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An Orange County federal judge has dismissed criminal charges for the second time in five years against accused members of a Southern California white supremacist group suspected of inciting brawls at political rallies throughout the state.U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney on Wednesday dismissed charges against Robert Rundo — who was extradited from Romania last year — and Robert Boman of Torrance. The two were charged with conspiracy to violate the Anti-Riot Act and rioting. Rundo is alleged to be a founding member…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain On 28 October 2022, just one day after acquiring Twitter, Elon Musk published a message that summed up his vision for its future: "The bird is free." The social network's emblematic blue color quickly gave way to the black X—reminiscent of the dark web—when Musk's X Corp, took control. Soon after, the billionaire…

Credit: Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock Thot. White knight. Red pilled. Cuck. Beta. Soyboy. Unicorn. Chad. To many people, these words won't mean much. To others, they are a core part of the vocabulary of the "manosphere"—a collection of websites, social media accounts and forums dedicated to men's issues, from health and fitness to…

Facebook's crackdown on hate speech apparently has room for improvement. As The Washington Post explains, the non-profit watchdog Tech Transparency Project (TTP) has published a study indicating that white supremacist groups still have a significant presence on the social network. Over 80 of these racist organizations have a presence on Facebook, some of which the company has already labeled as "dangerous organizations" it normally bans. Researchers found 119 pages and 20 groups, including 24 pages Facebook auto-generated…