Commentary: It’s increasingly clear these companies aren’t trustworthy moderators. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube failed to moderate their platforms. We need change – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe social network says it took the rare action “due to the risk of further incitement of violence” after a deadly riot on Capitol Hill. Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Hyperscreen started off as a sketch on the wall at Mercedes’ Italian design studio. Mercedes-Benz design chief Gorden Wagener on the EQS' Hyperscreen: 'Bigger the better' – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle and Apple told Parler, a social network popular with conservatives, that it must better police its users if it wants a place in their app stores. Parler Pitched Itself as Twitter Without Rules. Apple and Google Said Not Anymore. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe Twitter alternative has 24 hours to start improving content moderation or Apple will expel it from the App Store, according to BuzzFeed. Google removed the Android app. Google bans Parler app and Apple could do the same after Capitol Hill attack – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreShawna 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. Google
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has suspended Parler from the Play Store, as first reported by Politico reporter Cristiano Lima and New York Times reporter Jack Nicas. We’ve confirmed the app is no longer on the store. Here is the full statement, which was shared with The Verge: In order to protect
Read MoreJay 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” — The server had connections to the banned r/The_Donald subreddit — Discord has banned a server called “The Donald … Discord bans pro-Trump server "The Donald"
Read MoreTwitter: 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 … Twitter describes how it decided to suspend Trump's
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Discord has banned a server called “The Donald,” a pro-Trump community linked to banned subreddit r/The_Donald and TheDonald.win. The news was first reported by Platformer writer (and Verge contributor) Casey Newton. The ban comes two days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol, encouraged by President Trump,
Read MoreIt finally happened: Twitter has permanently suspended @realDonaldTrump, the outgoing President’s personal account. In related news, cortisol levels around the world suddenly dropped to their lowest levels in four years. Twitter says it suspended the account “due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” referencing the attack on the Capitol by a group of
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Read MoreTwitter, the president’s preferred megaphone, cited “the risk of further incitement of violence” and said two tweets he posted on Friday violated its Glorification of Violence Policy. Trump's Twitter Account Permanently Suspended Source: NY Times Tech
Read More“Despite our efforts to serve the public conversation, as Trump’s megaphone, we helped fuel the deadly events of January 6th,” the employees wrote. Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe world’s largest library, the Library of Congress, has digitized the collections of papers from 23 early presidents, from George Washington to Calvin Coolidge. The work has taken nearly two decades of effort, and the results — 3.3 million images — are openly available online. Library of Congress Digitizes Presidential Collections Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreThe 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. Twitter says it has permanently suspended Trump's @realDonaldTrump
Read MorePhoto by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Twitter permanently banned President Donald Trump on Friday, days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol leaving five dead. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of
Read MoreBuzzFeed News: Apple gives Parler 24 hours to institute a full moderation policy or face expulsion from the App Store, according to leaked 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 … Apple gives Parler 24 hours
Read MoreThe accounts of Michael Flynn and Sidney Powell are among those banned from the social network. Twitter bans high-profile QAnon accounts in wake of Capitol Hill attack – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhone records make determining the owners of these devices trivially easy. Police let most Capitol rioters walk away. But cellphone data and videos could now lead to more arrests. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreEmma Woollacott / Forbes: UK High Court rules that security services cannot search the computers and phones of millions of people under a single “general warrant” — After five years of legal wrangling, the UK High Court has ruled that the security and intelligence services cannot search the computers … UK High Court rules that
Read MoreSony’s SRS-RA5000 speaker. | Image: Sony Earlier today, Sony announced that it would be releasing two new speakers compatible with 360 Reality Audio, its spatial audio technology that replicates the feel of live music by placing different sounds and vocals in a virtual sphere around you. It said its plan is to release them this
Read MoreA site called Dlive, where rioters broadcast from the Capitol, is benefiting from the growing exodus of right-wing users from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. What is Dlive? The Streaming Site Growing in Far-Right Users Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreNASA and ESA’s telescope has an eye for gorgeous galaxy mergers. Hubble telescope reveals rare, glorious views of six different galaxies colliding – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis week’s events in Washington D.C. were met with shock and horror from world leaders around the globe. Images of a U.S. Capitol building under siege by an incensed mob of right-wing extremists earned rebukes from the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, and the coup attempt… Read more… How to
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