Michael Gunner The Australian government will introduce new legislation forcing social media companies to “unmask” anonymous users who post offensive comments, or make them pay defamation fines if they are unable or refuse to do so. The new initiative seeks to define social media giants as publishers, making them responsible for the user-generated content on their platforms, as well as to introduce... 

Hasbro is pulling one of its toys from shelves after a Change.org petition alleged that the placement of one of its features could have “long term affects on a child’s mental/physical health“: In the petition, Jessica McManis wrote that the Dreamworks Trolls World Tour Giggle and Sing Poppy doll — which “gasps and giggles” upon activation of a sensor between the toy’s legs underneath... 

Great relief for the Brexiters! There’s no real petition. The so-called petition where 2 million supposedly signed for a second referendum is a complete hoax and an online prank by 4Chan trolls. The petition was filled up with millions of fake names and signatures by some automated scripts in order to troll leftist sore losers. Mainstream media outlets in Great Britain the US and everywhere... 

Hillary Clinton-aligned Super PAC, Correct the Record, is taking a page out of Vladimir Putin’s playbook by employing a $1 million dollar professional internet troll army to build a paid, positive consensus about the Clinton campaign. The effort, called “Breaking Barriers 2016,” claims: “While Hillary Clinton fights to break down barriers and bring America together, the Barrier Breakers 2016...