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[Link] Alleged Michigan School Shooter Made Gun Video, Had Parents Called Into School

Read: 2/12/2021 www.vice.com

Ethan Crumbley, who has since been charged as an adult with murder, attempted murder, and terrorism causing death, used a 9mm Sig Sauer handgun belonging to his father and shot 10 students and one teacher during his rampage at the school on Tuesday, according to authorities. . 

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[Link] Twitter Is Going to Make It Harder To Share Videos and Pictures Taken in Public

Read: 30/11/2021 www.vice.com

Twitter is expanding its policy on posting private information with the goal of limiting the risk of harassment, intimidation, and doxing.

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[Link] OK, So Facebook Is Bad. Now What?

Read: 15/11/2021 www.vice.com

Evidence has been mounting for years that Facebook is harmful for its users. Countless reports have documented how the company’s algorithms push people toward radicalization, allow extremist movements to grow, and spread misinformation on an unprecedented scale. 

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[Link] GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Suspended from Twitter after Posting Bounty on a Critic

Read: 14/11/2021 itsgoingdown.org

A failed candidate for governor of California was suspended from Twitter for making “violent threats” after posting a $2,500 bounty; specifically asking for the name and address of a critic from Twitter.

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[Link] Marjorie Taylor Greene Is 1 Twitter Violation Away From a Permanent Ban

Read: 4/11/2021 www.vice.com

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter account has been suspended for a week for posting COVID-19 misinformation, and the Georgia congresswoman is just one more violation away from a permanent ban.

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[Link] Facebook lets Kazakh govt directly flag harmful content, joint statement says

Read: 4/11/2021 www.reuters.com

ALMATY, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Facebook owner Meta Platforms (FB.O) has granted the Kazakh government access to its content reporting system, after the Central Asian nation threatened to block the social network for millions of local users.

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[Link] Inside the Facebook Group that Sexualises Pregnant Women

Read: 2/11/2021 www.vice.com

The group, whose name in Malay “Koleksi Mak Buyung Malaysia'' translates to “My Collection of Pregnant Women,” attracted at least 5,000 members before it was removed on Monday evening for “violating site policies”.

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[Link] Instagram Is Punishing Users by Taking Away Their Link Stickers

Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com

Many Instagram users saw a notification that if they have violated the platform's Community Guidelines in the past, they will no longer be allowed to use links in Stories.

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