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Hong Kong

Four Hong Kong Students Arrested for ‘Inciting Secession’ on Social Media

The students, aged 16 to 21, are the first people to be arrested as part of a police operation under China's new national security law.
Gavin Butler
7.30.20
TikTok

TikTok Isn’t in China, So Who’s Posting All Those Chinese Street Style Videos?

They all look like paparazzi shots but, surprise, most aren’t candid at all.
Miran Miyano
7.30.20
police

Vast Increase in Police Taser Use a ‘Threat to Life’, Report Warns

A study of Home Office data reveals that use of the stun guns has risen by more than 500 percent in England and Wales over the last ten years.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
7.29.20
big tech

GOP Congressman Turns Antitrust Hearing Into Personal Tech Support Session

"My parents, who have a Gmail account, aren’t getting my campaign emails," Rep. Greg Steube told Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Greg Walters
7.29.20
Antitrust

Tech CEOs Invoke the American Dream to Obscure the Nightmare They Created

The CEOs talked a lot about America and its possibilities, but it is undeniable that their actions are undermining what they claim to celebrate.
Edward Ongweso Jr
7.29.20
extremism

Canadian Navy Reinstated a Neo-Nazi Forum Administrator

A sailor connected to Iron March who once posted that neo-Nazis should join the Armed Forces to get training for a “race war” has been reinstated by the Canadian Navy. The sailor says he has since seen the error of his ways.
Mack Lamoureux
7.29.20
Black Lives Matter

This Is Footage From a Spy Plane That Flew Above George Floyd Protests in Minneapolis

The footage shows the power of surveillance systems that have been monitoring protests all over the country.
Sam Richards
7.29.20
Social Media

Instagram Deleted Madonna's Post Praising the 'Demon Sex' Conspiracy Doctor

The Queen of Pop referred to Stella Immanuel as "my hero."
Jelisa Castrodale
7.29.20
Google

Google Says it Will Continue to Work With Law Enforcement

When pressed by Congress, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said it would keep working with cops despite protests from employees.
Matthew Gault
7.29.20
Portland

A Navy Vet Describes Being Beaten and Pepper-Sprayed by Trump's Secret Police in Portland

“I'm here doing this interview because a bunch of federal agents beat me up because I wanted to talk to them about not honoring their oath to the Constitution,” he said.
Paul Blest
7.29.20
BLM protests

Trump's Secret Police Are Pulling Back from Portland

The DHS chief said once the "violence" dissipates, the agents will leave, but there’s no timeline as to when that’s expected to happen.
Trone Dowd
7.29.20
direct action

Activists Are Flooding ICE’s New Vigilante Academy With Fake Applications

The agency is offering training in “defensive tactics, firearms familiarization, and targeted arrests.” Activists are encouraging people to flood the application process with fake submissions
Kevin Truong
7.29.20
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