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• Memes are taking the alt-right’s message of hate mainstream

  Think of an internet meme and you’ll probably smile. The most memorable viral images are usually funny, from Distracted Boyfriend to classics like Grumpy Cat. But some memes have a much more sinister meaning. They might look as innocuous as a frog, but are in fact symbols of ...

  • The Conversation

• 5 ways AI can be an ally for human rights over the next decade

  Happy Universal Human Rights Day! We came up with five ways we think AI will help us in the fight for all of humanity over ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Twitter's 2018 recap was an odd mix of dogs, pop music, and 'Wakanda forever!'

  Twitter today released its year-end recap, shining a light on what was most popular on the platform in 2018. Usually, one can make an educated guess based on whatever viral memes or political scandals were most discussed. However, this year it's more of a grab bag of miscellaneous ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Twitter suspended someone for tweeting as George Bush Sr. in hell

  George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease on November 30th. Only a few hours after his death, a parody Twitter account called @georgeisinhell tweeted out: The account kept tweeting as George Bush Sr. from the ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• Alt-right activist handcuffs herself to Twitter NYC office after being banned [Update]: She's been freed from her handcuffs

  Laura Loomer has locked herself to the front door of Twitter's New York City offices in a protest against her account being ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Here's why low-credibility news seems to dominate Twitter

  Twitter has a bot problem that appears to be getting worse. A team of scientists from Indiana University recently conducted ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Twitter finally banned misgendering transgender people

  Last month, Twitter banned misgendering transgender people as a part of a wider update to its hateful conduct policy. The previous policy banned "repeated and/or non-consensual slurs, epithets, racist and sexist tropes, or other content that degrades someone.” The new rewording ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• Here's how to find your old embarrassing tweets

  Twitter doesn’t allow you to simply scroll to the bottom of your personal feed — it only shows your last 3,200 tweets. ...

  • Cara Curtis

• This is why women's panties are trending on social media

  #ThisIsNotConsent is trending on social media as people around the world join in a protest against victim blaming. Here's ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Dorsey says Twitter is thinking about an edit button to fix typos in tweets

  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said today that the company is thinking about an implementation which lets people edit tweets. But ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• White House pushes ridiculous 'assault' video to defend reporter ban

  While the internet discusses whether or not the version of events put forth by the White House and Infowars is legit the ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Twitter is finally giving our chronological timelines back

  We might finally get what've been asking for from Twitter – chronological timeline. The company said in a tweet that it ...

  • Ivan Mehta