Silicon Valley CEO Slams WSJ Over Editorial About Charleston: ‘F**k You’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 23, 2015 Choosing a fitting communication platform to underscore his Silicon Valley background, Flickr-cofounder-turned-Slack-CEO Stewart Butterfield excoriated The Wall Street Journal editorial staff in a series of tweets Sunday evening. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Do Llamas Have to Do With AIDS?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2014 The furry South American creatures may hold the cure to AIDS; Flickr gave up on its plan to sell prints of Creative Commons photos after much criticism; meanwhile, Dick Cheney admits he has no problem with innocent people being tortured. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Will Yahoo ‘Ruin’ Tumblr?

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 19, 2013 The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that Yahoo's board has approved a deal to buy social media site Tumblr for a whopping $1.1 billion in cash. But there's a good reason that not everyone is enthused. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Violent Video Game Ban Blown to Smithereens

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2011 The Supreme Court overturned California's ban on violent video games; social networking sites may be effectively enhancing our social lives; and a case of public urination in Oregon forces a city to flush its reservoir. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Flickr User Banished for Criticizing Obama

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2009 Shepherd Johnson's Flickr account, along with an estimated 1,200 photos, vanished shortly after he started hassling the president via the White House's official photostream. Yahoo, which owns the popular photo sharing site, won't comment, but Johnson says he lost access after posting 20 or so negative comments, complete with links to images of torture. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China Blocks Popular Web Sites Before Tiananmen Anniversary

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2009 Two days before the 20th anniversary of the brutal military crackdown on student protesters in Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government has blocked popular Web sites aimed at the young, including Twitter, Flickr and Hotmail. It also has blocked message boards on some 6,000 sites associated with colleges and universities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )