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Adblock — n. A service that kidnaps your kittens, puts them in a sack and then drowns them in the river — unless you pay Adblock to “whitelist” your kittens, in which case they will be allowed to live. Wait, did I say kittens? I meant your online ads.

Big data — n. Data so big other data jogs around it to get exercise! Data so big it had to go to SeaWorld to get baptized! Data so big it puts its lipstick on with a paint-roller! Data so big …

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Chinese Internet users could face three years in prison for writing defamatory messages that are then re-posted 500 times under regulations announced Monday amid a broader crackdown on “online rumours”.

Web users could also be jailed if offending posts are viewed more than 5,000 times under the new rules, which appear to be part of a controversial campaign against online chatter, which has seen companies, bloggers and journalists targeted.

China has the world’s largest population of Internet users and authorities seek to keep close control on the country’s hugely popular weibo microblog sites, where a number of officials have been exposed for corruption.

The new guidelines announced by the country’s most senior court and its top prosecuting body stipulate that netizens may be charged with defamation if “defamatory information” they post reaches the quotas on viewings or re-posts.

Posts will also be deemed defamatory if the information causes “suicide or self-mutilation… of the parties involved”, the new law adds.

The maximum sentence for defamation in China is three years in prison, the official Xinhua news agency said.

The new regulations also contain rules against extortion, blackmail and provoking online arguments.

In recent months a wide-ranging clampdown on “online rumours” has been launched by Beijing, with hundreds of people questioned or detained as a result.

Last month officials told Internet celebrities with millions of online followers to “promote virtues” and “uphold law” online.

Among those rounded up in the clampdown are 27 people from the central city of Wuhan who were detained after police broke up an “online rumour speculation company”.

Chinese-American billionaire blogger Charles Xue was also arrested this month for suspected involvement in prostitution and “group licentiousness”.

Xue has attracted 12 million followers on Sina Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, regularly posting reform-minded comments on a variety of sensitive issues.

Last week Chinese official Yang Dacai was jailed after netizens posted pictures of him online with expensive watches, triggering a corruption inquiry.

But analysts questioned whether such widely-circulated revelations could be repeated as authorities rein in Internet chatter.

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In an irony almost too rich to be real, AdBlock, the much-discussed browser extension that strips ads from web sites, is about to launch an ad campaign.

Less than a week ago, AdBlock founder Michael Gundlach, posted video asking AdBlock fans to donate money to “bring AdBlock to the world.”

And so far the internet has not let him down, raising over $55,000 dollars to date, far surpassing its original goal of $25,000 dollars. The funds will help AdBlock run conventional online ads, and place a billboard in Times Square as well.

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She chose to quit her six-figure TV job, rather than face a commute from Hell. “CBS MoneyWatch” anchor Ashley Risk Morrison, the wife of disgraced former Channel 2 anchor Rob Morrison, abruptly resigned from her high profile TV job on Wednesday complaining that a new, longer commute from her Darien, CT home to Lower Manhattan was too much to bear.

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Some vague threats are to be expected in any conversation with Vladimir Putin, but he attempted to sound like a reasonable guy – definitely not the type to steal your Super Bowl ring after noting it can be used as a deadly weapon – in an interview ahead of Wednesday’s G-20 summit in St. Petersburg. On the topic of a possible U.S. strike against Syria, Putin told the AP and Russian state TV, “We have our ideas about what we will do and how we will do it in case the situation develops toward the use of force or otherwise.” But Putin also tried to show a softer side. For instance, while you might have heard about Russia’s disturbing new anti-LGBT laws, Putin says he definitely isn’t oppressing gays, and has no plans to toss athletes in jail during the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Phew!

“We have absolutely normal relations,” Putin said of Russia’s government and its gay community. “I don’t see anything out of the ordinary here.” As evidence, he pointed out that Russians are really into Tchaikovsky, though he was gay. “Truth be told, we don’t love him because of that, but he was a great musician and we all love his music,” said the president.

As for relations with President Obama, who canceled their meeting ahead of the G20 over the Snowden saga, Putin said they both want to work together, though “we are human,” and “sometimes one of us gets vexed.” “President Obama hasn’t been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia,” he said. “And your humble servant hasn’t been elected by the people of Russia to be pleasant to someone either.”

Despite the anticipated tough talk, Putin said he and Obama may still be able to find common ground on Syria. He explained Russia “doesn’t exclude” supporting a U.N. resolution to punish Syria, but finds the idea of Assad’s regime launching a chemical weapons attack “absolutely absurd.” He added that like many in the U.S., he’s still waiting to see the evidence – especially following Iraq. “All these arguments [in 2003] turned out to be untenable, but they were used to launch a military action, which many in the U.S. called a mistake. Did we forget about that?” Putin said.

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Medical marijuana businesses worried that federal agents will close them down now have a roadmap to avoid prosecution, courtesy of the Justice Department’s decision to allow legal pot in Colorado and Washington state.

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The arrest of Lee Seok-ki, an opposition lawmaker, raises questions of whether South Korea’s intelligence agency is meddling in domestic politics.

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The Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University finds gains both behind the camera and onscreen.

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Todd McNeal, fire chief in the town of Twain Harte, tells community members the Rim fire in Yosemite may have been caused by a ‘marijuana-grow type of thing.’

Despite stubborn heat and wind over the Labor Day weekend, firefighters battling the Rim fire burning into Yosemite National Park tightened their grip around the historic blaze and turned their focus to what caused it.

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LONDON (AP) — Not only was Richard III one of England’s most despised monarchs, but it now turns out the hunchback king was probably infected with parasitic worms that grew up to a foot in length.

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