Cyberculture roundup: “Yahoo seems to have betrayed its users…

Yahoo has been secretly scanning your email and handing it over to US intelligence [Updated] The Next Web by Bryan Clark For years, Yahoo has been scanning the email of unknowing users and then turning this information over to US intelligence agencies. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Reuters broke the story today that Yahoo is … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: “The U.S. will no longer have the final say on internet domain names…

Mozilla open-sourced its logo redesign, and here are the finalists  The Next Web by Natt Garun In June, Mozilla announced that it would be redesigning its logo with the help of the internet’s collaboration. Along the way, it asked its community members to provide feedback on every step, shaping the logo into what the Web believes … Read more

A civilizational difference: Turkey fans vs. British fans… #ParisAttacks

Turkey fans boo minute’s silence for Paris victims Reuters.com – Nov 17, 4:08 PM ISTANBUL Turkish fans booed during the minute’s silence for the victims of the Paris attacks before their national team drew 0-0 with Greece in a friendly international soccer game on Tuesday. The mark of respect was observed at matches across Turkey … Read more

“#Paris attacks were ‘act of war by IS’… #ParisAttacks #Prayforparis Another roundup…

Paris attacks were ‘act of war by IS’  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Near-simultaneous attacks in Paris that killed at least 127 people were an “act of war” organised by Islamic State, says France’s President Hollande. Metal Musicians React To Paris Terrorist Attacks  Metal Injection The last few hours have been a whirlwind, trying to… … Read more

Pew: 30% of all Americans, get news from the social network…ICANN introduces its first top-level domains using non-Latin characters…Cyberculture roundup…

Pew: 47% of US Facebook users, or about 30% of all Americans, get news from the social network Given that Facebook is the world?s largest social network with over 1.15 billion users, it?s no surprise that many turn to the platform for news. In the US, about half of adult Facebook users, or 47 percent, get news … Read more