Tag: Facebook
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Pueblo school district for censoring Facebook commenter
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A federal judge last week agreed a man whose critical comments were allegedly removed from Pueblo School District 60’s Facebook page may sue the district for a violation of his First Amendment rights. James Erb filed suit in October alleging that he read a news story in May 2024 about three high school students who graduated…
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SCOTUS hears challenge to Colorado stalking law, with questions about modern ‘sensitivity’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For nearly two years, Billy Raymond Counterman sent a musician thousands of unsolicited Facebook messages, carrying on a one-way conversation as if he had a relationship with her. Then things escalated. “Was that you in the white Jeep?” “I’m currently unsupervised. I know, it freaks…
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Aurora bans TikTok on city-owned devices
TikTok is now banned on devices owned by the City of Aurora and on personal devices that are used to access the city’s networks. But the city council’s decision also raised concerns that the recent furor surrounding TikTok could foster xenophobia, and that it does not address the full scope of potential cyber threats posed…
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Judge finds police impersonation, not race, the reason for ex-Denver employee’s firing
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge has tossed a discrimination lawsuit against the City and County of Denver from a former employee, finding her termination was not due to her being white, but rather because she publicly and…
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Fort Collins man arrested on suspicion of attempting to initiate sex with 13-year-old
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A Fort Collins man has been arrested for attempting to initiate sex with who he thought was a 13-year-old girl, the Fort Collins Police Department said Thursday. Christopher Patterson, 47, was charged with internet sexual exploitation of a child, internet luring of a child and enticement of a child. In April, Patterson messaged an undercover…
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Colorado Springs contracting firm sold to California contracting giant
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GE Johnson Construction Co., a longtime Colorado Springs business whose recent high-profile projects include the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, the Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center and downtown’s Weidner Field, has agreed to be sold to a California company. DPR Construction, ranked in May as…
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A Big Tech reckoning is coming, and Coloradans may lead the way
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, had dinner about a year ago with the man who probably has more power over our public debate than any other person right now, Mark Zuckerberg. The CEO of…
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A Big Tech reckoning is coming, and Coloradans may lead the way | Vince Bzdek
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, had dinner about a year ago with the man who probably has more power over our public debate than any other person right now, Mark Zuckerberg. The CEO of Facebook now owns four of the biggest social media…
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As ‘count day’ looms, millions in state funding for Colorado Springs-area schools on the line
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Millions of dollars for Pikes Peak region school districts are on the line Thursday as Colorado students show up — virtually, in person or not at all — for “count day,” when schools tally their students for the state’s per-pupil funding. Count day comes on the heels of…
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Democrats call on GOP legislative leaders to take harassment training over jokes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado statehouse Democrats are demanding that two Republican leaders in Colorado’s House and Senate — House Minority Leader Patrick Neville and Senate Majority Leader Chris Holbert — undergo sexual harassment training. The request is in response to a Facebook post Neville, R-Franktown, on Saturday. The…