans now have a new way to make sure they can watch every NBA game: NBA TV. The National Basketball Association has announced a new …
4 days ago
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California residents will get cell phone alerts seconds before earthquakes
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
A new earthquake warning system unveiled Thursday will send an alert to all cell phones in California up to 20 seconds before the ground starts to …
4 days ago
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Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg gives a revisionist history about why he started Facebook in big speech
Daily Dot - Andrew Wyrich
On Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg claimed that he began building an “early version” of Facebook because people weren’t “hearing a lot of important …
5 days ago
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Twitter
Hitler Twitter: Would the Dead Nazi Leader Be Given a Platform?
Daily Dot - David Covucci
Here’s a fascinating thought experiment. Would Twitter let Hitler tweet? Twitter is rife with neo-Nazis and fascists who love to make memes about the …
5 days ago
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John Mulaney
John Mulaney rails on e-scooters after baby boomer nearly hits his dog
Daily Dot - Kahron Spearman
Comedian John Mulaney has joined into the growing chorus denigrating the advent of the e-scooter. Twitter user @nellanndee took screenshots of …
5 days ago