Author: Zach_Wilson

Bogus Hypothyroid Cures Are Rampant Across Social Media

Pinterest Pinterest search results for “hypothyroidism.” “No, you are not crazy, lazy, or faking,” the Pinterest post says. “Just count…” The link leads to a post on the website HypothyroidMom.com called “300 hypothyroidism symptoms: count how many you have.” The post, which lists 307 symptoms, details nearly everything that could…

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Why Is “Death Stranding” The Video Game People Took Seriously This Year?

Kojima Productions Death Stranding is a video game that belongs to the eminently fashionable “open-world” genre, where you freely roam a large environment, except it doesn’t focus much on traditional combat. Instead, you play as a postapocalyptic deliveryman, Kevin Costner–in–The Postman–ing your way across a ravaged US with hundreds of…

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The Infowars News Director Said He’s “Proud” The Site Called The Sandy Hook Shooting A Hoax

Infowars, the right-wing conspiracy theory site founded by Alex Jones, does not regret publishing false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting was a hoax, according to a new deposition with news director Rob Dew exclusively obtained by BuzzFeed News. “I think our reporting stopped what was going…

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Sydney’s Air Quality Has Hit Hazardous Levels. Food Delivery Companies Are Still Letting Their Riders Work.

Food Delivery Companies Won’t Stop Taking Orders Because Of Sydney’s Smoke back to top Source

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Exclusive: Facebook Fired A Contractor Who Was Paid Thousands In Bribes To Reactivate Banned Ad Accounts

BuzzFeed News A Facebook contractor was paid thousands of dollars in bribes by a shady affiliate marketer to reactivate ad accounts that had been banned due to policy violations, a BuzzFeed News investigation has found. A company spokesperson confirmed that an unnamed worker was fired after inquiries from BuzzFeed News…

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Facebook The Plaintiff: Why The Company Is Suddenly Suing So Many Bad Actors

When Facebook caught the New Zealand–based company Social Media Series Limited selling likes from fake users on Instagram, the tech giant did something out of character. It sued. The lawsuit, filed in April, was a departure from Facebook’s previously less confrontational approach to those it caught abusing its platform. When…

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