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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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| @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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New York Times, The Verge, BBC, TechCrunch, CNN, The Information, Silicon Republic, Ars Technica, and PC Gamer
Tweets: @twittersafety, @twittersafety, @tonyajoriley, @sarahfrier, @andrewrsorkin, @rmac18, @lubchansky, @keitholbermann, @jamestitcomb, @davidcollict, @sen_joemanchin, @shannonrwatts, @hierprivat, @juliancastro, @cookcountyasa, @rmac18, @yashar, @bethbourdon, @wongmjane, @dickc, @preetbharara, @_alexhirsch, @timcast, and @lozzafox
| 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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Tweets: @realdonaldtrump, @sacca, @twittersafety, @alexstamos, @realdonaldtrump, @mikeisaac, @rmac18, @karaswisher, @elijahschaffer, @moonalice, @twittersafety, @vanessid, @jnalv, @jason_koebler, @sachabaroncohen, @levie, @stevekovach, @oneunderscore__, @rmac18, @willsommer, @rmac18, @tedcruz, @davidbegnaud, @rmac18, @matthewstoller, @ali, @katestarbird, @juddlegum, @broderick, @monteiro, @alexeheath, @seungminkim, @kayleighmcenany, @acosta, @piersmorgan, @senschumer, @scottygb, @ddale8, @markdistef, @zachstafford, @inafried, @oneunderscore__, @kevinroose, @sheeraf, @tonyromm, @noupside, @yamiche, @rmac18, @rmac18, @sarahnemerson, @rmac18, @reckless, @mat, @jason_koebler, @mmasnick, @abcholmes, @monicalewinsky, @svantemyrick, @rmac18, @karaswisher, @juliacarriew, @vote4robgill, @broderick, @broderick, @karaswisher, @danpfeiffer, @triketora, and @kevinroose
| 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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About Facebook, The Economic Times, The Next Web, Android Headlines, and MediaNama
Tweets: @sarahfrier, @bissan_fakih, @thecolinjay, @axellycan, @brokep, @thegrugq, @tayhatmaker, @hypervisible, and @jason_kint
| 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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The Atlantic, New York Times, The Verge, and Business Insider
Tweets: @mollyhc, @mollyhc, and @kimzetter
| 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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MIT Technology Review, The Next Web, The Guardian, Polygon, Axios, Engadget, and The Information
Tweets: @twitch, @inafried, @mikeisaac, @juliacarriew, @gameonysus, @alicexz, @mikeisaac, @shujarabbani, @antoniogm, @tamaleaver, @kevinroose, @jmspool, @emilydreyfuss, @hypervisible, @b_fung, @mikeisaac, @n_waters89, @calebjhull, @nbcnews, @jason, @martyswant, @bellingcat, @evelyndouek, @jesselehrich, @kevinroose, @evan_greer, @antoniofrench, @jesselehrich, @drericding, @kellymakena, and @benjysarlin
| 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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Reuters, Ars Technica, Forbes, BleepingComputer, Slashdot, JetBrains Blog, SecurityWeek, The Hacker News, iTnews, Nextgov, and Foreign Affairs
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| 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.| 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
| 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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Reuters, CNBC, equalocean.com, Financial Times, and KrASIA
| 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
| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Roblox announces a $520M financing round led by Altimeter Capital and Dragoneer at a $29.5B valuation, says it plans to go public soon via direct listing — - Robolox raised $520 million at a $29.5 billion valuation in a financing round led by Altimeter Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group.
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Tweets: @altcap, @firstadopter, @jordannovet, and @zhugeex
| 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.| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
News aggregator app News Break, which has 12M DAUs, raises $115M after previously raising $36M and says it is now a unicorn — The popular news app News Break is announcing that it has raised $115 million in new funding. — The press release claims this round makes News Break … | Queenie Wong / CNET: |
Facebook updates Pages with a cleaner design, tools for hosting text-based Q&As, a dedicated News Feed, removes the total amount of “likes”, and more — The social network will also remove the total amount of “likes” a Page receives.
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Tweets: @alexvoica, @anthonyyepez, @alexvoica, @sarafischer, and @elanazak
| 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 …
Tweets: @marcambinder, @pwnallthethings, @pwnallthethings, and @pwnallthethings
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