Jan 11 Watch 12:15 Capitol attack forces reckoning with radical, right-wing political factions The Department of Homeland Security last year classified white supremacy as the greatest domestic terror threat to the U.S., and last week's Capitol insurrection by pro-Trump groups has renewed those concerns. Cynthia Miller-Idriss, who runs the Polarization and Extremism Research… Continue watching
Jan 10 EXPLAINER: Can social media companies boot Trump? Yes By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Social media companies decided this past week they had finally seen enough from President Donald Trump. Twitter ended a nearly 12-year run and shuttered his account, severing an instant line of communication to his 89 million followers. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 12:53 Twitter, FB have deplatformed Trump. Is it enough? By PBS NewsHour Facebook and Twitter suspended President Trump’s accounts after the violence on Capitol Hill, on January 6, in a bid to prevent him from inciting further violence. Joan Donovan, research director at Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public… Continue watching
Jan 08 Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of incitement By Associated Press Twitter says it is banning President Donald Trump from its platform, citing “risk of further incitement of violence.”… Continue reading
Jan 07 Facebook bans Trump through Biden inauguration, maybe longer By Associated Press In a post Thursday morning, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing Trump to use the platform is too great. Continue reading
Jan 06 Twitter suspends Trump amid Capitol violence By Barbara Ortutay, David Klepper, Associated Press In an unprecedented step, Twitter suspended the account of President Donald Trump for 12 hours Wednesday after he repeatedly posted false accusations about the integrity of the election and threatened him with a permanent ban. Continue reading
Jan 06 Twitter temporarily locks Trump’s account By Candice Norwood Twitter said it was locking the president's account for 12 hours, and would keep it locked if some tweets were not removed. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 6:17 Facebook under fire as states seek to rein in the social media giant Facebook is one of the most valuable companies in the world, but its dominance is the subject of major new antitrust actions. A pair of lawsuits filed by the Federal Trade Commission, and by 46 states, allege that Facebook used… Continue watching
Dec 08 House moves to approve defense policy bill amid Trump veto threat By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Trump tweeted Tuesday that he will veto "the very weak National Defense Authorization Act" unless it repeals Section 230, a part of the communications code that shields Twitter, Facebook and other tech giants from content liability. Continue reading
Dec 03 Right-wing users flock to Parler as social media giants rein in misinformation By Alex Newhouse, The Conversation Parler is similar to Twitter but doesn’t control or discourage hate speech or calls to violence. Continue reading