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Helldivers 2 Review: Democracy Done Right
Playing Helldivers 2 took me back to some of my best online experiences in Battlefield games, where a large part of the fun feels organic and player driven. It’s hard to find that sweet spot, to carve a distinct identity amidst a glut of online shooters and live service titles competing for player attention. But Helldivers 2 takes a deceptively s...
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White House Condemns 'Harassment' Of Reporter Who Asked PM Rights Question
The White House has denounced what the Wall Street Journal has called the "intense online harassment" of its reporter Sabrina Siddiqui, who had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi a question on democracy in India.
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"Threat To Democracy": Whistleblower Accuses Twitter Of Misleading Users
Twitter misled users and US regulators about "extreme, egregious" gaps in its online protections, the platform's ex-security chief claimed in whistleblower testimony that could impact the court fight over Elon Musk's buyout bid.
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Twitter Spotlights Asia Democracy Movements With #MilkTeaAlliance Emoji
Twitter has launched an emoji to spotlight the "#MilkTeaAlliance" online protest movement that has forged links between pro-democracy activists across Asia, the social media giant said Thursday.
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"Supporting Farmers Not A Crime": Arvind Kejriwal On Disha Ravi's Arrest
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today expressed his opposition to the arrest of 21-year-old eco-activist Disha Ravi saying the move by the Delhi police was an "unprecedented attack on democracy". The Bengaluru resident was taken into custody on Saturday for her role in the "Toolkit" case. It was filed against people who had created the online ...
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"Beautiful Sight": China Goes Online To Mock US Capitol Chaos
China's internet erupted in mirth at America's troubled democracy after supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol, with Beijing criticising the "sharp contrast" between Washington's response to the chaos and the 2019 Hong Kong anti-government protests.
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Democracy Books Disappear From Hong Kong Libraries
Books written by prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have started to disappear from the city's libraries, online records show, days after Beijing imposed a draconian national security law on the finance hub.
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Amazon's Livestreaming Platform Twitch Announces Safety Advisory Council
The council includes Dr. Sameer Hinduja, the co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center, sociologist TL Taylor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) whose research focuses on online gaming, Alex Holmes, the deputy CEO at UK-based youth charity The Diana Award, and Emma Llansó, the director of the Center for Democracy and Technol...
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"Help Us Restore Democracy": Cash-Starved Congress Goes For Crowdfunding
A day after Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor said his party should not be embarrassed about acknowledging that it was facing a fund crunch, the grand old party has opted for crowdfunding.
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More Governments Manipulate Media With 'Bots,'Trolls: Study
More governments are following the lead of Russia and China by manipulating social media and suppressing dissent online in a grave threat to democracy, a human rights watchdog said Tuesday.
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Russian Propaganda Effort Helped Spread 'Fake News' During Election, Experts Say
The flood of "fake news" this election season got support from a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created and spread misleading articles online with the goal of punishing Democrat Hillary Clinton, helping Republican Donald Trump and undermining faith in American democracy, say independent researchers who tracked the operation.
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Ten of Thousands Vote as Hong Kong Democracy 'Referendum' Begins
Tens of thousands of people voted for full democracy in Hong Kong within the first hour of an unofficial online referendum, a civil campaign that has sparked warnings from China's Communist Party leaders.
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Google co-founder Page says US online spying threatens democracy
Page's comments came on-stage at a TED gathering, a day after Brin had a virtual encounter with Edward Snowden.
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Google's Larry Page says US online spying threatens democracy
Google co-founder Larry Page on Wednesday condemned US government snooping on the Internet as a threat to democracy.
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Truth vs Hype: Trending #Democracy
Did an aggressive online and ground campaign by the Aam Admi Party Party play a role in Delhi's record-breaking turnout?
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Helldivers 2 Review: Democracy Done Right
Playing Helldivers 2 took me back to some of my best online experiences in Battlefield games, where a large part of the fun feels organic and player driven. It’s hard to find that sweet spot, to carve a distinct identity amidst a glut of online shooters and live service titles competing for player attention. But Helldivers 2 takes a deceptively s...
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White House Condemns 'Harassment' Of Reporter Who Asked PM Rights Question
The White House has denounced what the Wall Street Journal has called the "intense online harassment" of its reporter Sabrina Siddiqui, who had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi a question on democracy in India.
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"Threat To Democracy": Whistleblower Accuses Twitter Of Misleading Users
Twitter misled users and US regulators about "extreme, egregious" gaps in its online protections, the platform's ex-security chief claimed in whistleblower testimony that could impact the court fight over Elon Musk's buyout bid.
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Twitter Spotlights Asia Democracy Movements With #MilkTeaAlliance Emoji
Twitter has launched an emoji to spotlight the "#MilkTeaAlliance" online protest movement that has forged links between pro-democracy activists across Asia, the social media giant said Thursday.
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"Supporting Farmers Not A Crime": Arvind Kejriwal On Disha Ravi's Arrest
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today expressed his opposition to the arrest of 21-year-old eco-activist Disha Ravi saying the move by the Delhi police was an "unprecedented attack on democracy". The Bengaluru resident was taken into custody on Saturday for her role in the "Toolkit" case. It was filed against people who had created the online ...
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"Beautiful Sight": China Goes Online To Mock US Capitol Chaos
China's internet erupted in mirth at America's troubled democracy after supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol, with Beijing criticising the "sharp contrast" between Washington's response to the chaos and the 2019 Hong Kong anti-government protests.
-
Democracy Books Disappear From Hong Kong Libraries
Books written by prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have started to disappear from the city's libraries, online records show, days after Beijing imposed a draconian national security law on the finance hub.
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Amazon's Livestreaming Platform Twitch Announces Safety Advisory Council
The council includes Dr. Sameer Hinduja, the co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center, sociologist TL Taylor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) whose research focuses on online gaming, Alex Holmes, the deputy CEO at UK-based youth charity The Diana Award, and Emma Llansó, the director of the Center for Democracy and Technol...
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"Help Us Restore Democracy": Cash-Starved Congress Goes For Crowdfunding
A day after Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor said his party should not be embarrassed about acknowledging that it was facing a fund crunch, the grand old party has opted for crowdfunding.
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More Governments Manipulate Media With 'Bots,'Trolls: Study
More governments are following the lead of Russia and China by manipulating social media and suppressing dissent online in a grave threat to democracy, a human rights watchdog said Tuesday.
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Russian Propaganda Effort Helped Spread 'Fake News' During Election, Experts Say
The flood of "fake news" this election season got support from a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created and spread misleading articles online with the goal of punishing Democrat Hillary Clinton, helping Republican Donald Trump and undermining faith in American democracy, say independent researchers who tracked the operation.
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Ten of Thousands Vote as Hong Kong Democracy 'Referendum' Begins
Tens of thousands of people voted for full democracy in Hong Kong within the first hour of an unofficial online referendum, a civil campaign that has sparked warnings from China's Communist Party leaders.
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Google co-founder Page says US online spying threatens democracy
Page's comments came on-stage at a TED gathering, a day after Brin had a virtual encounter with Edward Snowden.
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Google's Larry Page says US online spying threatens democracy
Google co-founder Larry Page on Wednesday condemned US government snooping on the Internet as a threat to democracy.
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Truth vs Hype: Trending #Democracy
Did an aggressive online and ground campaign by the Aam Admi Party Party play a role in Delhi's record-breaking turnout?
