Social Justice

Police: University of La Verne Student Hoaxed Racist Threats

A former student of the University of La Verne was arrested for allegedly sending ten racist threats against herself, as well as the student group with which she had a leadership role. The 25-year-old former student also claimed that she had “found a smoking backpack” in her car before being “assaulted by a masked man” on campus.

La Verne Hate Crime Hoaxer

Lawsuit: Twitter Blacklisted Data Analyst Who Researched Fake Accounts

Twitter is facing another lawsuit from a former user, data analyst Geoff Golberg, who alleges that Twitter engages in “deceptive practices” as defined by New York consumer protection laws. Golberg was investigating the problem of “bot” accounts on the social media platform, and had spent $35,000 in advertising before his blacklisting.

Twitter has suspended tweeting via text after CEO Jack Dorsey, pictured in November 2018, fell victim to a "SIM swap" hack