All Things Internet: The Big Players & The Issues
The world has grown increasingly connected over the past few decades and a huge chunk of our lives are online. We cover the companies you care about: YouTube, Google, Amazon, and the issues you care about: NBN, IoT, social media, privacy and security.
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OnlyFans Freezes Russian Accounts Again
Nearly two months after Russia invaded Ukraine, Russia’s online creators are finding themselves increasingly limited in the platforms they can use to make content and make money. Thursday brought more bad news: Creators were cut off from OnlyFans after the company said it could “no longer properly serve our Russian creator community.”
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TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook Are Letting Climate Denial Run Rampant: Report
Fossil fuel companies have known about climate change since 1966, and for almost as long, they’ve been buying TV, radio and newspaper ads trying to make sure you don’t. Decades later, lies about climate change haven’t disappeared; they’ve just gone digital.
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Young Justice’s Newest Character Is a Welcome Return of an Old Friend
With each season, Young Justice has incorporated more and more of the DC Comics universe into its broader story to help give the idea of a living, breathing world. Through its arc-based storytelling, the current season of Phantoms has widened the scope of the comics history it’s pulling in, such as the Legion of Super…
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DeSantis Catches Florida in His Own Mouse Trap
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has taken quite the stand trying to get back at Disney for speaking out against the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill — something that only happened after members of the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies put pressure on the company through protests which received an outpouring of support nationwide.