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"OK OK I See You Mami": People Are Posting Lots Of Nudes In The Coronavirus Pandemic
"I feel like everyone is being Horny On Main," one sender of nude pics told BuzzFeed News.
Cameron Wilson
5G Conspiracy Theorists Are Using Fears About The Coronavirus To Make Money
For $350, they’ll sell you a USB stick they claim protects you from harmful 5G radiation and prevents infection from the coronavirus. (It doesn't.)
Ryan Broderick
Amazon Will Give Partial Pay To Employees It Sends Home With Fevers During The Coronavirus Pandemic
The decision is a departure from the company's previous policy.
Caroline O'Donovan
It's A "Cold War Every Day" Inside This Group At Apple
Life in Apple’s Information Systems & Technology division reminds some of a sweatshop. An exclusive excerpt from Always Day One, Alex Kantrowitz's new book on how the tech giants scramble to stay on top.
Alex Kantrowitz
WhatsApp Is Imposing Stricter Limits On Forwarding Messages To Slow Down Coronavirus Misinformation
Once a message has been forwarded more than five times in total, it can now only be forwarded to one chat at a time.
Pranav Dixit
Nintendo Listened To "Animal Crossing" Players And Now There Will Be Fewer Bunny Day Eggs
We can finally go back to getting fish!
Tatiana Tenreyro
The Coronavirus Is Forcing Religious Communities Apart. Can Technology Hold Them Together?
As religious leaders turn to virtual tools to hold their congregations together, they face a common challenge: how to build community without physical connection.
Joseph Bernstein
How To Plague: Advice On Laid-Off Friends, Gift Cards, And Disinfectant Wipes
Today: How to let your friends without jobs know you want to give them money, as well as questions about redeeming gift cards and antiseptic wipes.
Katie Notopoulos
An Old Conspiracy Theory Known As "Agenda 21" Has Been Rebooted By The Coronavirus Pandemic
People on social media are sharing posts that link the pandemic to claims that a totalitarian world government is seeking to kill most of the planet’s population.
Joey D'Urso
A Conspiracy Theory That 5G Is Causing The Coronavirus Is Spreading Alongside The Pandemic
Even actor Woody Harrelson has succumbed to the baseless hoax that cellphone infrastructure is spreading the coronavirus.
Ryan Broderick
A Cluster Of Coronavirus Cases Can Be Traced Back To A Single Mosque And Now 200 Million Muslims Are Being Vilified
Six COVID-19 deaths have been linked to a religious gathering in March. It’s led to a huge spike in anti-Muslim narratives and misinformation.
Nishita Jha
Google Is Publishing Location Data From 131 Countries To Show How Coronavirus Lockdowns Are Working
The anonymized data is being published on a dedicated new website.
Pranav Dixit
What The Heck Is Going On With The Houseparty Bounty?
The video chat app offered $1M for info on who was spreading rumors it was being hacked.
Katie Notopoulos
Some Amazon Employees With Fevers Are Being Sent Home Without Pay
Amazon said employees who test positive for the coronavirus get two weeks paid leave, but those sent home with a fever should use paid time off if they have it or take unpaid leave if they don’t.
Caroline O'Donovan
After The Coronavirus Passes, Your World Will Not Go Back To Normal
Before the pandemic began, the systems that govern our world were brittle. Today, they are broken. When we emerge, the world will be different, and so will we.
Ryan Broderick
Twitter Just Took Down 9,000 Accounts Pushing Coronavirus Propaganda Praising The Government Of The United Arab Emirates
The network, parts of which were taken down last year, also attacked the UAE's rivals in the Middle East.
Jane Lytvynenko
This Idaho Chiropractor Was Running Ads On Facebook Falsely Claiming Silver Prevents The Coronavirus
Only after being alerted did Facebook remove the page.
Jane Lytvynenko
A British Newspaper Has Given Chinese Coronavirus Propaganda A Direct Line To The UK
During the pandemic, the Daily Telegraph continues to sell space to China to push the party line.
Dean Sterling Jones
How To Plague: Advice On Easter, Daycare, And Helping Friends With Coronavirus
Today: How to support a friend in the hospital or at home who has tested positive for COVID-19, as well as Easter and daycare dilemmas.
Katie Notopoulos
As More Amazon Employees Contract The Coronavirus, Workers Are Walking Off The Job
Amazon workers in Chicago followed colleagues in New York in walking off the job to protest what they say is the high risk of contracting COVID-19.
Caroline O'Donovan
The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Set Off A Massive Expansion Of Government Surveillance. Civil Libertarians Aren't Sure What To Do.
As nations around the world take on sweeping new powers to fight the disease, critics aren't sure what's necessary and what's too far.
Rosie Gray
Chinese Propaganda Is Trying To Paint The Country As A Leader In Coronavirus Response
“China’s larger strategic goals, under which all of this rolls up, are to convince the world and make the world feel comfortable in China’s ascendancy.”
Jane Lytvynenko
This Indian State Wants People In Coronavirus Quarantine To Send Them Selfies Every Hour
The app that sends the selfies will also send GPS coordinates so that officials can verify the person’s location.
Pranav Dixit
Twitter Deleted Two Tweets From Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro For Spreading Coronavirus Misinformation
“What I have been hearing from people is that they want to work,” Bolsonaro said in one of the deleted videos.
Ryan Broderick
Facebook Pledged $100 Million To Help News Outlets Hit By The Coronavirus Crisis
Despite a spike in readership during the coronavirus outbreak, news organizations haven't been successful in converting the surge in traffic to revenue.
Pranav Dixit
How To Plague: How Can I Stop Feeling Angry At Everyone?
Our advice on how to deal with transferring children between co-parents, whether college seniors are fucked for jobs, and how to stop holding a grudge at someone who isn’t quarantining.
Katie Notopoulos
A Coronavirus Rent Strike Could Leave Renters Vulnerable
“If someone’s seen a meme telling them not to pay their rent, that’s not going to protect them from an eviction."
Caroline O'Donovan
A Man Asked Out His Neighbour By Drone In The Coronavirus Lockdown And I Believe In Love Again
"Hopefully something works out, but if not I'm just glad I shot my shot."
Cameron Wilson
A Billionaire Politician — Not Trump, Another One — Is Running Facebook Ads For Chloroquine
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer has promised to buy a million courses of a drug that has not been proven to help COVID-19.
Cameron Wilson
I Spent A Day In COVID-19 Lockdown Livestreaming Every Social Activity I Was Missing Out On
I went to a concert, a yoga class, a church service, a fishing hole and a beer pong match — all in the pursuit of trying to live a normal life in a global pandemic.
Cameron Wilson
