Silicon Valley celebrates gay marriage, and the Internet’s role in it Mashable! by JP Mangalindan It’s official: Same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states, and the tech world is overjoyed. 6 tech companies whose gay marriage policies were way ahead of the Supreme Court Mashable! by Seth Fiegerman w Few technology companies needed to wait for … Read more
Europe launches antitrust investigation into Amazon’s ebooks business The Next Web by Amanda Connolly The European Commission has launched a formal antitrust investigation into Amazons ebook business to determine if the company is abusing its powers. The investigation is going to hone in on Amazon’s contracts with publishers, Russian cybersecurity firm hacked BBC News | Europe | World … Read more
UN: Encryption and Anonymity Must Be Protected TorrentFreak For the past several years and particularly in the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations, interest in encrypted and anonymous communications has spread to a much wider audience. Survey: Many Users Never Read Social Networking Terms of Service Agreements All Facebook by Kimberlee Morrison As reported by SocialTimes last … Read more
PressRelease here WikiLeaks releases a trove of U.S. diplomatic cables from 1978 Mashable! by Stan Schroeder WikiLeaks has released more than half a million U.S. diplomatic cables from 1978, the whistleblower website has announced. Despite NSA leaks, many Americans haven’t changed their privacy settings Mashable! by Louise Roug Contrary to the view that people have “nothing … Read more
STUDY: Majority of Global Brands Still Focus on Facebook All Facebook by David Cohen The results of a study by social media analytics provider Quintly on global interaction rates with social networks were no shock: Facebook remains at the top. Beyond Periscope and Meerkat: The State of Live-Streaming Video All Facebook by Kimberlee Morrison There has been lots … Read more
Facebook Media Venture to Include NBC, BuzzFeed and New York Times nytimes.com – Vindu Goel – May 13 – MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook ‘s long-rumored plan to directly host articles from news organizations will start onWednesday, concluding months of delicate negotiations between the Internet giant and publishers that covet its huge audience The Cost of … Read more
The Economist’s Tom Standage on digital strategy and the limits of a model based on advertising Nieman Journalism Lab by Joseph Lichterman LONDON — The past few months have been full of change at The Economist. In January, Zanny Minton Beddoes was appointed the magazine’s new editor after her predecessor, John Micklethwait, left for Bloomberg. In … Read more
Turkish politicians head to Washington over worries about Armenian resolution Worried about a draft resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives that recognizes the 1915 killings of Ottoman Armenians as genocide, a group of Turkish politicians have set out for Washington to ensure that the resolution does not pass. Turkey launches operation against PKK hideouts Turkish security … Read more
HDP’s Demirtaş: We won’t fight just because Erdoğan objects to 10-point declaration HDP co-chair Demirtaş pledged they won’t “fight” just because President Erdoğan objected to the 10-article declaration agreed to by the HDP and the government last month Turkey’s president Erdogan told to ‘stop interfering’ in government business World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Agence France-Presse Recep … Read more
Redhack members acquitted in terror case An Ankara criminal court ruled on March 15 for the acquittal of ten Redhack members charged with supporting left-separatist terror organizations. 3 Different Case Procedures For “Hitler-Seeming” Erdoğan Banner Bianet :: English A banner depicting Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a Hitler-like mustache resulted in 3 insult cases across Turkey with different … Read more
Wikipedia Sues NSA Over Dragnet Internet Surveillance The Intercept by Cora Currier Wikipedia is suing the NSA over surveillance programs that involve tapping internet traffic en masse from communications infrastructure in the U.S. in order to search it for intelligence purposes. Which VPN Services Take Your Anonymity Seriously? 2015 Edition TorrentFreak By now most Internet users are … Read more
The complete beginner’s guide to social media benchmarks The Next Web by Kevan Lee This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. If I were to tell you that a recent tweet of mine received 20 clicks, what would you think? The Creepy Collective Behavior of Boston Dynamics’ New Robot Dog Wired Top Stories by Neel … Read more
STUDY: Using Facebook for ‘Surveillance’ Can Lead to Envy, Depression All Facebook by David Cohen Want to avoid feelings of envy that might lead to depression? Be careful how you use Facebook. The guy behind GPG, Ed Snowden’s favorite email encryption tool is going broke Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin A ProPublica story getting a lot of … Read more
Silk Road trial verdict: Ross Ulbricht found guilty on all counts Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Ulbricht faces a possible maximum sentence of life in prison. Read the rest Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht found guilty for all 7 conspiracy charges The Next Web by Napier Lopez Today, Ross Ulbricht, known by his online alias “Dread Pirate Roberts,”was … Read more
Goto’s mother said she could not find the words to describe her son’s ‘very sad death’ [Reuters] Japan mourns as ISIL says journalist is beheaded AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Video purportedly showing the death of Kenji Goto leads to condemnation globally and new fears in the pacifist nation. The BuzzFeed Editorial Standards And Ethics … Read more