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Facebook Finally Steps Up to Curb Domestic Violence Images and Posts

After the pressure of a boycott by advertisers (remember, folks, money is always where it most hurts companies), Facebook has finally copped to the fact that they need to do a better job at policing and disallowing images and words that depict or encourage or glorify domestic violence (calling status updates that discuss it “hate speech”).

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New Socially Conscious ‘Buycott’ App Helps You Avoid Monsanto, Koch Brothers, and Other Brands You Want to Avoid

Hate Monsanto? Sick of how Koch Industries’ brothers David Koch and Charle Koch have their fingers in everything? Wish there were a way to know before you buy which things have their taint, or their genetically modified (GMO) ingredients? Now, with the Buycott app, you can! Scan barcodes right in the store, and Buycott will trace the product through layers of subsidiaries to show you who is really behind the brand.

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Groups Boycott Facebook Over Involvement in Immigration Reform Movement

Several groups are boycotting Facebook because Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has founded an organization called (and located at) FWD.us, the purpose of which is to push for immigration reform. The groups calling for the boycott of Facebook are opposed to the immigration reform measures advocated by Zuckerberg’s group, chief among them being the issuing of more work visas for immigrants with high-tech skills.