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Plagiarism, John Hughes’ The Dogs and the ethical responsibilities of the novelist

John Hughes’s novel The Dogs has been withdrawn from the longlist for the Miles Franklin Prize after an investigation by The Guardian identified numerous instances of plagiarism. Hughes’s lifting of passages from other books has sparked furious debate and literary detective work – mostly on Twitter – prompting questions about…

The Conversation

Trump ally’s Senate campaign video blocked on social media

Facebook says the ad violates its policies on violence and incitement while Twitter blocked the video from being shared.

Al Jazeera

Missouri Senate candidate Greitens puts out gun-toting video that depicts him hunting members of his own party

WASHINGTON — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens put out a video Monday that showed him and a group of men in tactical gear with guns hunting Republicans who they do not deem adequately conservative, ramping up the war-like messaging of his campaign for U.S. Senate.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

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BBC One Sherwood: No end of praise for third episode as tensions rise

Nottingham Forest was, this time, correctly referenced

Nottingham Post

Countdown's Susie Dent replaced by Rob Rinder after being forced to miss show

Susie Dent was absent from Dictionary Corner with Rob Rinder filling in after she was forced to miss an episode of the Channel 4 show

Daily Mirror

Baby Pics, Life Lessons, and Obits: What Happened to LinkedIn?

Why users are posting more personal content on a professional platform

The Walrus

A Missouri Senate candidate holds a shotgun and calls for 'RINO hunting' in a new ad

A new ad from Eric Greitens, the controversial Republican running for Missouri's U.S. Senate seat, has left him accused of glorifying political violence.

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Facebook: Greitens' 'RINO hunting' video violates standards

Facebook has removed a campaign video by Republican Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens for violating “policies prohibiting violence and incitement,” because the ad showed him brandishing a shotgun and declaring that he was hunting RINOs, or Republicans in Name Only

The Independent UK

Profs. Adam Candeub & Philip Hamburger on "The Common Carrier Cure for First Amendment Uncertainty"

An interesting new twist on the argument, which particularly focuses on how social media quasi-common-carrier regulations can fight governmental pressure on platforms to censor certain material; it reminded me of Ian Samuel's The New Writs of Assistance, which similarly argued that some Big Tech companies should be legally required to…

Reason

Tumblr's enduring appeal

The social media platform defies categorization or a defined purpose, which might explain why it also persists

Salon

Ticketmaster reassures customers as Manchester tickets for Red Hot Chili Peppers yet to arrive

Fans of the LA band have taken to Twitter to vent their worries

Manchester Evening News

World Refugee Day: More than 100 million people now displaced around the globe

Ukraine conflict pushed numbers to their highest yet

The Independent UK

A push for sustainability

In 2014, Romtham Khumnurak -- a student at the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University (TU) -- enrolled in TU 100 Civic Engagement, which required students to observe TU's waste management system. After Romtham saw a large stinky garbage pile there, it dawned on him that everyone is involved in…

Bangkok Post

Ellis Genge hails Leicester’s Premiership triumph but later highlights racist abuse

The departing captain described his ‘overwhelming’ emotions at Twickenham, yet post-match Genge shared the racist insult he was sent via Twitter

The Guardian - UK

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Woman warned plane hack should be 'criminal activity' as she flouts social norms

A plane passenger posted a video on social media to shame a woman for climbing over the passengers to get to her window seat and led to a fiery discussion on travel etiquette

Salon

Why Judge Luttig spoke so slowly

Retired judge writes: "I had an obligation ... to formulate, to measure and to meter out every single word"

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jeff Green exercises player option to return to Nuggets next season

Tim Bontemps: Veteran forward Jeff Green exercised his $4.5M player option to return to the Denver Nuggets next season, sources told ESPN. Source: Twitter What's the buzz on Twitter? Tim Bontemps @ TimBontemps Veteran forward Jeff Green exercised ...

The Independent UK

Jan 6 witness who warned Trump was a threat to US explains why he spoke so slowly at hearing

Retired Judge Michael Luttig’s delivery described as treating ‘every line of his testimony like he’s engraving it on a national monument’

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Salon

Michael Che: "Canceling is relative"

The "SNL: Weekend Update" anchor shares the art of walking back a joke and why he still hates Twitter

Irish Mirror

Hilarious Kennedy Cup throw-in fail goes viral

The poor lad won't want to see this one again.

Benzinga

Here's Why Elon Musk Wants You To Watch 'Idiocracy'

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk went on Twitter to share his thoughts about many of his friends not having kids.

The Hindu

Government to bring legal changes, regulations needed for greater social media accountability: Ashwini Vaishnaw

There is a clear consensus in the country that making social media accountable is essential, IT Minister says

Asharq Al-Awsat

SpaceX Fires Workers behind Letter Criticizing Musk

Elon Musk's SpaceX has fired several employees behind a letter critical of the outspoken billionaire's public behavior, the aerospace firm said in a message to staff confirmed by AFP on Friday. A "small group" of employees sought their colleagues' signatures in a show of support for the letter and participation…

The Guardian - UK

The book that tore publishing apart: ‘Harm has been done, and now everyone’s afraid’

Kate Clanchy’s memoir about teaching won the Orwell prize. Then, a year later, it became the centre of a storm that would engulf the lives of the author, her critics and dozens of people in the book trade. So what happened?

The Independent UK

SpaceX reported to fire employees critical of CEO Elon Musk

A report in The New York Times says the rocket ship company run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired several employees involved in an open letter that blasted the colorful billionaire for his behavior

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