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Zuckerberg says Facebook is extending the block it has placed on Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts “indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks” — The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining …
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| @twittersafety: |
[Thread] Twitter says Trump's account will be locked for 12 hours following removal of recent tweets, and further violations will result in permanent suspension — As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy. https://help.twitter.com/...
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| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
As a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol building, Facebook and Twitter allowed Trump to cheer them on using their platforms — As rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, President Donald Trump clung to his last vestiges of power: his social media accounts.
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| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Facebook and Instagram have both begun blocking content posted with the #StormTheCapitol hashtag and will require admin review for group posts — After removing a video in which President Trump praised a violent group of his supporters who broke into the U.S. Capitol building …
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| BuzzFeed News: |
The Trump supporters who rioted in the US Capitol on Wednesday had been openly planning online for weeks, including on mainstream and niche social media sites — The supporters of President Donald Trump who rioted in the US Capitol building on Wednesday had been openly planning for weeks …
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| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
YouTube says it will temporarily restrict channels that post misinformation about the 2020 election results, potentially including Trump's — Channels will receive an automatic strike on top of videos being removed — YouTube will temporarily restrict channels that post videos containing …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
The time has come for Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to deplatform Trump, whose continued presence is accelerating the erosion of US democracy — As you no doubt already know, today, President Trump incited his followers to storm the US Capitol, where they disrupted the constitutionally …
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Facebook and YouTube have removed a video of Trump addressing supporters; Facebook says it risked adding to violence, YouTube says it violated election rules — YouTube also removed it, but Twitter left it up — As rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, Facebook removed a video …
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| Vipal Monga / Wall Street Journal: |
Shopify takes down online stores run by the Trump Organization and Trump campaign for violating its policy against promoting violence — E-commerce platform removes sites affiliated with President Trump for violating policy against promoting violence — TORONTO—Online stores run …
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| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
Tweets: @dellcam, @themadstone, @zacharylipton, @parismarx, @johnpaczkowski, @b_fung, @iancoldwater, @kathbarbadoro, @notdetails, and @techwontsaveus
| New York Times: |
Sources: US intel agencies are investigating JetBrains as possible entry point for SolarWinds hackers; JetBrains isn't aware of any investigation or compromise — Russian hackers may have piggybacked on a tool developed by JetBrains, which is based in the Czech Republic …
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| Tonya Riley / Washington Post: |
The quick evacuation of the Capitol left computers and devices unattended while the mob ransacked offices, a nightmare scenario for cybersecurity professionals — Lawmakers and congressional staff were ushered into secure locations as a mob backing President Trump violently stormed …
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Reuters, VICE, CyberScoop, and CyberNews
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
SuperData report: the US game industry grew 12% YoY to $139.9B in 2020, as console games rose 28% YoY to $19.7B, but growth is projected to slow to 2% in 2021 — The game industry grew 12% to $139.9 billion in 2020 from $120.1 billion in 2019 as many industries shrank during the pandemic … | Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Hopin, which develops software for hosting digital events, acquires livestreaming startup StreamYard for $250M — This morning Hopin, a quickly-growing startup that sells a technology platform for hosting digital events, announced that it has acquired StreamYard.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Nissan confirms that source code of its North America mobile apps and internal tools was leaked online after the company misconfigured one of its Git servers — Nissan was allegedly running a Bitbucket Git server with the default credentials of admin/admin.
Tweets: @ichetan, @wana____, and @nilssonanders
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
DDoSecrets, a WikiLeaks-like repository run by transparency activists, publishes 1TB of data from five companies that was first leaked by ransomware hackers — WikiLeaks successor DDoSecrets has amassed a controversial new collection of corporate secrets and is sharing them in the name of transparency.
Tweets: @a_greenberg, @ajohnsocyber, @asher_wolf, @wired, and @campuscodi
| CNBC: |
Instacart hires Nick Giovanni, current head of Goldman Sachs' technology, media and telecom group, as its CFO; CEO says transaction volume grew 300% YoY in Dec. — - Instacart is tapping Goldman Sachs' lead internet banker as its next chief financial officer.
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| Ry Crist / CNET: |
The Wi-Fi Alliance launches its Wi-Fi 6E certification program for devices that can transmit in the 6GHz band — The Wi-Fi Alliance has launched its Wi-Fi 6E certification program for devices equipped to transmit signals on the newly opened 6GHz band, the industry group announced Thursday.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: US is considering prohibiting Americans from investing in Alibaba and Tencent, and is debating the impact on US financial markets of a potential ban — Agencies debate impact on U.S. financial markets of potential restrictions — U.S. officials are considering prohibiting Americans …
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| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
CoinGecko data: total market value of cryptocurrencies passed $1T for the first time on Thursday as bitcoin hit $39K — - Digital currency surges as financial markets hit record highs — Cryptocurrency market cap is five times year-ago levels — The total market value …
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| Danny Crichton / TechCrunch: |
Utah-based WeLink, which uses 5G to deliver mesh high-bandwidth wireless internet for neighborhoods, raises $185M from Digital Alpha Advisors — Cable or fiber. For the vast majority of American homes, there's no choice of how customers get their internet access.
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| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
SoFi says it will go public via a merger with a SPAC backed by Chamath Palihapitiya at a valuation of $8.65B — - Fintech start-up SoFi says it will merge with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, backed by venture capital investor Chamath Palihapitiya.Sponsor Posts
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