Twitter may have resumed verifying users

Twitter took heat all through 2017 for bungling its delicate balance between protecting free speech and enforcing its policies to protect users from harassment. One of the flashpoints was the unintended validation Twitter gave to users it ‘verified,’ which ended up including a number of white supremacists and other terrible people. The platform stopped allowing […]

North Korea says latest missile test was aimed at verifying the ability to carry a large nuclear warhead

KCNA/via REUTERS SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Monday it had successfully conducted a newly developed mid-to-long range missile test on Sunday, supervised by leader Kim Jong Un and aimed at verifying the capability to carry a “large scale heavy nuclear warhead.” Kim accused the United States of “browbeating” countries that “have no nukes” […]

Shine pivots from network-level ad blocking, rebrands as Rainbow to focus on verifying quality ads

Nobody likes ads, right? Well, not many people like ads. This is why ad-blocking tools are so popular among internet users, as it gives them access to their usual services, sans the hassle of viewing pesky promotions. But like them or not, advertisements are what pay for many things you enjoy online, be it Facebook […]