Facebook has lifted the temporary imposed in May and is now allowing users to post and share videos of beheadings on its site. The company will permit the posting of such acts…
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Google Checkout to shut down on November 20
Google has announced that its Google Checkout payment service will no longer be supported post November 20 and those who are using the service would be required to migrate to other solutions….
IsoHunt.com shuts early; Gary Fung says “I’ll be backkk”
IsoHunt.com has finally been taken down – over a week after Gary Fung, its owner, settled with MPAA outside of court. Through a plain and simple message titled Initiating Self Destruct, Gary…
Torrent site takedowns this month: ExtraTorrent, SumoTorrent, MisterTorrent, IsoHunt
October has been a rather grim week for torrent tracking and indexing sites as quite a few domains have been taken down and few are in the process of being taken down…
After H33t.com & H33t.eu seizure, torrent site has new home – H33t.to
H33t has found a new home after both its primary domains – H33t.com and H33t.eu – were seized in matter of few days. H33t.to, a domain of the island of Tonga, shows…
Twitter mulls direct messaging app plans
Twitter is rumored to have come up with plans to launch a standalone direct-messaging app to compete with the popular rival messaging apps including WhatsApp and Snapchat. According to reports, Twitter will…
Gary Fung on IsoHunt settlement: “It’s sad to see my baby go”
Update IsoHunt.com shuts early; Gary Fung says “I’ll be backkk” Original Story Gary Fung, founder of IsoHunt.com, and MPAA settled outside of court yesterday sending a shockwave through the torrent world as…
Breaking: IsoHunt.com settles with MPAA, will shut down as part of the deal
Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) has revealed today that Gary Fung, owner of IsoHunt.com, has agreed to a settlement and as a part of the deal the torrent indexing site will…
Facebook loosens grip over teen sharing
In order to retain teenagers’ interest in Facebook, the social networking giant has announced relaxation of privacy policies for teenagers on Wednesday. Until Wednesday, teenage Facebook users between ages 13 and 17…
Lavabit to reopen briefly
Lavabit, one of the secure email services which shuttered following Snowden revelations, is going to reopen its services briefly allowing users to download their emails. Through a brief message, Lavabit founder Ladar…
Google to include your name, photo in its new ads
On Friday, Google announced that it would be using user’s contents and picture in advertisements across its network. If a Google Account user gives a +1 or writes a review for a…
EFF quits Global Network Initiative citing NSA meddling, surveillance issues
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has withdrew its membership from the Global Network Initiative claiming that it has no confidence in other members of the initiative that they can speak about privacy,…
Twitter tames Event Parrot to deliver breaking news
Twitter is one of the most sought after go-to resource for breaking news and real-time information and it seems that the microblogging platform now wants to cash-in on its popularity as an…
Microsoft working on tracking technology to replace ‘stale’ cookies
After Google, Amazon, Apple and others, Microsoft is set to join the custom tracking technology bandwagon in a bid to replace the ‘stale’ and the ubiquitous cookie, which has attracted a lot…
Seized: ExtraTorrent, SumoTorrent, MisterTorrent domains down following police orders
The Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) of the City of London police has had a successful run so far this week as it has managed to successfully order take downs of several…