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#McDStories
This promoted Twitter hashtag was only up for two hours before negative tweets about McDonald's food and environment caused the restaurant chain to retract the campaign.
#TwitterBlackout, How Does That Work?
Twitter's new policy announcement on Friday, which will block certain tweets from users in countries where the content is illegal, has been met by heavy backlashes, including today's boycott known as #TwitterBlackout.
EU Member States Sign the ACTA
Today, members of the Polish parliament wore Anonymous' signature Guy Fawkes mask in protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a controversial proposal for an international copyright regime signed by Poland and several other EU member states.
Safety Not Guaranteed the Film Premieres
This week, a feature film adaptation based on a newspaper ad that inspired the YTMND series "Safety Not Guaranteed" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Starring Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass, the film has been receiving rave reviews and is up for a Grand Jury Prize.
Polish Netizens Protest ACTA
Soon to be signed by Poland later this week, Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a controversial trade agreement that would standardize international conventions in enforcing intellectual property laws.