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Tech

Facebook and Twitter Suck, So Here’s How to Make Your Own Social Media Network

07.09.19

By Nicole Carpenter
Tech

Facebook’s First ‘Civil Rights Audit’ Is the First Step in Climbing Everest

06.30.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

When Myspace Was King, Employees Abused a Tool Called ‘Overlord’ to Spy on Users

06.24.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

A Nightmare Twitter Bug Is Sending Users Notifications When They’re Unfollowed

06.19.19

By Sarah Emerson
Tech

Twitch Sues to Identify Users Who Uploaded Christchurch Video and Porn to Its Platform

06.17.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Facebook Quietly Changes Search Tool Used by Investigators, Abused By Companies

06.10.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Security Contractor at Facebook Content Moderation Facility Arrested for Allegedly Threatening People With a Gun

06.07.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Twitter Has Started Researching Whether White Supremacists Belong on Twitter

05.29.19

By Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox
Tech

Twitch Flooded with Streams of ‘Game of Thrones’, Porn, and the Christchurch Attack Video

05.27.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Snapchat Employees Abused Data Access to Spy on Users

05.23.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Trump’s Social Media Bias Survey Is a Craven Data Collection Ploy

05.17.19

By Matthew Gault
Tech

A Popular YouTuber Read the Christchurch ‘Manifesto’ to Half a Million Subscribers

05.13.19

By Joseph Cox

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Kenny Omega’s Wrestling Return Is Confirmed (And It’s Not in AEW)

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11.23.24

By Haley Miller
Screenshot: Xbox Game Studios

Gaming

‘Pentiment’ Gave Me the Most Beautiful, Artful Existential Crisis

‘Pentiment’ is a game everyone should play because while it may cause an existential crisis, it’ll validate your humanity.

11.23.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
Screenshot: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Gaming

Trying to 100% ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man’ Was Immensely Satisfying

I rarely make an effort to 100% any game. ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man’ ended up compelling me to go the extra mile.

11.23.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
Screenshots: Bethesda Softworks

Gaming

Creative Lead of ‘Dishonored’ and ‘Prey’ Says Metacritic Encourages “Safe and Boring” Games

Raphael Colantonio, best known as co-creator of the beloved ‘Dishonored’ and creative lead of ‘Prey,’ spoke his mind about Metacritic.

11.23.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
Screenshot: Sony Computer Entertainment

Gaming

Sony Has Handled Its First Party Studios (Almost) Perfectly

Sony has had a great run at the top of the single-player narrative game. I just wish they didn’t seem to forget about other their games.

11.23.24

By Anthony Franklin II