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YouTube’s dislike button rarely shifts video recommendations, researchers say

New research from Mozilla shows that YouTube users have little control over what is recommended to them.

Last December, the United Nations warned of an overlooked but critical “emerging terrorist threat”: extremists are radicalizing members of online gaming communities. Despite the great… Read More »Major gaming companies get help from DHS to prevent players from becoming terrorists

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats vote this week on amendments to a 19th-century law to certify presidential elections, their strongest legislative response yet to the… Read More »Congress sees strongest response to January 6 attack yet

The move comes after Twitter and Facebook closed deceptive accounts that they believe were sending messages to promote US foreign policy.

Former White House COVID Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx on April 27, 2022.John Lamparski/Getty Images dr. Deborah Birx previously said thousands of deaths from COVID-19… Read More »Trump claimed he did a “great job” with COVID and said all Dr. Deborah Birx did good scarves, says the book

enlarge / US President Joe Biden speaks at the Detroit Auto Show, in Detroit on September 14, 2022. “The pandemic is over,” President Joe Biden… Read More »Biden calls pandemic “over” despite pathetic booster rates and new variants

While the war in Ukraine has strained global food markets, Russia has spread conspiracy theories blaming the West.

Construction crews working in Israel’s Palmachim Beach National Park found a cave from the time of King Rameses II and unveiled “what looks like an… Read More »Sealed cave with artifacts from the era of King Rameses II accidentally found in Israel’s park

enlarge / A stack of 60 Starlink satellites launched in 2019. A Russian diplomat said civilian satellites could be legitimate military targets in a statement… Read More »Russian official says civilian satellites could be a “legitimate” military target

While the war in Ukraine has strained global food markets, Russia has spread conspiracy theories blaming the West.

Former President Donald Trump.Sergio Flores/AFP via Getty Images Trump said on Truth Social that he has finally taken a look at Mar-a-Lago. He complained that… Read More »Donald Trump is back in Mar-a-Lago, ranting about FBI agents not taking off their shoes while searching his bedroom

enlarge / Oral exchanges and a collection of evidence of sexual violence (rape kit). According to a new study published in the New England Journal… Read More »Being a rape victim costs an average of $3,500 in medical bills, study shows

President Joe Biden said in an interview aired Sunday that former President Donald Trump’s alleged personal safekeeping of classified documents after his departure was “totally… Read More »Biden speaks out on accusations against Trump: ‘totally irresponsible’

After a Florida man was charged with vehicular manslaughter, his lawyer used Clearview AI’s facial recognition software to prove his innocence. But other attorneys say… Read More »Clearview AI, used by police to find criminals, now in the hands of public defenders