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Report: Corporate Giants Like Visa And Ford Support Net Neutrality
While all the major online companies you’d expect to be in favour of net neutrality have indeed been fighting the good fight since the beginning, America’s other big companies have (mostly) been sitting on the sidelines trying not to piss anyone off. However, behind the scenes, it turns out that a surprising group of corporate…
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The CIA Is Auctioning Its Creepy Osama Dolls
In one of its more bizarre PR ideas ever, the CIA toyed with using heat-sensitive Osama dolls that turned into demons to scare little kiddies away from joining al-Qaeda. Although someone in the chain of command saw sense and shut the project down, three prototypes were made, and they’re now being auctioned off.
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Hungary Withdraws Its Proposed Internet Tax… For Now
Briefly: Following continued protests, Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, has announced that he’s withdrawing plans for his proposed Internet tax — at least for now.
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US Shelters Ban Black Cat Adoption On Halloween To Prevent Animal Torture
A black cat crossing your path is supposed to be bad luck, but around Halloween, many animal shelters try to hide black cats from peoples’ paths to keep the animals safe from people, not the other way around.