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• Louisiana State University Twitter warns of armed intruder, tells students to “Run, Hide, or Fight” UPDATE: Normal operations have resumed on campus

  The official Twitter account for the Louisiana State University (LSU) today tweeted a warning to students, faculty and staff at approximately 2:54 PM local time (US central) indicating an armed intruder was on campus The tweet advises those on the premises to “Run, Hide, or Fight.” https://twitter.com/LSU/status/1163902191687483393 Little ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Reddit tests live broadcasting with a Public Access Network

  Reddit today revealed it's testing its own livestreaming service, called RPAN or Reddit Public Access Network. It'll be running ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Twitter announces complete advertising ban on state-run media outlets

  Twitter earlier today announced it's banned more than 900 accounts purported to be linked to a China-sponsored disinformation campaign against the citizens of Hong Kong, now it's extending its policies to ban advertising from all state-sponsored news sources globally. The ban ...

  • Tristan Greene

• WhatsApp played a big role in the Nigerian election — not all of it was bad

  There is growing concern about the potential for the message and media sharing platform WhatsApp to undermine democracy in a number of countries across the world including Brazil and India. Because WhatsApp is encrypted – and so offers users far greater protection from prosecution ...

  • The Conversation

• Study: Teens get the news from YouTubers and not news outlets

  A recent study found that more than 75 percent of teens say it’s important to keep up with world events, yet over half of ...

  • Cara Curtis

• The Trump administration drafted an executive order to censor the internet

  CNN has obtained a draft of an executive order that could potentially censor huge portions of the internet. In an attempt to stop a perceived “bias” against conservatives, Trump’s plan attempts to strip certain protections from companies like Facebook and Twitter, particularly ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Verizon sells Tumblr to Wordpress, but don't expect NSFW posts back

  After spending a few years doing pretty much nothing of note with the site, Verizon's offloading Tumblr to Automattic, the company that owns Wordpress. However, despite the new management, the site apparently won't reinstate its NSFW content. https://twitter.com/automattic/status/1161025027527139328 The Wall ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Twitch blunder leads to porn being broadcast on Ninja's old channel

  An "experiment" with Ninja's old Twitch channel leads to thousands of (potentially underage) viewers being recommended a ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Study: Most YouTube videos on climate change deny its existence

  Search for “climate change” on YouTube and before long you’ll likely find a video that denies it exists. In fact, when ...

  • The Conversation

• Discord launches its own mini-livestreaming service

  Discord today announced it's premiering its own internal livestreaming feature, appropriately titled Go Live. It's essentially ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Video

  Video: Burn in hell, Twitter — a guide on deleting or deactivating your account

  • Callum Booth

• #GreenShirtGuy is the cure for political absurdity

  Social media discourse is generally unhinged. But for those who follow US politics, simply opening the Twitter or Facebook ...

  • Tristan Greene