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sexual assault

Snoop Dogg Sued for Sexual Assault
The woman said she was “panicked and terrified,” according to the lawsuit.
Carter Sherman
2.10.22
Tech

The Decentralization of Disinformation
Milo Yiannopoulos, Alex Jones, and others are off of mainstream platforms but their message is still spreading online.
Matthew Gault
2.10.22
Truth Social

Melania Has a New ‘Social Media Home’—and It’s Not Trump’s
Even Melania Trump doesn’t want to use Truth Social, the platform her husband keeps promising to launch.
David Gilbert
2.10.22
Boko Haram

Boko Haram Fighters Tortured These Women. Now They’re Neighbours.
Nigerian women who were abducted are being forced to live side by side with the Boko Haram militants who enslaved them, under a controversial government rehabilitation programme.
Shola Lawal
2.10.22
Silicon Valley

Crisis Text Line and the Silicon Valleyfication of Everything
Monetizing people's darkest moments shows that even many "tech for good" initiatives have ulterior motives.
Joanne McNeil
2.10.22
Hacking

‘Web3’ Needs Hackers More Than Anything Else Right Now
Launching a cryptocurrency or DeFi project is like “trying to launch a rocket into space.” Yet DeFi companies have yet to take cybersecurity seriously.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
2.10.22
ehrc

Leaked EHRC Guidance Reveals Plans to Exclude Most Trans People From Bathrooms
Under unpublished guidance leaked to VICE World News, Britain’s equalities watchdog wanted to restrict the lives of trans people unless they held a Gender Recognition Certificate – despite only 1% of trans people in the UK having one.
Ben Hunte
2.10.22
Starbucks

Starbucks Fired a Bunch of Pro-Union Workers After They Went on TV
Starbucks fired almost every member of the committee fighting to unionize a Memphis store, citing “safety and security violations.” The workers call it retaliation.
Paul Blest
2.10.22
Crime

Cocaine Shipments and Botched Hits: Inside Sweden's Massive Gang Trial
Sweden has been the setting for spiralling drug-related gang violence. Now, 15 men are facing jail after cops accessed encrypted messages.
Richard Orange
2.10.22
uk

COVID Conspiracists Are Threatening Schools With a Fake Police Investigation
A disinformation campaign falsely claiming that COVID vaccines are under police investigation is targeting UK schools, advising them to cancel immunisation sessions or be held criminally liable.
Tim Hume
2.10.22
HORROR

What It’s Like To Run a Paranormal Investigation Helpline
Paranormal investigator Jay Alani has taken more than 1,000 calls from people claiming to have seen ghosts or to be possessed. His findings are quite the surprise.
Shamani Joshi
2.10.22
News

Spotify Had Already Removed Joe Rogan Episode That Gave Proud Boys a Boost
From the very beginning of its partnership with Joe Rogan, Spotify flagged and removed several episodes with controversial figures like Gavin McInnes and Milo Yiannopoulous.
Tess Owen
2.10.22
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