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How Twitter Slavishly Protects Feminists While Ignoring Islamic State

Twitter has struggled to shut down accounts expressing support for Islamic State and other terrorist groups, relying on internet vigilantes like Anonymous to report ISIS-affiliated accounts for suspension. Yet when it comes to suspending critics of feminists and progressives, the social media company has been remarkably proactive.

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After Shaun King, Who Can Black Lives Matter Trust?

Victimhood is profitable. Nothing illustrates this better than the case of Shaun King, the disgraced Black Lives Matter icon. King raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for causes ranging from assisting victims of the Haiti earthquake to a fund for

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Black Lives Matter Split as Shaun King Melts Down on Twitter

Any impartial observer could have seen the fall of Shaun King coming. Even if you discount the questions about his claim to black ethnicity, which was thrown into doubt by Breitbart’s reporting, the dubiousness of his financial affairs was bound to catch up with him. But what does his fall mean for Black Lives Matter, the movement which he sought to speak for?

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Anonymous Declares 11 December ‘ISIS Trolling Day’

Anonymous has declared December 11th “ISIS Trolling Day.” The hackers call on web users to spend the day antagonizing, mocking, and disrupting the online propaganda of the Islamic State. In a widely-shared document, Anonymous instructs supporters to post mocking photos,

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Anonymous’s Cyber-War On Islamic State Comes Under Fire

Fractures are emerging in Anonymous’s war on ISIS. We previously covered the hacking group’s alleged takedown of thousands of ISIS-affiliated social media accounts. But rival factions in Anonymous are now at odds over a list of alleged “ISIS targets” released

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Destroying Web Privacy Won’t Destroy Islamic State

In the wake of the Paris attacks, there have been fresh calls for tech companies to weaken their privacy protections to allow western security services to monitor online communications. Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has called on Silicon Valley to “not view