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Man in ‘sextortion’ case might have coerced 350 women
Man in 'sextortion' case might have coerced 350 women Federal agents on Tuesday took aim at a new type of scam called “sextortion,” arresting a Glendale, Calif., man on charges that he hacked into e-mail and Facebook accounts of young women and then posed as a woman to convince others…
‘Howl’ at the Internet
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by punditry, screeching uninformed oranged, dragging themselves through the comment threads at dawn looking for an anger fix, tousle-headed hipsters burning for the modern firmament’s blessing from a celeb’s Retweet in the machinery of night, who per-post fees and jammies and…
Privacy concerns mount as Facebook roles out new Graph search tool
New blog aims to show how those who share photos, personal information and “likes” on Facebook could see privacy invaded Privacy concerns are mounting around Facebook’s recently unveiled search tool, after it was used to unearth lists of people related to supporters of the outlawed Chinese group Falun Gong and companies…
Facebook apologizes for blocking Gay Marriage USA founder after posting photo of mixed-race couple
By Benjamin Cohen, The Guardian Murray Lipp was unable to access service and received notification that photograph of a gay couple was ‘offensive’. Facebook has apologised after it blocked the operator of one of America’s leading same-sex marriage campaigns from accessing the service when he posted a photograph of a…
Students’ duct-tape joke could get OH teacher fired
A middle school teacher in Ohio could be fired for posting a picture of what she calls a shared joke with her students online. WEWS-TV reported on Tuesday that Melissa Cairns has been placed on leave without pay for posting a picture last October of her students with duct tape…
Like us on Facebook for a chance to win Noam Chomsky’s new book ‘Power Systems’
Noam Chomsky’s latest book, Power Systems: Conversations On Global Democratic Uprisings And The New Challenges To U.S. Empire, comes out tomorrow, but Raw Story got a little preview — and we know our readers are big fans. So we’re opening up our not-so-secret Chomsky stash to our most loyal readers.…
Facebook video shows adults attacking 12-year-old girl
The mother of a 12-year-old California girl is demanding justice after video surfaced of her daughter being beaten up not just by a fellow student, but two adults. “I’m beyond mad,” the girl’s mother told KTLA-TV on Saturday. “I just see red. Everything you see in the video is like…
Facebook unveils new graph search feature
Facebook on Tuesday ramped up its search capabilities at the world’s leading social network in a budding challenge to Google, LinkedIn, Yelp and other Internet firms. The “graph search” feature launched in a test version allows Facebook members to delve into the vast amount of information on Facebook, which is…
Woman convicted of child pornography linked to anti-gay group
A woman will receive at least 25 years in prison after being convicted of videotaping two men having sex with her 14-year-old daughter, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Biron claimed on her Facebook page (which has been removed) that she had worked with the Alliance Defending Freedom, which…
Facebook tests charging $100 to send Mark Zuckerberg a message
Facebook confirmed Friday it was dabbling with charging members as much as $100 to get messages to the inboxes of strangers such as social network co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg. “We are testing some extreme price points to see what works to filter spam,” Facebook said in response to an…
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