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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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Tweets: @twittersafety, @microsoft, @donaldjtrumpjr, @twittersafety, @yashar, @mtracey, @twittersafety, @sarahnemerson, @jasonmillerindc, @noupside, @amlwhere, @zeynep, @sachabaroncohen, @lindseygrahamsc, @alexstamos, @sen_joemanchin, @jonathanvswan, @alexgaskarth, @twittersafety, @twittersafety, @sachabaroncohen, @starbuxman, @donie, @zacksjerryrig, @davidbegnaud, @scottmonty, @daveweigel, @markdice, @pixelguff, @thestalwart, @ericgeller, @daveweigel, @merry123459, @scalzi, @sacca, @joshconstine, @hunterwalk, @kurtwagner8, @barronjohn1946, @waltmossberg, @aj, @danprimack, @jonahdispatch, @teamtrump, @actually_tina, @nitashatiku, @jennifer, @thedweck, @caseynewton, @profgalloway, @clueheywood, @mikeisaac, @petersterne, @iamwandasykes, @sahilkapur, @cjane87, @minal_hasan, @shannonrwatts, @kellymakena, @danprimack, @mmasnick, @k8em0, @daphnehk, @pareene, @mikeisaac, @gravelinstitute, @shaneharris, @pierce, @levie, @karaswisher, @jason, @joshconstine, @gcluley, @stevenbjohnson, @conor64, @alexrkonrad, @mr_berman, @sarafischer, @shannonpareil, @tomgara, @vijaya, @sarahfrier, @austen, @mattblaze, @m_feeney, @pierce, @adamserwer, @parkermolloy, @bcmerchant, @staceyplaskett, @eliothiggins, @williamturton, @geoffreyfowler, @susan_hennessey, @brynneridley, @fboversight, @rmac18, @caseynewton, @trumpsalert, @zackwhittaker, @bobbybigwheel, @qhardy, @alexstamos, and @mjs_dc
| 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 … | 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, @nbcnews, @mosseri, @kevinroose, @kellymakena, @adams, @sachabaroncohen, @mosseri, @adams, @jilliancyork, @rmac18, @buzzfeednews, @mathewi, and @charlesarthur
| 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 …
Tweets: @oneunderscore__, @brandyzadrozny, @alkapdc, @oneunderscore__, @oneunderscore__, @libshipwreck, @alkapdc, @alkapdc, and @kyledcheney
| 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 — When I started writing this post, it was about Facebook's decision to suspend Trump's account indefinitely …
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Tweets: @iainthomson, @nfergus, @aditis90, @petersuderman, @alex_gibson, @jilliancyork, @eff, @mozilla, and @lmatsakis
| 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, and Input
Tweets: @sarafischer, @rgoodlaw, @jamesrbuk, @carljackmiller, @kailijoy, @meganromer, @tekaldas, and @alexnazaryan
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
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Gamasutra. Tweets: @caseynewton, @dreamcastguy, @slasher, @iansherr, @caitlin__kelly, @cestegman, @mikebutcher, and @alibreland
| 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, @antoniogm, @hacks4pancakes, @aoc, @aoc, @briantylercohen, @jacknicas, @slpng_giants, @rdrv3, @karissabe, @yashar, @danielpunkass, @nxthompson, @jamesrbuk, @alexeheath, @migueldeicaza, @rhappe, @malwarejake, @alecstapp, @sohmer, @jmatthiasford, @jendudley, @evelyndouek, @tmprowell, @coreyreynoldsla, @alexeheath, @joshuatopolsky, @alicehill, @joshuatopolsky, @latinousa, @karaswisher, @breenewsome, @waltlightshed, @realcandaceo, @junkscience, @hacks4pancakes, @malwarejake, @charles_gaba, @mgsiegler, @realcandaceo, @parscale, @robpegoraro, and @jamesrbuk
| 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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9to5Mac, Reuters, Ars Technica, MediaNama, phonearena.com, ZDNet, XDA Developers, Bloomberg, 9to5Google, Android Police, and Six Colors
Tweets: @viacristiano, @joshgerstein, @caseynewton, @nycsouthpaw, @daniel_rubino, @danprimack, @foxcahn, @jamesrbuk, @sandofsky, @tldtoday, and @axios
| 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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Roku Blog, Ars Technica, Deadline, TechHive, Variety, Business Wire, Pocket-lint, BBC, Looper, New York Post, and Crunchbase News
| 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, Wired, and Input
| 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.
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Daily Mail, The Independent, The Wrap, Media Matters for America, Mercury News, and New York Post. Tweets: @danielchaitin7
| 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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