If You’re Trying To Join ISIS Through Twitter, The FBI Probably Knows About It

WASHINGTON — Twitter has been “very cooperative” with FBI agents looking into individuals affiliated with the Islamic State and other terrorist organizations that use the social network to organize and inspire people within the U.S. to commit terrorist acts, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday. Comey said many terrorist recruits first interact with overseas terrorists on Twitter. Affidavits filed by

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The Reactions To Rachel Dolezal’s Lie That Get It Right

The story around NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal set the Internet ablaze Thursday night when it was revealed that Dolezal, who has identified as a black woman for nearly a decade, is in fact white. Dolezal — who is the president of the NAACP chapter in Spokane, Washington — has publicly claimed to be an African-American woman and was described as

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Nobody Fixed These Potholes Until The Potholes Asked For It Themselves

For years, frustrated citizens have been tweeting about potholes in their communities in an attempt to call attention to crumbling roads. Now, potholes in Panama City are tweeting about themselves, thanks to a connected device created by an ad agency and publicized by the local news — and the potholes are actually getting fixed. This spring, agency P4 Ogilvy &

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How One Blog Is Working To Change The Way We Talk About Mental Health

Research suggests that social media can be a source of negativity and loneliness — but what if we started putting a positive spin on the conversation? That’s what the microblogging platform Tumblr is hoping to do with their new Post It Forward initiative. The company partnered with influential people as varied as Vice President Joe Biden and “Pitch Perfect” actress

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