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| The Verge: |
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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| Twitter: |
Twitter describes how it decided to suspend Trump's account, specifying how two tweets were in violation of its Glorification of Violence Policy — After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received …
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| Washington Post: |
In internal letter, ~350 Twitter employees asked leadership to permanently suspend Trump's account and investigate Twitter's role leading up to the insurrection — The suspension amounted to a historic rebuke for a president who had used the social-networking site to rise to political prominence.
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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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| BuzzFeed News: |
Apple gives Parler 24 hours to institute a full moderation policy or face expulsion from the App Store, according to 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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Tweets: @slpng_giants, @karissabe, @hacks4pancakes, @nxthompson, @realcandaceo, @realcandaceo, @malwarejake, @parscale, @aoc, @aoc, @breenewsome, @jamesrbuk, @briantylercohen, @slpng_giants, @alicehill, @chillmage, @tmprowell, @lnterraciallust, @evelyndouek, @jeffhorwitz, @danielpunkass, @alecstapp, @hacks4pancakes, @migueldeicaza, @carnage4life, @rdrv3, @karissabe, @yashar, @jamesrbuk, @alexeheath, @rhappe, @sohmer, @jmatthiasford, @jendudley, @coreyreynoldsla, @alexeheath, @joshuatopolsky, @joshuatopolsky, @latinousa, and @karaswisher
| Shawna Chen / Axios: |
Google suspends Parler from the Play Store over moderation and enforcement policies, citing an “ongoing and urgent public safety threat” — Google has pulled Parler, a social media app for conservatives and far-right extremists, from its app store following the company's role in the deadly U.S. Capitol siege this week.
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Tweets: @viacristiano, @joshgerstein, @sandofsky, @caseynewton, @jamesrbuk, @daniel_rubino, @nycsouthpaw, @danprimack, @foxcahn, and @tldtoday
| 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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| 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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New York Times, Engadget, The Verge, RT, Input, Business Insider, USA Today, MakeUseOf, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @sarafischer, @calamur, @rgoodlaw, @jamesrbuk, @carljackmiller, @meganromer, @alexnazaryan, @rgcooke, @mrjaywashington, and @kailijoy
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Discord bans pro-Trump server “The Donald” because of “its overt connection to an online forum used to incite violence and plan an armed insurrection” — The server had connections to the banned r/The_Donald subreddit — Discord has banned a server called “The Donald …
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Tweets: @caseynewton, @caitlin__kelly, @alibreland, @cestegman, @slasher, @dreamcastguy, and @iansherr
| Tonya Riley / Washington Post: |
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Tweets: @senjeffmerkley, @mzbat, @ericgeller, @kimzetter, @sjacobs2020, @tamigraph, and @jakegodin
| 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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Tweets: @peterfacinelli, @jbflint, @lanceulanoff, @tsoh_investing, @awallenstein, @pkafka, @harrymccracken, and @castingnetworks
| New York Times: |
Dlive, a livestreaming platform that has attracted a far-right userbase, had a near record of 150K concurrent viewers on Wednesday, according to estimates — A site called Dlive, where rioters broadcast from the Capitol, is benefiting from the growing exodus of right-wing users from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
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DLive Community, Input, and Wired
Tweets: @mitchprothero, @waltlightshed, @franklinleonard, @splcenter, @michaelehayden, and @taylorlorenz
| 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 … | Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Equifax says it has acquired Kount, which uses AI for digital ID and fraud prevention services, for $640M; Kount becomes part of Equifax's Luminate platform — Equifax announced today that it would pay $640 million to acquire Kount, a company that uses artificial intelligence to drive …
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