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Twitter says it has permanently suspended Trump's @realDonaldTrump account “due to the risk of further incitement of violence” — The president's preferred megaphone is gone — Twitter permanently banned President Donald Trump Friday days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol leaving four dead.
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Internal letter: ~350 Twitter employees ask leadership to permanently suspend Trump's account and account for Twitter's role leading up to the insurrection — “Despite our efforts to serve the public conversation, as Trump's megaphone, we helped fuel the deadly events of January 6th,” the employees wrote.
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| NBC News: |
Twitter has banned the accounts of several Trump advisers, including Sidney Powell and Michael Flynn, for violating its ban on “Coordinated Harmful Activity” — Twitter on Friday removed the accounts of Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell and other high-profile supporters …
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| Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook: |
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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Tweets: @elonmusk, @fbnewsroom, @fbnewsroom, @mosseri, @nbcnews, @kevinroose, @kellymakena, @adams, @mosseri, @sachabaroncohen, @adams, @rmac18, @wajahatali, @mosseri, @emrata, @rmac18, @sen_joemanchin, @ceciliakang, @snowden, @marycminno, @rmac18, @patrickgaspard, @jilliancyork, @rmac18, @buzzfeednews, @mathewi, @charlesarthur, @pkervern, @janelytv, @taraemcg, @caseynewton, @oliverdarcy, and @mechapoetic
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Reddit bans one of its largest Trump supporting subreddits, r/donaldtrump, due to repeated policy violations with regard to the violence at the Capitol — Reddit has banned the subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump,” a spokesperson confirmed to Axios. — Why it matters: While not an official group …
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Tweets: @sarafischer, @therecount, and @fairchild01
| Gizmodo: |
A look at the digital archives preserving the posts rioters made of themselves at the US Capitol; the valuable crowdsourced evidence otherwise faces removal — Yesterday, a nauseated and tired public witnessed a clear, on-the-ground, real-time feed of Trump supporters committing countless potential felonies and misdemeanors.
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| Tonya Riley / Washington Post: |
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
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Tweets: @michelleobama, @michelleobama, @kylegriffin1, @juddlegum, @ggreenwald, @ggreenwald, @pomeranian99, and @climatebrad
| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
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Tweets: @samfbiddle, @ozm, @emrata, @realdonaldtrump, @profgalloway, @ellievhall, @stevenoverly, @clarajeffery, @mattnavarra, @willoremus, and @markruffalo
| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
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Tweets: @youtubeinsider, @craigsilverman, @scottlucas, @kevinroose, @youtubeinsider, and @epicciuto
| BuzzFeed News: |
Apple gives Parler 24 hours to institute a full moderation policy or face expulsion from the App Store, according to leaked emails between the two companies — Apple has given Parler, the social network favored by conservatives and extremists, an ultimatum to implement a full moderation plan …
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Input, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Reuters, and Input
Tweets: @slpng_giants, @margaretsimons, @briantylercohen, @yashar, @sohmer, @jmatthiasford, @junkscience, @charles_gaba, @aoc, @chuckrossdc, @latinousa, and @amuse
| Wall Street Journal: |
Roku has acquired global rights for Quibi content, sources say for less than $100M, and will make it available free to stream in 2021 on the Roku Channel — Maker of the biggest U.S. streaming video-player plans to put the content in its ad-supported channel
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| Tanishaa Nadkar / Reuters: |
UK's competition watchdog says it is investigating Google's proposals to remove third-party cookies from Chrome over concerns it could curb rival advertising — (Reuters) - UK's competition watchdog said on Friday it has launched an investigation into Google's proposals to remove third-party cookies …
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GOV.UK, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, BBC, Gizmodo, Forbes, Neowin, Android Central, Engadget, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @cmagovuk, @robinberjon, @simonjharris, @campuscodi, @carnage4life, @benedictevans, @1br0wn, and @larakiara
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Intel has held talks with TSMC and Samsung to outsource some of its high-end chip production overseas; talks with Samsung are more preliminary — - TSMC readies new facility that can serve Intel's needs — Intel holds out hope for late gains by in-house manufacturing| Saheli Roy Choudhury / CNBC: |
After confirming discussion on an Apple car and seeing stock surge 19%, Hyundai says it is talking to many companies about EVs but “no decisions have been made” — - South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor said it's in the early stages of discussions with Apple over potentially working together to develop an electric car.
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Bloomberg, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, appleosophy.com, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, The Korea Economic …, HotHardware.com News, Engadget, Reuters, BGR, Redmond Pie, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Gizmodo, TechSpot, Android Authority, MakeUseOf, Internet of Things News, International Business Times, KnowTechie, PYMNTS.com, PCMag, and Axios
Tweets: @stevekopack, @gearoidreidy, @stockstobuy, @stephennellis, @mpelletiercio, @ismh, @_harshilshah, @caro_milanesi, @jioriku, and @business
| Emma Woollacott / Forbes: |
UK High Court rules that security services cannot search the computers and phones of millions of people under a single “general warrant” — After five years of legal wrangling, the UK High Court has ruled that the security and intelligence services cannot search the computers …
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Privacy International. Tweets: @privacyint, @privacyint, @edri, @libertyhq, @snowden, and @bhattmurphy
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Substack says it plans to roll out a “multipub” tool, which will let users aggregate newsletters and podcasts they manage under one publication, in February — Substack is adding a long-awaited new feature today: the ability to change the look of newsletters.| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Kuo says there will be no improvements to main iPhone camera lens in 2021 and 2022 but does not change forecasts for upgrades for ultrawide and telephoto lenses — Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously predicted significant improvements to two of the three iPhone lenses in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
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MacRumors, Pocketnow, AppleInsider, Gizchina, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, Tom's Guide, and Wccftech
| Financial Times: |
Car makers including Volkswagen, Daimler, GM, and Renault are facing a crippling shortage of semiconductors; Volkswagen said it'll produce 100K fewer cars in Q1 — Volkswagen, Daimler, GM and Renault vie with consumer electronics groups for scarce chips — The world's largest carmakers …
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Bloomberg. Tweets: @carnage4life, @cmroberson06, @jmglachant, @petercampbell1, @greene_dm, @sub8u, and @lanceulanoff
| Jessica Toonkel / The Information: |
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