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Some Google Docs Users Are Not Able To Access Their Files

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Some Google Docs Users Are Not Able To Access Their Files

A number of people across the globe suffered a setback from the tech giant, Google. There have been reports of users getting locked out of their Google Docs with a message stating that those users have been violating the terms of service of Google.

Google users went to Twitter to express their rage. Users reported having been locked out of their document pieces claim a range of topics including wildfire crimes, post-socialist Eastern Europe and a response to reviewers about the submission of an academic journal.

What’s worrying is that people don’t realize what they give up, for the sake of technology. Inside the Google’s “term of service”, it is clearly mentioned that the company is collecting data from its users. The company monitors the usage of people’s respective data. This includes photos, videos, Gmail, map searches and browsing history.

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Mountain View, Ca USA May 7, 2017: Googleplex – Google Headquarters office buildings with sculpture of Android on the foreground (Uladzik Kryhin / Shutterstock.com)

The company says that the automated systems are responsible for data analysis. Just as a person sends or receives anything via Google platform, it is automatically analyzed.

Living in the digital technology sure has its perks, but they come with a price. For the sake of technology, you have to figure out what you’re getting into.

About the Google Docs, the company issued the statement that a code push was made recently which incorrectly flagged a small percentage of total Google Docs as abusive. This automatically blocked the users out of their Google Docs. The company further said that a fix is taking place and very soon, all the users who have been locked out, will be able to have full access to their contents.

Google has publicly apologized for the disruption of services and hopes to implement processes, which will prevent this sort of nuisance from happening again.

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MONTREAL, CANADA – FEBRUARY, 2016 – Alphabet Inc site under magnifying glass. Alphabet Inc. is a multinational conglomerate created in 2015 as the parent company of Google. (dennizn / Shutterstock, Inc.)

Russia-Linked Facebook Accounts Promoted Violence Against Minorities

Jonathan Antonio
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Russia-Linked Facebook Accounts Promoted Violence Against Minorities

Russian-Linked Facebook Accounts Encouraging Violence Against Minorities

Since last fall, multiple Facebook accounts with Russian links have encouraged violence against various political as well as social groups in America such as Black Lives Matter, police officers, and undocumented immigrants toying with political, religious, and racial agendas.

According to CNN reports, three of these Russian Internet Research Agency-created accounts, that have now been removed, set out agendas triggering vehemence between fundamentally opposing groups.

One such group named “Being Patriotic” with over 200,000 followers was a regular contributor towards Trump’s presidential campaign. In April 2016, the group targeted Black Lives Matter activists stating that those who disrespect the flag must “be immediately shot”.

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Another group named “Blacktivist,” in November 2016, quoted “Black people have to do something. An eye for an eye. The law enforcement officers keep harassing and killing us without consequences.”

The most ferocious oratory was brought forth by a group named “Secured Borders.” In March 2017, the group stated, “The only way to deal with them is to kill them all.” Various posts on the group had posts from contributors such as “if you get deported that’s your only warning. You come back you get shot and rolled into a ditch… BANG, problem solved”. Regarding refugees, a post on the group said, “The state department needs to be burned to the ground and the rubble reduced to ashes.”

Mark R. Jacobson, a professor at Georgetown University and an expert on Russian influence operations quoted, “The Russians don’t want groups like Black Lives Matter [and] the Alt-Right to sit there and have discussions and debates about the future of America. They want violent clashes.”

Albright from Columbia University said, “These posts contained psychological calls to action toward both online and physical behavior.”

Executives from various social media platforms have publically acknowledged Russia’s involvement in the 2016 elections. Tech companies and social media are now under intense investigation following the revelations.

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New York City ‘Terrorist Attack’: Several People Killed After Truck Plows Through People

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New York City ‘Terrorist Attack’: Several People Killed After Truck Plows Through People

On Tuesday afternoon in New York City, NBC News reported at least 8 people were killed after shots rang out in the city’s lower Manhattan. Details surrounding the violence indicated that it was not a normal shooting, as multiple news outlets reported that multiple cyclists were hit by a truck.

According to reports, several people were hit by a Home Depot truck that “appear[ed] to have driven down the bike lane on the street.” Shots came from the police after the truck drove down the path for nearly a mile. The incident, which is now being investigated as a terrorist attack, took place near West Street and Chamber Street, close to the September 11 Memorial site.

New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio addressed reporters today, visibly upset as he broke down the impact the actions of a terrorist who drove a rented pickup truck onto a bike path in New York CIty’s West Side. The mayor confirmed that the death toll has risen from six dead to eight with at least 12 people injured.

The NYPD said via Twitter, “The suspect exited the vehicle displaying imitation firearms & was shot by NYPD” and that one suspect is in custody.

“It’s a very painful day in our city on the west side Let me be clear based on this information we have at this moment: this was an act of terror. A particularly cowardly act of terror aimed at innocent civilians, aimed at people going about their lives who had no idea what was about to hit them. At this moment, based on the information we have, we know of eight innocent people who have lost their lives and over a dozen more injured. We know that this action was intended to break our spirit, but we also know New Yorkers are strong, New Yorkers are resilient, and our spirit will never be moved by an act of violence meant to intimidate us.”

New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill added to the press conference, saying, “This is a tragedy of tremendous magnitude.”

Counter-terrorism units were deployed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, “out of vigilance, out of caution,” according to CBS News.

‘The Walking Dead’ Ratings Continue to Fall

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‘The Walking Dead’ Ratings Continue to Fall

For the second week in a row, Georgia-filmed TV series The Walking Dead saw their ratings drop. According to TV By the Numbers, Sunday’s episode drew a 4.0 rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic, which was “the lowest for the show since March 11, 2012 — the next-to-last episode of season two. TWD’s 8.92 million viewers were the least since the season two finale.” On a side note, that episode was the first introduction of Michonne.

It appears not even major callbacks or famous guest stars can help the show. Not only did the show bring back a character we have not seen since season one, one of Negan’s Savior is played by Lee Norris, the actor who played Minkus on Boy Meets World.

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NEW YORK-OCT 9: (L-R) Actors Andrew Lincoln, Chandler Riggs and Steven Yeun attend AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ season six premiere at Madison Square Garden on October 9, 2015 in New York City. (Debby Wong / Shutterstock.com)

This news comes after the season premiere of The Walking Dead, which had the lowest ratings in 5-years. The Walking Dead hit a high point in ratings with 13.3 million average viewers by Season 5. That number continued to skyrocket to 18.8 by Season 6. However, the Season 8 premiere saw a dramatic low point that has not been seen since Season 3.

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LOS ANGELES – OCT 23: Norman Reedus and Jeffrey Dean Morgan arrives to the Special taping of “The Talking Dead” w/ cast of “The Walking Dead” on October 23, 2016 in Hollywood, CA (DFree / Shutterstock.com)

Wendy Williams Faints On Live TV (VIDEO)

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Wendy Williams Faints On Live TV (VIDEO)

Wendy Williams fainted during the live Halloween broadcast of her talk show The Wendy Williams Show.

The 53-year-old entertainer dressed up as Lady Liberty for Halloween when she fell and passed out during her one-hour show. The broadcast immediately cut to a commercial break. The host then returned to the stage and explained to the audience and viewers what had happened. “That was not a stunt. I overheated in my costume and I did pass out. But do you know what? I’m a champ and I’m back!”

Closing out the episode, Williams asked the audience, “Is that the end of the show? Was I passed out that long?!”

Williams is now filming the ninth season of the show in New York City.

Netflix Puts ‘House of Cards’ Production on Hold Indefinitely

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Netflix Puts ‘House of Cards’ Production on Hold Indefinitely

Production on the sixth season of House of Cards has been stopped indefinitely following the sexual harassment claim against the show’s leading actor Kevin Spacey.

Netflix and the series producer Media Rights Capital made the announcement on Tuesday, just one day after the companies said that Season 6 will be the show’s final season.

“MRC and Netflix have decided to suspend production on ‘House of Cards’ season six, until further notice, to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew,” reads the companies’ joint statement.

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The Emmy-nominated House of Cards has been in production in Baltimore. Executives from Netflix reportedly arrived in the city on Monday “to meet with our cast and crew to ensure that they continue to feel safe and supported” following the allegations against Spacey.

“Media Rights Capital and Netflix are deeply troubled by last night’s news concerning Kevin Spacey,” the companies said in a joint statement Monday.

Kevin Spacey plays President Francis Underwood, a manipulative politician, in the TV series. Season 5 of the show ended with Robin Wright’s Claire Underwood as the President of the United States as Spacey’s Underwood resigned.

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Netflix is Working on Several ‘House of Cards’ Spinoffs

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Netflix is Working on Several ‘House of Cards’ Spinoffs

On Monday, it was announced the sixth season of House of Cards would be the show’s last. While the decision had apparently been made several months ago, the news went public following the allegations made against the show’s star Kevin Spacey by Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp, who claimed the actor had sexually assaulted him when he was only 14 years old. Spacey followed up these allegations by apologizing and coming out as gay.

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After the news, Netflix announced that House of Cards was coming to an end, but the fans of the political drama have a small bit of good news. Netflix is plotting multiple spinoff plans. According to Variety, one of the spinoffs will center around Doug Stamper, the assistant played by Michael Kelly, with Eric Roth, who served as the show’s executive producer of House of Cards for four seasons as the writer.

Two other potential spinoffs are also being considered. The sixth season of House of Cards is still being filmed in Baltimore. In fact, according to Project Casting, casting directors are looking for military recruits and extras to work on a Gala scene. That said, reports suggest Kevin Spacey is currently not on the set of the show.

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New York, NY USA – June 11, 2017: Kevin Spacey in Isaia attends Tony awards 2017 at Radio City Music Hall (lev radin / Shutterstock.com)

It is important to note, House of Cards has been a hit and helped Netflix establish itself as an Emmy-award winning production company. In fact, House of Cards has been nominated for 46 Emmys and received six wins so far.

The final season features Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright as a ruthless political couple. 13 episodes will debut in 2018.

Netflix Pulls the Plug on Kevin Spacey’s ‘House of Cards’

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Netflix Pulls the Plug on Kevin Spacey’s ‘House of Cards’

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix’s hit political drama House of Cards is coming to an end. Netflix is currently filming the sixth and final season of House of Cards in Baltimore, Maryland.

The final season of House of Cards features Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright as a ruthless political couple. 13 episodes will debut in 2018.

This news comes after Spacey was caught in the middle of a sexual assault scandal, with an actor claiming that Spacey made a sexual advance towards him when he was 14. Spacey responded by apologizing for his “inappropriate drunken behavior” and coming out as gay.

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New York, NY USA – June 11, 2017: Kevin Spacey in Isaia attends Tony awards 2017 at Radio City Music Hall (lev radin / Shutterstock.com)

According to Project Casting, there have been dozens of casting calls for scenes filming the last two weeks in Baltimore, Maryland and surrounding areas.

The show has been a hit and helped Netflix establish itself as an Emmy-award winning production company. In fact, House of Cards has been nominated with 46 Emmys and received 6 wins so far.

At this time, it is unclear whether Spacey’s scandal has played a part in Netflix’s decision to pull the plug on the show. However, Netflix has recently canceled shows including The Get Down, Sense 8 and Girlboss. That said, Netflix may not be hurting when House of Cards does not return. The success of Stranger Things, The Crown, 13 Reasons Why, Dear White People and GLOW have all shown Netflix is a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood.

First Weinstein Company Movie After The Scandal Makes Only $742

Jonathan Antonio
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First Weinstein Company Movie After The Scandal Makes Only $742

The first movie released by The Weinstein Company following multiple reports of sexual harassment against founder Harvey Weinstein was a box office bomb.

“Amityville: The Awakening,” starring Bella Thorne, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Cameron Monaghan, grossed only $742 after opening in 10 theaters Saturday, according to Variety.

The movie, distributed by The Weinstein Company’s Dimension Films, had a rough start after the Weinstein scandal. Variety reports it was supposed to premiere multiple times since last year before the movie was made available for free on Google Play on October 12th, with a one-day theatrical release on October 28th.

The movie is a sequel to The Amityville Horror and centers around paranormal activity in a house in Amityville, New York, where a man murdered his family. The 2017 movie stars Bella Thorne who moves into a new home with her family, and strange things happen. The film currently has a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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New York, NY USA – September 14, 2016: Harvey Weinstein attends Marchesa backstage by Georgia Champman, Keren Craig during New York Fashion week Spring/Summer 2017 at Skylight Moynihan Station (lev radin / Shutterstock.com)

This news comes after a New York Times report the company lost its financial backup when a preliminary agreement for a cash infusion from a private equity firm Colony Capital broke down. The group allegedly found “more disorder than it had expected — and less value — once it started closely examining the studio’s assets.” 

Weinstein was fired from The Weinstein Company this month shortly after The New York Times published its first report on his alleged sexual misconduct. Since then, he as comes under investigation by multiple police departments including NYPD, LAPD, and London for allegations of rape. Since then, he has sued The Weinstein Company for access to his work emails, which he claims has “information exonerating him,” which will protect him and the company from legal action, according to a report by Deadline.

Corey Feldman Says People Are Trying To Kill Him Because of His Hollywood Documentary

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Corey Feldman Says People Are Trying To Kill Him Because of His Hollywood Documentary

Following the Harvey Weinstein allegations that several actresses have either been sexually assaulted or harassed, actor Corey Feldman has vowed to produce a documentary exposing pedophiles in Hollywood.

Feldman sat down with Megan Kelly on Monday morning to explain why he is attempting to crowdfunding $10 million to produce a documentary on the topic, instead of just naming names. When asked by Kelly why he wouldn’t just come forward with names, Feldman said he gave names of abusers to police who were investigating Michael Jackson at the time of the pop star’s molestation case, and nothing happened.

That said, Feldman said his security is a priority and that he actively fears for his life over the documentary. “Somebody tried to kill me the other day, I’ve been arrested, this is no joke,” he told Kelly.

“Someone tried to kill you?” she exclaimed. “Two trucks come speeding at me, on the highway, at the same time,” Feldman claimed. “Okay I was with six other people, I have many witnesses to this. Now I’m not saying they were trying to kill Corey Feldman; they were definitely trying to kill a group of people walking across the street.” Why were you and your friends walking across the highway in the first place, Corey Feldman?

Feldman continued by saying he doesn’t have protection from the law and that the $10 million would go towards his legal fees to represent himself. “Truth is an absolute defense to any defamation case, and every victim needs to know this,” Kelly pointed out. Kelly also pointed out that he should have nothing to worry about if he is telling the truth.

So far, Feldman has raised $160,000 of the $10 million he says he needs to make his movie.

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