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Women were fighting against sexual harassment online long before #MeToo

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by on March 14, 2019 at 4:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media, syndication, world


Just two months after allegations of sexual abuse against Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein came to light in a 2017 New York Times article, women in at least 85 countries began using the the hashtag #MeToo, to speak against sexual harassment. In China, sexual misconduct accusations led to the firing of a professor at a top university and the resignation of a high-profile Buddhist monk. In Egypt, it was a highly regarded leader of the Arab Spring who was forced to resign. And in India, sexual misconduct accusations caused a major uproar in Bollywood and forced the resignation of a…

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A brief history of Mt. Gox, the $3B Bitcoin tragedy that just won’t end

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by on March 14, 2019 at 3:54 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Mt. Gox’s ex-owner Mark Karpelès is due to face court in Japan this Friday, which means the long-running case of its “missing” Bitcoin is reaching a crescendo. It’s been over five years since Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy, and it’s a pretty messed up story. Climbing Mt. Gox Mt. Gox was one of the first Bitcoin exchanges on the web, but it wasn’t always related to cryptocurrency. Back in 2007, programmer Jed McCaleb purchased the mtgox.com domain for an online trading platform for virtual cards used in the game Magic: The Gathering. Fast forward a few years to 2010, and…

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Apps are stealing your attention — here’s how to break up with your phone

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by on March 14, 2019 at 3:39 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Social Media


“I had a baby and I realized there was a couple of nights where I would find my daughter looking up at me and I would be looking down at my phone.” This is what led science journalist, Catherine Price, to write her book How To Break Up With Your Phone, a practical, hands-on plan on creating a healthier relationship with your phone. Price will be speaking at our conference in May where she’ll be talking about her book and how to fix a phone addiction. On average, people spend almost six hours on their phone everyday, be that constantly…

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The Netherlands premieres the first GDPR fining policy in the EU

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by on March 14, 2019 at 3:35 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


The Dutch Data Protection Authority just released its GDPR fining policy, being the first country to do so. GDPR allows for a maximum fine of 4 percent of global revenue or €20 million, whichever is higher, but little has been said about how to determine the exact fine amount and what the scale is. The new GDPR fining policy sheds light on this as it introduces a four category system, giving various examples depending on company size and maximum fine. For example, if a company’s maximum fine is €10 million, it might face the following fines for less severe violations:…

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ISPs are reportedly blocking Reddit in India

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by on March 14, 2019 at 2:23 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, India, Insider


Facebook and Instagram might be up for people around the world after a long outage, but for several people in India are not being able to access Reddit. However, that’s not because of a server outage. Several Reddit posts and reports suggest that telcos and ISPs (Internet Service Providers) are blocking the site. Today, MediaNama reported that telcos like Vodafone and Jio, and ISPs like YOU Broadband, Spectranet, and Jio Gigafiber have blocked Reddit in several Indian states. Plus, there are many threads in the last 24 hours on r/India subreddit indicating that Reddit has been inaccessible. TNW independently verified that…

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