Twitter permanently bans MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell

Twitter has permanently banned MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s account after he continued to perpetuate the false claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

Social media resolutions to abide by in 2021
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Terrance Chappell, principal of Chappel Communications Group, lays out some helpful resolutions for your social media accounts in the new year.

Judge rules Amazon won't have to restore Parler web service

Amazon won't be forced to immediately restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing social media app, which is favored by followers of former President Donald Trump.

Encrypted messaging apps see rise in popularity
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Mana Ionescu from Lightspan Digital explains the increasing popularity of encrypted messaging apps such as Signal and Telegram.

Pelosi’s tweet declaring 2016 election was 'hijacked' resurfaces

A resurfaced May 2017 tweet from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has led to calls for consistency from Twitter as the social media giant continues its efforts to crack down on those skeptical of the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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.

Right-wing app Parler booted off internet over ties to Capitol siege

Amazon kicked Parler off its web-hosting service, and the social media app promptly sued to get back online, telling a federal judge that the tech giant had breached its contract and abused its market power.

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. 

Questions arise regarding free speech, social media as Trump accounts are banned
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Genevieve Lakier from the University of Chicago Law School talks about major social media companies banning President Trump's accounts and the potential legal implications.

Trump hints at starting his own social platform after Twitter ban

The president has also been blocked from posting on Facebook and Instagram -- at least until his term ends. ises.

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.

Trump rails against Twitter from @POTUS handle after platform permanently suspends his account

After having his personal Twitter account permanently suspended Friday, President Donald Trump tweeted from the official government @POTUS account four times, ranting against the social media company before the tweets were removed by Twitter.

Reddit bans subreddit group ‘r/DonaldTrump’ for 'repeated policy violations' after Capitol riot

Reddit has banned the subreddit group "r/DonaldTrump" from its platform after repeated violations of its policies in recent days amid the violent breach by supporters of the president at the U.S. Capitol.

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.

Twitter locks Trump's account for 12 hours, Facebook blocks him from posting for 24 hours

Twitter locked President Donald Trump out of his account for "12 hours" on Wednesday and deleted many of his recent Tweets. Meanwhile, Facebook later announced he will be blocked from posting for 24 hours.

Slack experiences global outage on first Monday of 2021

Slack, a widely-used communication platform, was down for many users on the first Monday of 2021 as many employees in the U.S. returned to work after the holidays.