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Twitter Exploring ‘Paywalled Video’ Which Would Obviously Be Flooded With Porn
Twitter is working on a new feature dubbed “Paywalled Video,” which would allow users to charge money for access to videos, according to a new report from the Washington Post. And while the Post waits eight paragraphs to state the obvious, using the kind of euphemisms you’d expect in a respectable newspaper, Gizmodo can afford…
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Elon Musk Fires Twitter Execs as Platform Braces for Donald Trump’s Return
Elon Musk fired at least four senior executives at Twitter and is expected to make himself CEO after finalising the deal to buy the company for $US44 ($61) billion on Thursday. Users of the social media platform are bracing for sweeping changes to the platform, including the reintroduction of white supremacists like former president Donald…
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Fascist Influencer Wants Donald Trump to Direct Mobs Through a Smartphone App
Vox has a new article on Curtis Yarvin, a software engineer and far-right blogger who’s made friends with powerful supporters of former president Donald Trump, and it’s filled with horrifying ideas on how Trump should wield power if he ever takes back the White House. But there’s one idea that seems like it’s stolen from…
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Hong Kong Cancels Screening of The Dark Knight as Beijing Continues Crackdown
City officials in Hong Kong have cancelled an outdoor screening of the 2008 Batman movie The Dark Knight, according to a new report from Bloomberg News. No reason was given for the cancellation, but it’s seen as the latest sign that Hong Kong is well and truly under the control of Beijing’s censorship regime, something…