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The ‘Internet Health Test’ Works: TWC, Verizon and More Accused of Slowing Data Speeds

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Remember back in late May when we told you about the Internet Health Test? The simple test analyzed users’ Internet connections from end to end, and it aimed to determine whether or not Internet service providers might be violating the Federal Communication Commission’s new net neutrality rules by intentionally slowing data connections.

This week, the group behind the Internet Health Test has released the results of a study that analyzed tests performed by more than 300,000 Internet users, and it appears as though the test has served its purpose: Five major ISPs in the United States have been accused of deliberately slowing data from popular websites in dozens of cities across the country.

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There’s a Real Company That Hires Fake Supporters to Cheer on Political Candidates

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Let’s say you’re Donald Trump and you’re running for president despite the fact that a huge majority of the country hates you. How would you attract supporters to your rallies? Well it turns out that you can pay people to come cheer you on during speeches, and there’s a company out there that’s been founded specifically to help political campaigns fill up their events with fake supporters.

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Legendary Nintendo Designer Explains Why the Wii U Flopped So Hard

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Yes, it’s fair to say that the Wii U has been a disaster for Nintendo, which has seen its newest console get badly outsold by both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, thus forcing it to enter the realm of smartphone games for the first time to generate much needed extra revenue. Legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, who was the creative mind behind both the Mario and Zelda franchises, tells NPR that people stayed away from the Wii U because they flat-out didn’t understand what they were supposed to do with it.

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Despite Photographer’s Charges, It Looks Like Taylor Swift isn’t a Hypocrite for Shaming Apple Music

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Taylor Swift beat Apple over the weekend by convincing the giant corporation to change its tune on paying royalties to artists during users’ free three-month trial period. But this opened up Swift to charges of hypocrisy from a photographer who claimed that her photography contracts made it almost impossible to get paid for taking pictures at her concerts. Unlike Swift’s powerful letter though, the photographer’s request wasn’t as successful.

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Buy an Xbox One and Get Any Game for Free – Here’s What You Need to Know

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If you’ve managed to avoid buying one of the new game consoles for this long, it’s probably either because you have no interest in picking one up or you’re just waiting for the perfect moment to strike. In the week following E3, Microsoft is doing its best to offer that perfect moment by giving away a free game of your choice with any Xbox One console sale.

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