Instagram Wipes Independent Developer's Work in the Name of Copyright Protections

Social media companies tend to take up copyright issues only when a) mitigating the pain in the ass of takedown notices and b) ensuring users keep reposting memes. Instagram has erred cautiously on the side of supporting potential infringers for the latter reason, so we found it curious when TorrentFreak reported that…

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Lindsey Graham Is Quietly Preparing a Mess of a Bill Trying to Destroy End-to-End Encryption

Top Trump ally and consistent encryption scaremonger Senator Lindsey Graham is working on a bill that could coerce tech companies to stop providing end-to-end encryption by threatening them with massive legal liability, The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2019 (or EARN IT…

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Bernie Sanders Endorsed By Muslim Group, Iowa’s Sole Muslim State Lawmaker

The senator from Vermont has been a top contender among Muslim American voters in the Democratic presidential contest.

Roku drops all Fox apps over carriage dispute

If you’re a Roku user, you may have noticed that Fox apps disappeared from the platform within the last 24 hours or so. That’s due to a carriage dispute, it turns out, though the companies are arguing over whether the loss of the apps was actually necessary. The change happened just ahead of Super Bowl weekend, but Roku owners shouldn’t … Continue reading

FCC Says 'One or More' Phone Carriers Illegally Shared Location Data, Fueling Black Market Sales

In letters addressed to oversight lawmakers on Friday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced that his agency’s nearly two-year investigation into the unauthorized sale of consumers’ phone location data had finally come to an end.

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Republicans Are Twisting Themselves Into Knots Trying To Justify Acquitting Trump

They’ve offered tortured explanations for why no witnesses are needed and why he shouldn’t be removed from office.

As Senate Rejects Witnesses, House Considers A Subpoena For John Bolton

GOP senators refused to do their job. Will House Democrats do it for them?

Pokemon Sword and Shield TCG unboxing: Opening packs, up close with foil

Today we’re taking a look at a box of Pokemon cards from the newest set, Sword and Shield. The Pokemon TCG: Sword & Shield expansion was announced to be released officially on February 7, 2020, but The Pokemon Company decided to send us some packs and starter decks so we could do a bit of an unboxing and closer look. … Continue reading

Wizards of the Coast teams with ex-BioWare devs on a sci-fi RPG

Magic: The Gathering creator Wizards of the Coast has shared new details about the video game studio it’s building in Austin. The subsidiary is called Archetype Entertainment and its first project is a role-playing game set in a new sci-fi universe….

RED's Hydrogen One phone makes a cameo in the 'F9' trailer

Now that the nearly four-minute-long F9: The Fast Saga trailer is here, fans of the long-running series can enjoy some surprise resurrections (spoiler alert: watch the trailer before scrolling to the end of this post), but the strangest appearance be…