Tech
Facebook Pauses Ads For Gun Accessories And Military Gear After Complaints From Lawmakers And Employees
“Out of an abundance of caution, we are temporarily banning ads promoting weapons accessories and protective equipment in the U.S. until at least January 22nd.”
Ryan Mac
Following An Insurrection, Lawmakers And State Attorneys General Are Asking Facebook To Halt Ads Of Military Gear
“Whether through negligence or with full knowledge, Facebook is placing profit ahead of our Nation’s democracy.”
Ryan Mac
Vrbo Won’t Cancel Reservations For Inauguration Week, And DC Locals Are Scared
Unlike Airbnb, Vrbo isn’t canceling or refunding DC stays.
Katie Notopoulos
A Federal Domestic Terrorism Law Could Threaten Civil Rights Groups Like BLM
“It's a failure of will, as opposed to a failure of the law.”
Caroline Haskins
US Solar Companies Rely On Materials From Xinjiang, Where Forced Labor Is Rampant
“It’s almost impossible to confidently assess the labor conditions in Xinjiang.”
Megha Rajagopalan
Home Inspectors Are Roasting Terrible Remodels On TikTok And It’s So Satisfying
People are literally buying houses they've seen on TikTok.
Katie Notopoulos
Facebook Has Been Showing Military Gear Ads Next To Insurrection Posts
Earlier this week, Facebook employees warned that military product ads were being advertised against news about DC riots. The company did not act.
Ryan Mac
Far-Right Extremists Around The World Are Drawing Inspiration From The Insurrection On Capitol Hill
On secret communication channels and open message boards, white supremacists are rejoicing at what President Donald Trump unleashed — and planning their next moves.
Christopher Miller
People Are Really Mad About Facebook's Changes To WhatsApp's Privacy Policies
And they are moving to Signal and Telegram as a result.
Pranav Dixit
Using A Pseudonym, This QAnon Believer Raised $40,000 To Send People To The DC Riot
At least one person whom "Thad Williams" helped send to DC bragged about carrying a firearm to the nation's capital.
Craig Silverman
Has The Pandemic Changed How You Use Social Media?
We want to hear how you've been using your phone lately.
Shannon Keating
Airbnb Has Canceled All Reservations In DC During Inauguration
“We are continuing our work to ensure hate group members are not part of the Airbnb community.”
Katie Notopoulos
Trump's Social Media Banishment Now Includes YouTube
The move makes YouTube the latest in a string of technology companies that have limited the president online after his supporters stormed the Capitol last week.
Pranav Dixit
GoFundMe Has Banned Trump Rally Travel Fundraisers Because Of The Capitol Violence
Trump supporters are planning and preparing for more inauguration-related rallies, but they will no longer be able to use GoFundMe to help them get there.
Brianna Sacks
Amazon Will Suspend Hosting For Pro-Trump Social Network Parler
Amazon's suspension of Parler's account means that unless it can find another host, once the ban takes effect on Sunday Parler will go offline.
John Paczkowski
Apple Has Banned Parler, The Pro-Trump Social Network, From Its App Store
Parler had been given a 24-hour ultimatum to implement a moderation policy following reports that it was used to plan riots at the US Capitol.
Adolfo Flores
People Memed Twitter's Donald Trump Ban Into Oblivion
UNLEASH THE CONTENT.
Salvador Hernandez
Twitter Has Kicked Donald Trump Off For Good
For years, Trump has used the social media site to spread hate and lies. Until today.
Scott Lucas
Apple Has Threatened To Ban Parler From The App Store
The social networking app favored by conservatives has been given 24 hours to institute a moderation policy.
Ryan Mac
Twitter Has Banned Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell, And Ron Watkins For Spreading QAnon Delusions
The social platform is permanently suspending accounts “that are solely dedicated to sharing QAnon content.”
Caroline Haskins
This Pro-Trump YouTube Network Sprang Up Just After He Lost
A group of channels connected to the Epoch Times is pumping out hoaxes and lies without identifying their connections to the right-wing newspaper.
Craig Silverman
"Stop The Steal" Groups Are Still Flourishing On Facebook
Social media companies banned Trump, but not the groups he inspired.
Jane Lytvynenko
The Mob At The Capitol May Have Put National Security Secrets At Risk
At least one laptop believed to contain sensitive information was among the items stolen from Congress.
Christopher Miller
The Pro-Trump Mob Was Doing It For The ’Gram
The assault on the Capitol, and on democracy, also felt like a meme-making social media performance.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Trump-Supporting Lawyer Lin Wood Has Been Permanently Banned From Twitter
Lin Wood used Twitter to promote yesterday's insurrection and to spread conspiracy theories about the presidential election.
Ryan Mac
Facebook Has Banned Donald Trump For At Least Two Weeks
“We are extending the block indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks,” wrote CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the announcement.
Jane Lytvynenko
Facebook Forced Its Employees To Stop Discussing Trump's Coup Attempt
“What excuse did we use not to ban him this time?”
Ryan Mac
Twitter Threatened To Permanently Suspend Donald Trump
The president has earned a timeout, but hasn’t been banned — yet.
Scott Lucas
QAnon Believers Were Part Of Mob That Stormed The Capitol
The collective delusion finally reached the level of violence it always threatened.
Katie Notopoulos
The Rioters Who Took Over The Capitol Have Been Planning Online In The Open For Weeks
The mob that forced Congress to flee organized on both obscure and mainstream sites.
Jane Lytvynenko
