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 Screenshot: Jake PetersonNationStates is a stylistically simplistic yet complicated text-based country simulator. You name your nation, choose its values, and put it out into the “world” for other players to see. As you play, you’re confronted by various political questions and issues. How you choose to address those issues shapes your nation in ways you…

Enlarge / Gambling-focused streams like this one will see more restrictions from Twitch in the coming weeks. Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch announced late Tuesday that it will start cracking down on streams that promote certain types of gambling sites in the coming weeks. The move comes after a number of prominent streamers publicly mulled a…

Twitch said Tuesday it will remove high-profile gambling sites from the Amazon-owned streaming platform after a number of high-profile streamers like Pokimane, Mizkif and Devin Nash threatened a boycott of Twitch during peak traffic periods. In a statement, Twitch said it would no longer allow the "streaming of gambling sites that include slots, roulette, or…

This week, some young people are learning about how they have no privacy at work. Others are asking why they can’t make friends. But everyone is asking whether Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine.Did Harry Styles really spit on Chris Pine?A 10-second clip of Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles, and Chris Pine has rocked the pop…

Twitch has faced scrutiny for how it helps streamers targeted by extreme hate campaigns. Last year, the livestreaming service started suing users conducting “hate raids” that rely on bots to spew a continual barrage of hate speech. These raids, Twitch’s lawsuit says, have been “targeting black and LGBTQIA+ streamers with racist, homophobic, sexist, and other…

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta seem to be undergoing an identity crisis.  The company has recently tested new features that seem to copy not only TikTok but also BeReal and Twitch.  Meta has a history of borrowing features from the competition. Check out some recent examples.  Meta is having a "midlife crisis," a noted…

Photo: Pressmaster (Shutterstock)It’s easy to find keyboard shortcuts when using an app on your Mac or PC. When you look at a function in a menu, you often see its corresponding keyboard shortcut, which you can then use to speed things up. Websites, on the other hand, often don’t show these shortcuts to you, even…

Photo: Featureflash Photo Agency (Shutterstock)I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to think that every human on earth being constantly connected to a source of infinite, unverified information might actually not be the best avenue to a healthy, productive society. My evidence this week: Music industry plants, stupid new slang, a ruined Disney life…

Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock)If you’ve ever played a video game online, you’ve probably heard of Discord, the free voice, video, and text chat platform that many gamers use to talk. The platform is divided into separate servers with their own members, rules, topics, and channels, but one underused feature is the ability to create and…

Photo: Viktoriia Hnatiuk (Shutterstock)In our capitalist society, there’s constant pressure to turn every free moment into a money-making opportunity. But I’m not here to dwell on capitalism. I’m here to talk about the popularity of side hustles, and all the ways you can get in on the action.In addition to my role as a staff…