Category: Social Media

YouTube Suspends Trump, Accuses Him of Violating Its Policies

YouTube has removed new content from President Donald Trump’s account and suspended his channel for at least a week, saying that the channel violated its policies for “inciting violence.” “After careful review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed new content uploaded to the Donald J. Trump channel and…


Elon Musk: Big Techs Are ‘De Facto Arbiter of Free Speech’

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, indicated on Monday that Big Tech is now the “de facto arbiter of free speech,” referring to their recent move to ban President Donald Trump. “A lot of people are going to be super unhappy with West Coast high tech as the de facto arbiter of free speech,”…


Elon Musk: Big Tech Is Now ‘De Facto Arbiter of Free Speech’

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, indicated on Monday that Big Tech is now the “de facto arbiter of free speech,” referring to their recent move to ban President Donald Trump. “A lot of people are going to be super unhappy with West Coast high tech as the de facto arbiter of free speech,”…


Parler CEO: Claims That Users’ Driver’s Licenses Were Hacked Are ‘Viral Misinformation’

The CEO of Parler, John Matze, on Tuesday dismissed claims that the social media website was hacked and users’ personal information, including pictures of driver’s licenses, was leaked. Rumors being spread on Twitter, Reddit, and an article published by Russian state-backed RT.com asserted that more than 70 terabytes of data from Parler servers were captured…


Video: Facts Matter (Jan. 11): Why Trump Won’t Be Impeached

Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats in the House are pushing through a second impeachment, although it’s likely to fail once reaching the Senate. President Trump was kicked off of almost every major platform out there (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat). Meanwhile, another BLM activist was confirmed to have been arrested at the U.S. Capitol. He was…


Video: Facts Matter (Jan. 11): Why Impeaching Trump Is Unlikely to Succeed

Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats in the House are pushing through a second impeachment, although it’s likely to fail once reaching the Senate. President Trump was kicked off of almost every major platform out there (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat). Meanwhile, another BLM activist was confirmed to have been arrested at the U.S. Capitol. He was…


Idaho Internet Provider Blocks Access to Twitter, Facebook to Customers Who Request It

A North Idaho Internet provider blocked access to Twitter and Facebook at its customers’ requests. According to emails to sent to customers over the weekend, Your T1 WIFI—which provides services in the Spokane and northern Idaho areas—said it received phone calls from customers after those websites moved to block certain types of content and suspended accounts…


Web Hosting Service Epik: Parler Hasn’t Contacted Us

A web hosting and domain registrar service said Monday that it has not been in contact with Parler, the social media website dumped from Amazon’s web servers. “We have had no contact or discussions with Parler in any form regarding our organization becoming their registrar or hosting provider. From our understanding, Parler was working on…


Twitter Suspends Over 70,000 QAnon Accounts

Twitter announced on Monday that it has removed more than 70,000 accounts that promoted content related to the QAnon conspiracy theory. “Given the violent events in Washington, DC, and increased risk of harm, we began permanently suspending thousands of accounts that were primarily dedicated to sharing QAnon content on Friday afternoon,” the social media giant…


Facebook to Remove All Content That Mentions ‘Stop the Steal’ Ahead of Inauguration Day

Facebook announced on Monday it is removing all content that contains the phrase “stop the steal” ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day on Jan. 20. The company issued a statement saying it was removing content containing the phrase that was used by supporters of President Donald Trump to question the integrity of the 2020…