Doomscrolling—or doomsurfing—is the excessive consumption of news-related information online. Doomscrollers can find themselves spending hours and hours of their time reading the news online, watching news channels or consuming short-form videos and/or posts on social media. Over the last few years, there have been numerous tragic and unprecedented global news stories and events that have […]
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Internet could be upended this week by the SCOTUS
The Supreme Court is set to hear back-to-back oral arguments this week in two cases that could significantly reshape online speech and content moderation. The outcome of the oral arguments, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, could determine whether tech platforms and social media companies can be sued for recommending content to their users or for […]
Obama Takes To Twitter To Defend His Legacy
Barack Obama on Sunday used Twitter, a medium notoriously favoured by the man who will succeed him in the White House, to tout his achievements in office. “As we look ahead to the future,” Obama wrote in his first tweet, “I wanted to take a moment to look back on the remarkable progress that you […]
Republicans Say The Obama Administration Is Giving Away The Internet With ICANN Transition
Republican lawmakers are accusing the Obama administration of allowing countries like Russia, China and Iran to take control over the Internet. Their beef with the administration focuses on a relatively obscure nonprofit overseen by the U.S. government that is scheduled to become fully independent Saturday. The organization is called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names […]
Web giant Amazon targets sick and vulnerable by pedalling bogus ‘miracle cancer cures’
A Sun investigation has found the company misleading customers on a number of products which supposedly cure Autism, HIV and cancer WEB giant Amazon is today accused of endangering the sick and vulnerable and illegally peddling bogus snake-oil “cures” for cancer. A Sun investigation has also found other dangerously misleading products for sale on the […]