Big Tech
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
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
"Stop The Steal" Groups Are Still Flourishing On Facebook
Social media companies banned Trump, but not the groups he inspired.
Jane Lytvynenko
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
Forget Trump’s Executive Order. Some Lawmakers Want To Use Antitrust To Really Take On Big Tech.
Trump’s executive order may not do much, but a growing movement of unlikely Republican and Democratic allies are pushing for a real crackdown on tech companies.
Paul McLeod
These Reporters Lost Their Jobs. Now They’re Fighting Back Against Big Tech.
John Stanton and Laura Bassett are warning about what they believe the tech industry is doing to journalism, as thousands have lost their jobs this year alone.
Rosie Gray
Sherrod Brown Suggested He’d Consider Breaking Up Big Tech Companies
The federal government “hasn’t been nearly aggressive enough on antitrust issues,” the Democratic senator from Ohio told AM to DM.
Ryan Brooks
When Cities Sign Secret Contracts With Big Tech Companies, Citizens Suffer
Tech companies shopping for real estate are asking local officials to sign NDAs — and cutting taxpayers out of the loop.
Caroline O'Donovan
Tim Cook Called For A New Law To Mitigate The Intrusion Of Big Tech Firms Into People's Lives
“We see vividly, painfully how technology can harm, rather than help,” the Apple CEO said on Wednesday.
Pranav Dixit
Infowarzel: A Guide To Big Tech's Infowars Fiasco
Welcome to Infowarzel, a newsletter about Big Tech, the pro-Trump media, and the internet's daily information wars. If you haven't yet, you can subscribe to this newsletter right here.
Charlie Warzel
Data Is The New Oil, So Big Tech Is Pushing For A Digital Free Trade Deal
Decades ago it was pharmaceuticals, oil and food. Now tech giants want data to be the next frontier in the free trade agenda.
Burcu Kilic
Big Tech Cannot Stop Shooting Itself In The Foot
Trust, arguably more than ever, is Silicon Valley’s most coveted feature now. And blunders coming from tech’s biggest companies now feel more unsettling.
Charlie Warzel
The Big Tech Companies Can’t Stop The Bleeding In Washington
Silicon Valley came to DC to contain its Russian ad crisis. But its march on Washington proved that companies like Facebook and Google still don't know how to talk about their power without making people uneasy.
Charlie Warzel
The Big Tech Platforms Still Suck During Breaking News
Facebook, Google, and Twitter always promise to do better. Why can't they?
Charlie Warzel
2016: The Year We Stopped Listening To Big Tech’s Favorite Excuse
For a time, "We’re just a platform” was a handy excuse for the unexpected consequences of Silicon Valley's most important companies. But this year it stopped working.
Charlie Warzel
The 5 Big Tech Policy Battles Of 2017
As the tech industry navigates the first year of the Trump era, old conflicts over encryption and net neutrality will likely resurface, along with unsettled disputes over surveillance, censorship, and the spread of information.
Hamza Shaban
