Cyberculture agenda: KickassTorrents might be back at https://katcr.co/

KickassTorrents ex-staffers brought the torrent site back from the dead The Next Web by Mix   Back in July, millions of pirates got their hearts broken when their go-to torrent site KickassTorrents suddenly shut down following the arrest of alleged founder Artem Vaulin – but it seems not all is lost. A group of devoted ex-staffers has kicked off a … Read more

Journalism agenda: “Firstdraftnews.Com: First Draft Coalition launches a site to help journalists verify social content

The Google-backed First Draft Coalition launches a site to help journalists verify social content Nieman Journalism Lab by Laura Hazard Owen Some news startups, like Eyewitness Media Hub and Storyful, are built around social media and user-generated content, with reporters trained in verifying and reporting from it. But journalists in most newsrooms don’t receive the same … Read more

#OccupyTurkey Anonymous #opTurkey Information Center and more background links…

#opTurkey Information Center Watch live streaming video from revoltistanbul at livestream.com LiveStream hosted by @RevoltIstanbul In case of internet blackout: Dial Up internet access: +46850009990 or +492317299993 or + 4953160941030 User: telecomix Pass: telecomix How to use SMS to tweet: You can tweet using SMS to numbers 2444 and 2555. Link: https://support.twitter.com/articles/14589-how-to-add-your-phone-via-sms Follow people for latest news: The following accounts are only examples. … Read more

Occupy Gezi Parkı spreads to other cities. Here is the meeting schedule: #DirenGeziParkı #GeziParkı #BugünTelevizyonlarıKapat

Violent Crackdown On Turkey Park Protest | Stuff.co.nz by Uluslararası Af Örgütü Türkiye Şubesi [Amnesty Turkey] By Can Candan   by Asli Narin