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BuzzFeed News:

Parler CEO confirms that Amazon will suspend Parler's AWS account on Jan. 10 at 11:59PM PST, says Parler may be unavailable on the internet for up to a week — Amazon notified Parler that it would be cutting off the social network favored by conservatives and extremists …

More: CNBC, MacRumors, Axios, The Verge, CNN, The Hill, Business Insider, Forbes, Engadget, TechCrunch, NPR, Input, CoinDesk, Politico, AppleInsider, Ars Technica, Deadline, Protocol, Slashdot, and Daring Fireball

Tweets: @johnpaczkowski, @briannawu, @talbertswan, @rokhanna, @jeffersongraham, @whengoodenough, and @politicussarah

New York Times:

Apple has suspended Parler from the App Store, saying Parler “has not taken adequate measures” to address threats to people's safety on its platform — The companies pulled support for the “free speech” social network, all but killing the service just as many conservatives are seeking alternatives to Facebook and Twitter.

Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch:

Parler becomes the number one app on Apple's App Store in the US; Gab claims it is seeing 10,000+ new users sign up every hour — Users are surging on small, conservative, social media platforms after President Donald Trump's ban from the world's largest social networks …

More: The Verge, Mediaite, BleepingComputer, Android Police, The Hill, CNET, and MacDailyNews

Tweets: @mediaite, @getongab, @daveyalba, @dlberes, @hushes, @brij, @jennydemilo, @dlberes, @danprimack, @karengeier, @azeem, @rsgnl, @sammyandrews, @hacks4pancakes, @wsj, @broderick, @marcushjohnson, @slpng_giants, and @aoc

Annie Palmer / CNBC:

A group of Amazon staffers, Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, calls on the company to stop providing AWS services to Parler — - A group of Amazon corporate employees is calling on the company to stop providing cloud services to Parler, a social media app popular with Trump supporters …

More: Bloomberg, CNET, Financial Times, NBC News, Input, TechCrunch, and Los Angeles Times

Tweets: @amznforclimate, @amznforclimate, @jonathanturley, @nash076, @howardfineman, @nxthompson, @realcandaceo, @realcandaceo, @yashar, @breenewsome, @alicehill, @evelyndouek, and @jeffhorwitz

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Shawna Chen / Axios:

Google suspends Parler from the Play Store over moderation and enforcement policies, citing an “ongoing and urgent public safety threat”

Washington Post:

As Trump searches for a new social network after his Twitter ban, a shift from mainstream platforms would mark a retreat to insular conservative communities — Twitter's decision to ban President Trump mere days before the end of his term sparked a fierce political backlash among …

More: Washington Post

Axios:

A list of platforms that banned or limited Trump-affiliated accounts: Facebook, Twitter, Google, YouTube, Apple, Snapchat, TikTok, Shopify, Pinterest, and more — Platforms are rapidly removing Donald Trump's account or accounts affiliated with pro-Trump violence and conspiracies, like QAnon and #StoptheSteal.

More: Associated Press, CNN, International Business Times, and Politico

Tweets: @asharangappa_, @aynrandpaulryan, @axios, @albertmacgloan, and @sarafischer

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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.

More: New York Times, Bloomberg, 500ish, Politico, The Independent, Slate, The Guardian, and OneZero

Tweets: @karateskool, @twittersafety, @alexstamos, @donaldjtrumpjr, @anneapplebaum, @microsoft, @twittersafety, @yashar, @davidsacks, @navalny, @sarahnemerson, @benedictevans, @sachabaroncohen, @mattnavarra, @mtracey, @lindseygrahamsc, @christopherjm, @mcfaul, @snitchery, @film_girl, @gaberivera, @faination, @kasparov63, @marklittlenews, @davidclinchnews, @levie, @hillaryclinton, @alexstamos, @barronjohn1946, @bobmurphyecon, @charlesarthur, @scottros, @qhardy, @kareemrifai, @slpng_giants, @mitalisaran, @jasonmillerindc, @amlwhere, @noupside, @zeynep, @sacca, @selectedwisdom, @jpbrammer, @ditzkoff, @bobbybigwheel, @thedweck, @gabedelahaye, @chrislhayes, @glcarlstrom, @ashleyfeinberg, @ashleyfeinberg, @ugarles, @dave_brown24, @troyhunt, @oneunderscore__, @jamesrbuk, @repwilson, @markellislive, @elienyc, @steve_vladeck, @lsanger, @joyannreid, @alexstamos, @kellymakena, @jasonfebery, @sen_joemanchin, @alexgaskarth, @jonathanvswan, @levie, @kellymakena, @antoniogm, @karaswisher, @rmac18, @twittersafety, @b_fung, @clueheywood, @kurtwagner8, @scalzi, @jonahdispatch, @cjane87, @mattblaze, @daphnehk, @teamtrump, @austen, @sachabaroncohen, @k8em0, @mikeisaac, @actually_tina, @mikeisaac, @rmac18, @m_feeney, @m_feeney, @twittersafety, @staceyplaskett, @danprimack, @davidbegnaud, @briantylercohen, @thedweck, @bobbybigwheel, @clarajeffery, @conor64, @levie, @thestalwart, @minal_hasan, @pixelguff, @scottmonty, @profgalloway, @iamwandasykes, @mjs_dc, @parkermolloy, @joshconstine, @eliothiggins, @shaneharris, @pwnallthethings, @jennifer, @gravelinstitute, @waltmossberg, @pierce, @pierce, @donie, @shannonpareil, and @fboversight

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Kim Lyons / The Verge:

With the removal of Trump's Twitter account, many of his tweets embedded on thousands of web pages were wiped out, creating an ultimate case of “link rot” — All those embedded posts of his tweets are now broken — When Twitter banned President Trump from its platform permanently on Friday …

Tweets: @sameerpatel and @swiftonsecurity

Kevin Roose / New York Times:

High-stakes calls at Facebook or Twitter, corporate autocracies masquerading as mini-democracies, are just gut decisions made under extreme duress by their CEOs

Tweets: @shapshak, @yashar, @jonchevreau, @terronk, @benjedwards, @jeff_poor, @mattl_jg, @allisonlcarter, @puiwingtam, @kevinroose, and @karaswisher

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:

Twitter and Facebook's ban on Trump is not censorship, and demanding clear rules for social media moderation is “stupid” because the context is always changing

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”

Twitter:

Twitter describes how it decided to suspend Trump's account, specifying how two tweets were in violation of its Glorification of Violence Policy

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

More: The Verge. Tweets: @twittersafety, @ron4california, @rweingarten, @rashadrobinson, @peterwsinger, @conceptualjames, @keziyahl, @charliegilenbc, @wm_sadler, @ahiza_garcia, @kbeninato, @ahiza_garcia, @wkamaubell, and @thepaulajones

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”

Tweets: @oneunderscore__, @brandyzadrozny, @oneunderscore__, @zaackhunt, and @alkapdc

Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak:

Twitter has suspended the account of Sci-Hub for violating counterfeit policy: Sci-Hub founder says suspension may be related to an ongoing court case in India — Twitter has suspended the account of Sci-Hub, a site that offers a free gateway to paywalled research.

More: Reclaim The Net and Forbes

Miguel Cordon / Tech in Asia:

Mynt, the fintech arm of Filipino carrier Globe Telecom, says it has raised $175M in multiple tranches, bringing it post-money valuation close to $1B — The Philippines' Globe Fintech Innovations (Mynt), the fintech arm of telco major Globe and operator of e-wallet service GCash …

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:

Bangalore-based Jumbotail, an online wholesale marketplace for grocery and food items, adds $14.2M to its Series B, bringing total for the round to about $44M — Jumbotail, an online wholesale marketplace for grocery and food items, said on Friday it has raised an additional $14.2 million …

More: YourStory.com and DealStreetAsia

Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:

A network of YouTube channels, which have not disclosed their connection to Epoch Times, has been propagating election disinformation since Election Day — A network of YouTube channels connected to the pro-Trump media outlet Epoch Times launched after Election Day as part of a disinformation campaign …

Tweets: @happyfeminist, @gitagovinda, and @craigsilverman

Richard Nieva / CNET:

YouTube terminated Steve Bannon's War Room podcast channel and one associated channel on Friday, after receiving three strikes for violating YouTube's rules — YouTube on Friday said it banned the channel of Steve Bannon's popular War Room podcast, after it repeatedly violated the Google-owned platform's rules.

More: Business Insider and Gizmodo

Tweets: @danielchaitin7, @rweingarten, @rocza, and @instantkarma23

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Evan Ackerman / IEEE Spectrum:

Q&A with Aaron Saunders, VP at Boston Dynamics, on teaching robots to dance and how that informs the company's approach to robotics for commercial applications — A week ago, Boston Dynamics posted a video of Atlas, Spot, and Handle dancing to “Do You Love Me.”

Tweets: @pranavab47, @aparanjape, @mouserelec, @kaeshour, and @helengreiner

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