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The left is coming for Democratic incumbents. In primary challenges, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is trying to install allies in Congress
Make Democrats Actually Left Again
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The left is coming for Democratic incumbents. In primary challenges, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is trying to install allies in Congress
Make Democrats Actually Left Again
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Justice Department accuses Visa of debit network monopoly that impacts price of 'nearly everything’
DOJ is really going at it lately.
I can't wait to hear about the outcome of this litigation in 20-25 years.
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CrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outage
I can't believe this isn't satire. I hope these incompetent fuckers get sued into bankruptcy
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Omegle Was Forced to Shut Down by a Lawsuit From a Sexual Abuse Survivor
I don't intend to victim blame or defend any abusers here; this shit is vile and should not be tolerated, period.
From the below, it sounds like it was determined that, despite Omegle's moderation efforts, Omegle could have done better in areas relating to age verification and matchmaking. So I'm not trying to defend or minimize Omegle's role either, I don't know the details of how the site worked but it sounds like this was a problem for a long time:
the judge in A.M.’s case found last July that Omegle’s design was at fault and it was not protected by Section 230: It could have worked to prevent matches between minors and adults before sexual content was even sent, the judge said.
Her lawsuit, filed in 2021, alleged that she met a man in his thirties on Omegle who forced her to take naked photos and videos over a three-year period. She was just 11 when it began in 2014.
Again, to be clear, not trying to say that the victim should, or even could, have done anything differently. Victim blaming is bad. But how the hell are they saying "forced" to do something by some scumbag over the internet? What kind of conditions does a kid have to be in at home to feel like they can't turn to their parent/guardian for help in a terrifying situation like that? How is an 11-year-old in 2014 being allowed to get into that situation in the first place, between her parents and her school?
It seems like this victim was failed by every support system she should have been able to rely on. This is so messed up. This is exactly why we need things like sex education and Internet safety education.
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DOGE Employees Ordered to Stop Using Slack While Agency Transitions to a Records System Not Subject to FOIA
we shouldn't have records systems not subject to FOIA
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Former IT contractor convicted for wiping 96 US government databases
Are we gonna gloss over the fact that the EEOC was storing plaintext passwords? Fucking incompetent
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What.
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You're probably right in the first half, but I wouldn't be too surprised if interactions between voice assistants are special cases that are accounted for by the programmers as a little bit of an Easter egg
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You wanted AI, didn't you
Autocomplete suggestion getting "February" wrong is a nice touch
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'What the hell?' Far right 'outraged' as Mitch McConnell 'engineers a coup' against Trump
Please be advised, this is an article about a Tucker Carlson segment which doesn't provide any additional info or context of its own
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FEMA needs help—now. Mike Johnson said no.
wish kamala's campaign would run some attack ads about how the Republican speaker is refusing to provide hurricane relief to Republican states
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Nintendo shuts down Switch emulator Ryujinx
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Probably more of a "Do x, y, and z and we agree not to sue you about it"
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Mr.Beast Hires Elon Musk's Favorite Attorney to Fight Sociopath Claims
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It's real dangerous to look at someone seeking legal representation and take that as an implication of guilt.
Not defending Mr Beast at all, I'm sure there is no shortage of actual evidence of wrongdoing
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Wife: "Stop lubricating everything!"
I hope you replied "you're next."
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🔥AI wrongly tells user a fire alarm is just a drill
When the alarm goes off in your building... you evacuate. Doesn't matter if it's a test or not.
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Lifeguard rule
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that's his left leg crossed over his right
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Brace Style
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High chance that it's a Python programmer who is really unhappy about having to work in Java, lol
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TikTok's algorithm exhibited pro-Republican bias during 2024 presidential race, study finds
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Sanders and King Unveil First-Ever Bill to Ban All Prescription Drug Ads
Finally, some good fucking legislation
If we get pissed off enough as a country we can make this happen
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Elon Musk Accused of Election Interference by Blocking Kamala Harris Followers on X
Sure would be nice if some high-ranking Twitter employees conspired to nuke the site and all the backups. They'd probably be hailed as heroes.
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Elon Musk backs far-right AfD in 'Die Welt' op-ed
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probably an, "I didn't want this published, but was overruled by the powers that be, and don't want it to look like I endorse or approve of this horseshit" situation