Courts force people to download Covenant Eyes, the porn blocker used by Mike Johnson. Even the app's CEO says they shouldn't.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who has said he uses an porn monitoring app called Covenant Eyes with his son.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, has said he uses porn monitoring app Covenant Eyes with his son.

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  • Rep. Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House, uses an anti-porn app called Covenant Eyes.
  • Courts have ordered people charged with child pornography-related crimes to install the app.
  • But Covenant Eyes' CEO says the app shouldn't be used in a legal setting.

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How I got my job as Twitch streamer Kai Cenat's assistant thanks to an Instagram DM — and a zebra

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Twitch streamer Kai Cenat and his personal assistant Brianna Lewis.

Brianna Lewis

  • Brianna Lewis, 28, works as a personal assistant to top Twitch streamer Kai Cenat. 
  • Lewis landed her role after DMing Cenat on Instagram in 2021. 
  • Here's what her days are like working for a top creator.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed interview with 28-year-old Brianna Lewis, who is an assistant to Twitch

FDA Approves a New Obesity Drug Poised to Dethrone Wegovy

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There’s officially a new and fierce competitor for Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (semaglutide) when it comes to weight loss. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug tirzepatide, developed by Eli Lilly, as a treatment for obesity. The weekly injectable drug will be sold under the brand name Zepbound.

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YouTube pages are getting a TikTok-like For You feed

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The new For You section gives each channel its own algorithmic feed. | Screenshot: The Verge

YouTube is debuting a new For You section for creators’ channels, personalized to whoever opens the page. It will start showing up on November 20th, according to a post from YouTube’s support account, which says the section will recommend “a mix of content from your channel to

Russia says a battalion made up of Ukrainian prisoners of war is about to be sent to fight against their own country

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A Russian serviceman adjusts the uniform of a conscript at a gathering point in Omsk on November 10, 2022.

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  • Ukrainian prisoners of war will soon be fighting against their own country, Russian state media says.
  • Russia is deploying a force of them with a formation currently fighting in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia.
  • The move could violate the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War. 

Where to preorder the PlayStation Portal ahead of its launch next week

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Sony’s upcoming PlayStation Portal
Sony’s $200 gaming device is just around the corner. | Image: Sony

For months, rumors had been circulating about the release date for Sony’s upcoming handheld, the PlayStation Portal. In August, Sony finally gave us an answer: the PlayStation Portal will launch on November 15th. The portable device, which will be able to stream PlayStation 5 games over Wi-Fi, will retail

Remarketing is a low-cost and effective advertising strategy — small-business owners share the 3 tips they swear by

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Joe Karasin, the CMO and owner of Karasin PPC.

Cortland Gillespie

  • Remarketing to customers who have previously engaged with your brand can lead to new purchases.
  • To remarket successfully, share content that gives customers more information about your business.
  • Don't be afraid to customize ads for specific audiences and adjust based on performance.
  • This article is part of "Marketing for Small