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Censorship machines removed my article warning people about censorship machines

Aug20
by on August 20, 2018 at 1:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


A few days ago, about a dozen articles and campaign sites criticizing EU plans for copyright censorship machines silently vanished from the world’s most popular search engine. Proving their point in the most blatant possible way, the sites were removed by exactly what they were warning of: Copyright censorship machines. Among the websites that were made impossible to find: A blog post of mine in which I inform Europeans about where their governments stand on online censorship in the name of copyright and a campaign site warning of copyright law that favors corporations over free speech. Was this a brazen…

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Research from Stripe shows Brits love Apple Pay; hate tipping

Aug20
by on August 20, 2018 at 1:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, UK


Research from hugely popular payment platform Stripe has shone a light on the payment preferences of British consumers, especially compared to their American cousins. It doesn’t paint a positive light on UK punters, who are reportedly too lazy to key in their payment information, and are loath to tip their Uber and Deliveroo drivers. Firstly, Brits are consummate fans of online shopping and food delivery. Two-thirds of Brits have used e-commerce sites like ASOS and Amazon in the past year alone. Brits are also more enthusiastic about food delivery services like Deliveroo and UberEATS. According to Stripe’s research, one-in-five have…

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Research from Stripe shows Brits love Apple Pay; hate tipping

Aug20
by on August 20, 2018 at 1:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, UK


Research from hugely popular payment platform Stripe has shone a light on the payment preferences of British consumers, especially compared to their American cousins. It doesn’t paint a positive light on UK punters, who are reportedly too lazy to key in their payment information, and are loath to tip their Uber and Deliveroo drivers. Firstly, Brits are consummate fans of online shopping and food delivery. Two-thirds of Brits have used e-commerce sites like ASOS and Amazon in the past year alone. Brits are also more enthusiastic about food delivery services like Deliveroo and UberEATS. According to Stripe’s research, one-in-five have…

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Arrested BitConnect kingpin is connected to yet another cryptocurrency scam

Aug20
by on August 20, 2018 at 11:19 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Nearly eight months after BitConnect pulled one of the most iconic exit scams in cryptocurrency history, the authorities across the globe are still catching up with the crooks behind the pyramid scheme. The Indian police arrested Divyesh Darji, the alleged Asia head of BitConnect, on Saturday, local publication DNA India reports. Darji was travelling from Dubai to Delhi, when he was nabbed at the Airport by Gujarat Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers, with the help of the immigration department. With the last cryptocurrency exchange that still trades BitConnect now discontinuing it, and this crackdown of authorities against BitConnect architects, it does seem…

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BitTorrent inventor walks away after TRON acquisition

Aug20
by on August 20, 2018 at 10:36 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


BitTorrent inventor, Bram Cohen, appears to have quietly left BitTorrent Inc, after its acquisition by TRON earlier this month. TorrentFreak reports that Bram Cohen has severed ties with BitTorrent Inc, the company that he founded in 2004, after inventing and launching his Torrent protocol three years earlier. There has been no official announcement from TRON or the BitTorrent inventor on this development. TorrentFreak received an auto-response after trying to reach out to Cohen’s BitTorrent email, it became clear that the address was no longer active. Cohen later confirmed that he is no longer involved with TRON, meaning that BitTorrent’s integration…

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