Monday 10 February 2014

New & Digital Media: Week 10 / Week 5 IN&DM

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/iphones-flappy-bird-sale-ebay-3131012 Flappy Bird on sale.

Creator Nyguen revealed a few days ago that he would be taking down Flappy Bird from the App Store, he believed that the simple game could ruin lives and he was true to his word and he removed it from the iTunes App Store however, people saw a gap in the market which led to users putting there phone on sale on ebay, saying that it had Flappy Bird installed and this led to one guy selling his iphone with Flappy Bird installed for $90,000. 

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26124541 - Goverment blocking all online extremist videos. 

The government is attempting to block all online extremist videos that help to radicalise impressionable young men. This is due to the fear that they believe many returning from war could easily be turned due to years abroad and due to the amount of propaganda, they saw. The Goverment will hold talks with server holders to block any videos outside the hosters area meaning videos from the East could be ostracised from being seen by members of the public.  

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