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more about #evilcorporationsinaction more comments → macbeach: People need to read 1984 and Brave New World again (along with a history of the Soviet Union in the late 20th century). A state does not need to be a... more » takeouteurotrash: "The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; thos... more » skahammer: More antitrust coverage on Gawker/Valleywag, wow. Okay, I'm not complaining -- I love this stuff -- but for this post I must request: If you're going ... more » gabrielsong: It's official: Apple and its products are Orwell's SOMA. more » gnipgnop: oh, c'mon, stop being naive & blinded by your hate for Apple - they're just another giant corporation with another giant corporate CEO. and so btw is ... more » SpyMagician: What about Skype being operational and useful on a new version of the iPod Touch to be unveiled soon? That way Apple pries itself away from AT&T a... more » iplaudius: Duh. Neither Apple (Jobs) nor AT&T wanted Google Voice approved. But if AT&T took responsibility, there could be legal issues. So, Apple says, "we mad... more » skt.smth: Google is an OS competitor in the handheld market now. Being that this is the situation, I don't see why Apple should be under any obligation to let G... more » RunningLowOnPills: Apple's informal motto "Don't be Microsoft" is now officially tossed out in Jobs' final death throes. You want to understand the man, the myth? See wh... more » Matthew_Maurice: "Self defeating"?! They're making buttloads of money AND a phone tens of millions greatly enjoy using. The Pre is dying on the vine, the G1 is a steam... more » Daveed: To be fair, it's in Apple's contract with AT&T. So they didn't do this just for the fun of it. "There is a provision in Apple’s agreement with AT&... more » BalknChain: Great Googley Moogley! more » shostakobitch: steve jobs kept saying "rosebud" on his deathbed on the top floor of las vegas' desert inn, but what did he mean by that? more » celery: It's simple. We stand for no censorship, unless we don't like the image. But in that case, it's not censorship, it's common sense. Was that convincin... more » Baroness: Oh, glad that you admit there's no need to chalk it up to "political favoritism", whatever the hell that means. It's a hideous image, graphical viole... more » -
#politics
How to Delete Any Photo on Flickr
Yahoo deleted a controversial caricature of "Joker" Barack Obama from its creator's Flickr account. Why? Someone with an obviously fake name filed a copyright complaint. More » -
#flackery
A Steve Jobs Confession, a Fanboy Shock
Yes, Steve Jobs is that evil. Silicon Valley spent the past month convincing itself AT&T just absolutely had to be responsible for kicking the useful Google Voice application off the iPhone App store. Whoops, it was Dear Leader. More » -
#stevejobs
How Palm Faced Down a Tyrannical Control Freak
Some extraordinary communications have leaked to Bloomberg, showing Steve Jobs threatening his counterpart at Palm. It seems the Apple CEO — and supposed empowerer of creative workers everywhere — wanted to keep his workers locked down like so much chattel. More » -
#politics
Flickr Deletes Obama Caricature
The ways you can criticize the president continue to grow more limited on Flickr. If the first rule was "don't post too many political comments on White House photos," the second seems to be "no caricatures." More » -
#disasters
Flickr Loses a Few Thousand More Pictures, with No Recourse
A Flickr user is complaining loudly that the photo service allowed 3,000+ of his photos to be deleted by a hacker with no warning. Now they're supposedly gone, forever. When will Flickr start making backups? More » -
#journalismism
NBC Agrees to Muzzle Journalists Following Fox News Pressure
Friday night is for dumping embarrassing news, as media companies well know. So it is that the New York Times now surfaces a secret deal in which NBC is said to cravenly promise to ease its criticism of Fox News. More » -
#disasters
Yahoo Nukes Man's Photos Over Obama Comments
Flickr user Shepherd Johnson was browsing the official White House photostream one night when he decided to post a politically-charged comment. Then another, then another. Soon, without warning, Yahoo's photo-sharing service deleted his account, complete with 1,200 pictures.
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#rumormonger
MTV's Freelance Slave Trade
Last year, MTV really screwed over its freelancers, delaying their paychecks and even hoarding charity stipends. This year, we hear, it's firing some so as not to pay benefits, and making them train replacements. More » -
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#journalismism
Pirated Wolverine Review Puts Fox Newser's Job on the Line
(UPDATED) Despite reports he was fired for reviewing a pirated copy of Wolverine, Fox News columnist Roger Friedman will have a chance to argue for his job, a Fox News source said.
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#strugglingwriters
New York Observer Stiffing Freelancers: Editors
Is Jared Kushner's family real estate business having trouble subsidizing the cash-bleeding New York Observer? Maybe: Editors told one writer about orders to delay freelancer payments. More » -
#art
AP Bullies Shepard Fairey Over Obama Poster
The Associated Press is alleging copyright infringement by street artist and graphic designer Shepard Fairey, who based his famous Barack Obama posters on an AP image. Why now? More » -
#davos
Time's Pampered 'A-Holes' Party After Layoffs
Time Inc. just laid off 600 people, but that didn't keep the flagship magazine from sending, we're told, four editors to the plutocratic playground of Davos. They're acting as obnoxiously as possible, naturally. More » -
#marketing
These Sasha and Malia Dolls Have Nothing To Do With The First Family
Why would you think that? Ty Inc., creator of the Beanie Babies, just happened to pick those names, since they are "beautiful." Here, let the flack sort this out for you: More » -
#layoffs
Gannett President Hits Luxury Golf Course After Warning Workers
Bob Dickey promised he would "be sharing the financial hardship" after furloughing his workers. He warned the Tucson Citizen might shut. Then he joined fellow Gannett bigwigs at a golf resort. More » -
#disasters
Obama Inaugural Will Probably Kill You, Congress Promises
To discourage people from actually attending Barack Obama's presidential inauguration, the Democratic Congress is promising the ceremony will be hell on Earth, like Katrina, except planned by Congress. More » -
#rollingstone
Jann Wenner's Heartless Christmas Layoffs
Rolling Stone overlord Jann Wenner forgot to do some layoffs in his last round, two weeks ago, so he just fired some more people, less than a week before Christmas. More » -
#scandal
MTV Admits 'Mismanagement' of Charity-Project Pay, Apologizes
MTV claims checks are in the mail to the "citizen journalists" it really didn't want to pay, even though it got a big charity grant on their behalf. The network feels just terrible. More » -
#scandal
Whistleblower: MTV Sweatshop Sponsored by Charity
An MTV "citizen journalist," Erica Anderson, has gone public to describe "grueling" work conditions on a charity-sponsored project, and to confirm what anonymous coworkers told us Friday: The network isn't paying project staff.
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#creativeunderclass
Is MTV Hoarding Charity Cash From Workers?
Following our request for information yesterday, we heard from a good number of freelancers who said MTV was stiffing them on paychecks. Including people MTV got charity money to support. More » -
#rumormonger
Is MTV Stiffing Freelancers On Christmas Paychecks?
Freelancers: Is MTV slow paying your recent invoices? Because one tipster tells us the Viacom subsidiary followed hundreds of layoffs with a policy to freeze outgoing payments October through January. More »
