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NRA Complaint Takes Down 38,000 Websites

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Sarah Jeong, reporting for Motherboard:38,000 websites hosted by the automated publishing service Surge went down today, after the National Rifle Association sent a legal notice over a parody website created by the Yes Men. A few days ago, the Yes Men released the parody video, “Share the Safety” — announcing a supposed NRA program to deliver firearms into the hands of those too impoverished to afford guns. The opening frame of the video says “Paid for in part by the National Rifle Association of America with additional support from Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation.” “Systemic poverty and dumb laws keep the urban poor unable to acquire life-saving firearms,” says the video, which is available on YouTube. “That’s why we at the NRA are teaming up with Smith & Wesson to share the safety.â The YouTube description includes a link to the “official” website, ShareTheSafety.org.


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Facebook Tweaks Its Newsfeed To Better Showcase Posts From Friends Instead Of Publishers

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Facebook announced on Wednesday that it is making some changes to its algorithm that powers the News Feed to better showcase posts from friends and family members over posts from publishers. Mark Wilson, writing for BetaNews:The problem we currently fa… Continue reading Facebook Tweaks Its Newsfeed To Better Showcase Posts From Friends Instead Of Publishers→

Amazon Prime Will Knock $50 Off an Android Phone If You Watch Amazon’s Lock-Screen Ads

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It’s no secret that Amazon’s Fire Phone tanked on the market. But while the e-commerce giant is keeping a distance from smartphone manufacturing business for some time, it is not ignoring the platform. The company is now willing to offer its Prime memb… Continue reading Amazon Prime Will Knock $50 Off an Android Phone If You Watch Amazon’s Lock-Screen Ads→