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  1. RedViking

    Germany’s Social Media Hate Speech Law

    https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/02/germanys-social-media-hate-speech-law-is-now-in-effect/ Should our government regulate social media? What stops governments from exploiting and using it for personal agendas?
  2. RedViking

    Ford South Africa issues third recall of Kuga vehicles

    "Ford Motor Company South Africa has issued another urgent safety recall of its Kuga vehicles. The recall comes after Ford discovered that the insulation surrounding the front seatbelt retractor’s pre-tensioner posed a fire risk in the event of a head-on collision. Ford says that activation of...
  3. K

    Who is going for the Yusuf Cat Stevens concert?

    So i am sure a lot of you have read the bizarre article published on News24 by Glenn Bownes titled: All aboard the anti-hate train. He is making things up and twisting Cat's words... Now people like this are the real bigots, trying to deter us SA fans in not going. Sorry though mate, the...
  4. Newsfeed

    Social bots play a major role in spreading fake news

    Social bots play a major role in spreading fake news Fake news and the way it spreads on social media is emerging as one of the great threats to modern society.
  5. Kevin Lancaster

    Is fake news a problem, or should readers become more informed?

    Fake news is in the real news, with Facebook, Twitter, Clinton supporters, Trump supporters, and President Obama all weighing in. Do you think fake news is a new problem, or are people, on average, more uninformed and ignorant - hence the increase it it being shared?
  6. C

    LA Webs ISP News

    We decided to start a new thread. And for our first news post we are glad to announce that we have a new logo design. We needed a more comfortable logo with strong meaning for our company so we took it to a graphic designer to redo the whole Logo for us. We are pretty happy with the...
  7. Binary_Bark

    10+ Before-And-After Pics Reveal What War Did To The Largest City In Syria

    Shocking to see how beautiful this city was, to how it looks now Pics Reveal What War Did To The Largest City In Syria
  8. Binary_Bark

    'Have a nice day,' house robbers tell blindfolded Constantia victim

    'Have a nice day,' house robbers tell blindfolded Constantia victim
  9. W

    Pebble 2/Pebble Time 2/Pebble Core

    Pebble have just released three new products via Kickstarter. Last I checked, the goal was $1,000,000 and they were on $5,000,000. Obviously a great demand for these new products. Anyone thinking of getting 1 and which 1? I love the look of the Pebble Time 2.
  10. B

    FBI could soon legally hack any computer in the US – and possibly beyond

    The Supreme Court approved new rules on Thursday that would potentially give the FBI the authority to hack any computer in the United States, and potentially computers located overseas as well. Those hidden by Tor technology will also be vulnerable. Now the Congress have until December 1 to...
  11. O

    Why so many negative stories about Huawei all across Africa?

    News articles in Africa (including South Africa) often make Huawei look bad. The typical cycle: 1. New corruption story appears 2. Follow up articles give updates on the developments 3. If the result is bad for Huawei, the stories are repeated for several weeks. On the other hand, if the case...
  12. Kevin Lancaster

    News drones will watch you from the sky

    News drones will watch you from the sky A U.S. media company said on Wednesday it wants to be among the first broadcasters to launch news-gathering drones
  13. W

    FINALLY- I setup my PC to automatically download TV shows. Here's HOW

    I'd Like to share my success in setting up my pc so that it can automatically download my TV episodes. Ive made a step by step video on how to do it. Visit the video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJbjTxbspqs
  14. D

    Watch_Dogs AMPED!!! But will it run?

    So Ubisoft ... AGAIN released the official specs for Watch Dogs... (its sitting on like V4 now... Seems they couldnt make up their minds) But time and time again, their CPU requirements are insane.... Not everyone can afford Haswell. So for a lot of us sitting with Sandy Bridge (Because it...
  15. F

    Student or voluntary writers looking to build a portfolio maybe?

    Hello! I hope that I'm allowed to post this here... I've got this blog/magazine type website where I just post random stuff. I'm looking for student writers or just voluntary writers who would like to build up a portfolio? I've currently got the following categories on my website...
  16. Lycanthrope

    [NSFW] Sweden's largest potato looks like Kate Winslet

    Some light-hearted news :) Source: The Local The drawing from Titanic, for reference: Although, frankly, I think it looks more like:
  17. Lycanthrope

    Can a baby just burst into flames?

    Source: DailyMail :sick: Came across this today. Pretty bizarre story and an interesting theory.
  18. LazyLion

    M&G Editor Nic Dawes resigns

    Mail&Guardian editor Nic Dawes has resigned to join the Hindustan Times in New Delhi as its chief content and editorial officer, the weekly newspaper reported on Friday. He would leave at the end of September after nine years, half of them as editor. "My time at the Mail&Guardian both as a...
  19. LazyLion

    Changes in SA's Newspaper Industry

    There have been a number of new appointments and changes in South Africa's newspaper industry recently. The latest was the appointment of Rachel Jafta as Media24 board chairwoman. Jafta is the first woman and first black woman to chair Media24. She has been a board member since 2007. She...
  20. LazyLion

    Quotes of the Week - 18 April 2013

    A selection of quotes of Southern African interest. --- "Ina [Bonnette] ruined my life. I am finished, finished, finished." --"Modimolle Monster" Johan Kotze testifying in the High Court in Pretoria. --- "At the moment the crocodile poses a danger to the lives of people especially...
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