Twitch bans Trump ‘indefinitely,’ cites ‘ongoing risk of further incitement of violence’
Twitch, a popular streaming platform, said it will disable President Donald Trump’s account “indefinitely” over an “ongoing risk of further incitement of violence.”
Redwood City-based Poshmark's shares soar in debut to public markets
Shares of Poshmark soared in their debut trading in the public markets Thursday, a testament to the strength of the online marketplace for second-hand goods even during a pandemic.
GoFundMe bans fundraisers for travel to political events with risk of violence
GoFundMe joined a growing list of companies cracking down on extremist behavior and rhetoric and is removing numerous fundraisers intended to raise money for travel expenses to events with risk of violence.
Facebook warns staff to avoid wearing company-branded clothing, for safety reasons
Facebook has reportedly sent out an internal memo about employee safety, warning staff to avoid wearing or carrying company branded items in public.
Twitter removes more than 70K QAnon-associated accounts following Trump ban
Twitter announced on Monday that it had deleted more than 70,000 accounts associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory following the permanent suspension of President Donald Trump’s account last week.
Social media crackdown on president and far right groups enters unchartered legal territory
With the president kicked off Twitter and Parler kicked off the Amazon servers some conservatives are saying what we're seeing is a crackdown on the freedom of speech.
Lots of police, but pro-Trump protest at San Francisco headquarters turns out to be a bust
Pro-Trump demonstrators were expected to gather at 8 a.m. outside the building on Market Street to protest the company permanently suspending President Trump's account. But an hour into it, basically media and police were the only ones there. One man with a sign that read, "Counter Trump's Coup," stood outside a police barricade.
Oakland police launch investigation into allegations of objectionable social media use by officers
An investigation has been launched into allegations of involvement by some OPD officers on "social media accounts that contain objectionable or offensive content," the department announced.
Parler to be down 'for a while' without AWS, executives say: 'We are clearly being singled out'
CEO John Matze says Big Tech seeking to 'stifle free speech and competition in the marketplace'
Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone
One Twitter wag joked about lights flickering on and off at the White House being Donald Trump signaling to his followers in Morse code after Twitter and Facebook squelched the president for inciting rebellion.
Apple drops Parler from App Store over posted threats from users
"We have always supported diverse points of view being represented on the App Store, but there is no place on our platform for threats of violence and illegal activity," the company said in a statement.
A farewell to @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweets
The Twitter feed that grew from the random musings of a reality TV star into the cudgel of an American president, has died. It was not quite 12 years old.
Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement
Twitter announced Friday it has permanently suspended President Donald Trump's Twitter account.
Google Play removes Parler app, Apple reportedly threatens the same
Google Play suspended the Parler app from its store, and Apple has reportedly threatened to do the same if the company does not moderate “objectionable content” within 24 hours.
Mexico leader condemns Facebook, Twitter for blocking Trump
“I don’t like anybody being censored or taking away from the right to post a message on Twitter or Face(book). I don’t agree with that, I don’t accept that,” López Obrador said.
Social platforms flex their power by locking down Trump accounts
Citing fears of further violence, social media platforms are temporarily blocking posts by Donald Trump.
Banning Trump from social media
Ann Rubin reports.
Facebook, Instagram indefinitely blocking President Trump, Zuckerberg says
President Donald Trump won’t have access to his Facebook or Instagram accounts for the foreseeable future.
Facebook, Twitter remove Trump video calling violent supporters 'very special'
Facebook and Twitter removed a Trump video posted after supporters stormed the US Capitol, with Twitter saying the president's account will be suspended for 12 hours.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denied bail in UK
LONDON (AP) -- A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, who has been jailed in Britain since 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States.