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voter suppression

Malicious Campaigns Are Trying to Stop Black and Latinx People From Voting

Organizers on the ground say they're seeing "old school tactics, but in new school ways with the weaponization of digital media."
David Gilbert
10.21.20
News

The Young Turks Led the Armenian Genocide. But the Progressive Show 'The Young Turks' Won't Change Name

"If a group decided to call themselves 'the Young Nazis', and pitched themselves as a disruptor news outlet, people would be rightly outraged."
Anya Zoledziowski
10.21.20
uber

Uber Forced Drivers to Click on Political Ads Ahead of Vote on Gig Worker Rights

The messaging has raised concerns that Uber is abusing its platform to sway drivers and customers for whom the app might be a primary source of information about California's Proposition 22. 
Lauren Kaori Gurley
10.21.20
Film

Daniel Kaluuya Reveals More Details About His Live-Action 'Barney' Film

I've double-checked and this isn't a joke.
Jim Greig
10.21.20
tech-science

Scientists Discover 24-Million-Year-Old Megashark Hunting Ground in South Carolina

The site, where young prehistoric megasharks ate their fill to grow large, is the first ancient shark nursery in the U.S. to be confirmed with fossils.
Becky Ferreira
10.21.20
Prop 22

Gig Worker Groups Release Solidarity Letter Opposing Proposition 22

Proposition 22, supported by companies such as Uber and Lyft, would exempt the gig economy from reclassifying workers as employees.
Edward Ongweso Jr
10.21.20
Games Reviews

'Valorant' Is the Tactical Shooter I Needed to Get Into Tactical Shooters

The characters in 'Valorant' finally let me enjoy a genre I had been curious about, but could never grasp.
Ricardo Contreras
10.21.20
climate change

Capitalism Will Ruin the Earth By 2050, Scientists Say

The good news is, by cutting our consumption, there's another way.
Nafeez Ahmed
10.21.20
location data

Twitter-Owned SDK Leaking Location Data of Millions of Users

Researchers found several apps using an outdated version of an SDK made by Twitter-owned MoPub.
Joseph Cox
10.21.20
remote learning

An Exam Surveillance Company Is Trying to Silence Critics With Lawsuits

One man says he lost his savings after being sued by Proctorio, whose software tracks physical movements to detect “abnormal” behavior during exams.
Todd Feathers
10.21.20
Games Opinion

The PS3 and Vita Are Being Buried Alive

It's only a matter of time before Sony kills access to PS3 and Vita games entirely.
Dia Lacina
10.21.20
The War On Drugs
11:04

America’s Opioid Epidemic Is Killing 40,000 a Year

This is the story of the North America Opioid Crisis – how a combination of medical overprescribing and drug prohibition created an epidemic as serious as COVID-19.
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