PTJ 245: Blasts From the Past




POP | TECH | JAM show

Summary: You have your good history and you have your bad history — and both kinds are mashed up here this week on Pop Tech Jam. The violent protests in Charlottesville last weekend were amplified in all directions thanks to social media and the technology industry finds itself entwined with current events, as El Kaiser and J.D. discuss. A few other headlines from the tech world managed to get attention as well. But at the end of the day, if you just want to curl up and spend some of your free time in a happy place, the Internet Archive has some new treats to explore. Peace out, Jammers. We’ll be back in September.<br> Links to Stories in This Week’s Episode<br> <br> * <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/godaddy-blacklists-white-supremacist-site-dailystormer/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Google Domains, GoDaddy blacklist white supremacist site Daily Stormer</a> (Ars Technica)<br> * <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/google-cancels-domain-registration-for-daily-stormer-2017-8?op=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Google cancels domain registration for Daily Stormer</a> (Business Insider)<br> * <a href="http://www.snopes.com/anonymous-daily-stormer/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Did Anonymous bring down The Daily Stormer?</a> (Snopes)<br> * <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/yes-youre-racist-twitter-user-names-charlottesville-unite-the-right/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Yes, You’re Racist: Twitter user names Virginia protesters</a> (CNet)<br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/14/discord-shuts-down-alt-right-server-and-accounts-for-tos-violations/s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Discord shuts down alt-right server and accounts for ToS violations</a> (TechCrunch)<br> * <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/15/16151740/charlottesville-daily-stormer-ban-neo-nazi-facebook-censorship" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Charlottesville is reshaping the fight against online hate</a> (The Verge)<br> * <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/346526-march-on-google-releases-code-of-conduct-after-charlottesville" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">‘March on Google’ releases code of conduct after Charlottesville violence </a>(The Hill)<br> * <a href="http://www.marchongoogle.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">March on Google</a><br> * <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/08/j20-investigation-doj-overreaches-again-and-gets-taken-court-again" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">In J20 Investigation, DOJ overreaches again. And gets taken to court again.</a> (Electronic Frontier Foundation)<br> * <a href="https://www.dreamhost.com/blog/we-fight-for-the-users/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">We Fight for the Users</a> (DreamHost)<br> * <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-linkedin-ruling-idUSKCN1AU2BV" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data</a> (Reuters)<br> * <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/14/facebook-link-trending-news-app-menu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Facebook adds a link to Trending News in the app’s main menu</a> (Engadget)<br> * <a href="http://blogs.opera.com/mobile/2017/08/upcoming-changes-opera-max/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Upcoming changes of Opera Max</a> (Opera blog)<br> * <a href="http://mashable.com/2017/08/14/snapchat-crowd-surf-concerts-our-stories/#1y9WXURyTSqE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Snapchat’s newest feature is a game changer for concerts</a> (Mashable)<br> * <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/14/kgi-apple-watch-3-lte-form-factor/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">KGI: Apple Watch 3 to come in LTE and non-LTE models, no obvious form factor change</a> (9to5Mac)<br> * <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?"></a>