Facebook Just Deleted Every University’s ‘Rate Your Shag’ Page
A new trend started across UK universities, asking students to rate their sexual partners. A day or so later, Facebook has taken them all down.
A new trend started across UK universities, asking students to rate their sexual partners. A day or so later, Facebook has taken them all down.
To get an honest view of what Chinese citizens are angry about, watch their spoofs on popular songs.
Tumblr’s biggest new sensation is banned from Facebook. But why?
Sony had to bleep out some — but not all — of the f-words from the This Is the End footage at the fan convention. But the horrific violence in Evil Dead was fine.
Several LGBT-focused sites have been banned from Pentagon’s computers.
Ke$ha tweeted: “I understand why my song is now inappropriate.”
The new version features a new, smokeless, cover and removes all mentions of Santa’s pipe.
Fans on Twitter were left wondering what the [bleep] just happened.
The tennis player fell victim to one of Jimmy Kimmel’s regular spoofs but it does look like Novak enjoyed himself.
“I think they have done something courageous. I think they have paid the price for this act. And I pray for their freedom.” (via billboard.com)
Twitter suspended Independent correspondent Guy Adams for tweeting an NBC exec’s email. Now it’s apologizing — but not for suspending Adams.
In times of civil unrest, censoring sites like Facebook and Twitter — often used to organize riots — can mean even longer periods of violence.
China’s aggressive internet censorship has some serious unintended consequences. Now Google has to warn its users what not to search for, and a lot of it barely makes sense.
China’s government is truly evil. Their government were concerned that people would try to reach out and grab her giant 3D breasts.
There’s some good band name potential in here. (via blockedonweibo.tumblr.com)
Internet blackouts fade. Dumb is forever. (Also: “Sopa” is Spanish for “soup”—not “soap.”)
Brilliant cartoonist David Rees has stepped up in an awesome way with “Get Your Censor On.” You should read them. Why? Because SOPA would be disastrous for the Internet as we know it. (via getyourcensoron.com)
To which the government replied, “Um…SMOKE BOMB!” And disappeared behind the curtain of congressional debate.
The folks at F.A.T. are helping everyone show support for detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei with these free downloadable DIY “FREE Ai Weiwei glasses.” (via Animal New York) View List ›
Guess the ESRB are members of PETZ: People for the Ethical Treatment of Zombies. Zombies should be free! Free to roam and eat as nature intended. Not chained up like animals. View List ›
This ad is a total eyefuck. Zing! View Image ›
Due to anti-sexy laws, Mariah Carey’s album covers have been graphically modified in Saudia Arabia to be less, well, graphic. A kinder censor might have just banned the sale of Glitter altogether, but this is all for now. More here. View Image ›
When parent company Conde Nast told Reddit that they would not allow ads in support of the legalization of marijuana on the site, Redditors responded by flooding the site with posts in support of Prop 19. The Reddit admins have decided to run the ads anyways, free of charge. View Image ›
In South Korea, songs and music videos get reviewed by the government and major TV networks, deciding whether they are deemed appropriate for broadcast. Here are some that did not make the cut. View List ›
Show them while you can, Internet exhibitionists. Chatroulette is working on image-recognition software that will filter out shots of male genitalia. The website’s founder, Andrey Ternovskiy, hopes that blocking the offending members will help clean up Chatroulette’s reputation.
Fifty-five journalists, academics and film directors in Japan condemned intimidation and threats that led movie theaters to cancel screenings of “The Cove,” a documentary about the slaughter of dolphins in a Japanese village.
Phillip Pullman doesn’t mind if you’re offended by The Good Man Jesus And The Scoundrel Christ. Sometimes it’s good to be shocked. Watch Video ›
A group of NYC bike protesters had scheduled a nude bike protest until the snow hit. So they hit the streets all bundled up with fake breasts on the outside of their jackets. NBC New York still censored the nipples. View Image ›
Google image search results for the Tiananmen Square protest in both China and the U.S. Not that this is anything we didn’t know, but it’s striking to see it laid out side by side. (Via Reddit.) View Image ›
I wasn’t all that excited about the Windows 7 launch party when I saw the video about it yesterday, but this new video is really bringing me around. Watch Video ›
