The Daily Populous

Twitter noted that the accounts taken down this week were tied to a Chinese state-backed operation last year that attempted to sow political discord in Hong Kong.

Twitter on Thursday also shut down thousands of accounts tied to Russian and Turkish state-linked misinformation efforts.

Researchers said that it looked like a “propaganda machine” and resembled past Russian and Chinese misinformation efforts. »

My fridge was going to disable its own ice and water system if I did not succumb to its strong-arm appliance extortion tactics.

Well some asshole at GE thought it would be a good idea to include a fucking RFID DRM module in select refrigerators.

So, don’t come crying to me if you break something because you followed random information and opinion from the internet. »

According to the Associated Press, the whole ordeal began after the parents took their daughter’s car.

A woman in Mississippi was arrested and charged with “obscene communications” after calling her parents racists on Facebook and allegedly posting some of their personal information.

According to the Clarion Ledger, Schmidt is accused of sharing her parents’ phone numbers and addresses in Facebook groups. »

Twitter is trying to stop people from sharing articles they have not read, in an experiment the company hopes will “promote informed discussion” on social media.

“Sharing an article can spark conversation, so you may want to read it before you tweet it,” Twitter said in a statement.

A 2016 study from computer scientists at Columbia University and Microsoft found that 59% of links posted on Twitter are never clicked. »