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Stories On Cologne Assaults Face Censorship On Reddit

Moderators on the link-sharing and discussion site Reddit deleted dozens of links and comments about immigrant gang violence and sexual assault in Cologne, Germany in an apparent attempt to clamp down on “vileness.” Moderators on /r/worldnews, a subreddit with over 9.5million

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Gaming Doesn’t Need Any More ‘Safe Spaces’

Over the past few months, we’ve witnessed the consequences of so-called “safe spaces” on campus, with vicious identity politics, rampant censorship, and jackbooted intolerance spreading like a virus. So of course, the social justice warriors of video games think they’re

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Wikipedia Can Now Ban You For What You Do On Other Websites

Wikipedia, the world’s most popular online encyclopedia, is facing controversy after banning a long-time editor for “off-site harassment.” No details of the alleged offence were given to other Wikipedians, who now accuse the site’s quasi-official disciplinary committee of lacking transparency.

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New Light Shed on Ian Murdock Police Brutality Claims

Yesterday, we reported on the untimely death of open source software pioneer Ian Murdock, who died in sensational circumstances after a string of emotionally charged posts on social media in which he threatened suicide and claimed to have been the victim of a vicious incident of police brutality.

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SpaceX Makes History: Falcon 9 Rocket Successfully Lands

Commercial spaceflight company SpaceX enjoyed a triumphal moment this evening, conducting its first-ever landing of a Falcon 9 rocket on dry land after a successful launch on Monday. Livestreams from SpaceX’s headquarters showed employees breaking into cheers as the rocket touched down

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Kotaku, Famous For Spoiling Games, Complains About Star Wars Spoilers

Kotaku, everyone’s favourite social justice-oriented video games blog, is upset about spoilers. The outlet, part of the Gawker network, recently tweeted a angry, righteous condemnation of Star Wars spoilers from their official Facebook page.             The post was signed “Stephen,”

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Hillary Clinton Is Conveniently Clueless On Encryption

She doesn’t understand email servers, and after last night’s Democratic Presidential debate it seems she doesn’t understand the basics of web privacy either. In comments that even the ultra-progressive Vox Media outlet The Verge called “borderline illiterate,” Hillary Clinton appeared to simultaneously support and oppose