Twitter Moves to Actively Seek Out Terrorist Supporters

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     WASHINGTON — Twitter is now using spam-fighting technology to seek out accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity and is examining other accounts related to those flagged for possible removal, the company announced Friday.      The announcement demonstrated efforts by Twitter to automatically identify tweets supporting terrorism, reflecting increased pressure placed by…

Interior Ministry: Hackers’ attack against Russian banks in 2015 affected Visa, MasterCard

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     MOSCOW, February 4. /TASS/. An attack against the Russian banking system made by hackers last year compromised Visa and MasterCard international payment systems, representative of the Cybercrime Department of the Russian Interior Ministry Alexander Vurasko said on Thursday.      “The specificity of that [hackers’] ring was that they managed to compromise the…

New Texas Law Allows Open Carrying of Guns

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     HOUSTON – At the start of the new year, a law took effect in Texas that allows a gun owner with a concealed-weapon license to openly carry a handgun in a holster in public.      Some stores and restaurants are exercising their right to ban guns on their property, but at least one Houston-area…