Cristiano Lima
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Team Trump quietly launches new social media platform
GETTR will be the newest MAGA venture in this space. It’s being led by Trump’s former spokesman, Jason Miller. → Read More
House panel approves sweeping tech crackdown during overnight showdown
A package of bills aimed at reining in the industry's biggest players drew support from both Republicans and Democrats — but encountered fierce bipartisan opposition. → Read More
Progressives, moderate Democrats tussle over tech antitrust package
A package of antitrust bills to rein in the biggest U.S. tech companies is proving divisive for Democrats. → Read More
Trump will remain off Facebook for at least two years
The announcement comes its oversight board criticized the former president's indefinite ban. → Read More
MAGA world pans Stefanik
Donald Trump’s populist base has serious issues with the New York congresswoman who’s poised to replace Rep. Liz Cheney. → Read More
Trump still blocked from Facebook — for now
Facebook suspended Trump’s account nearly four months ago over fears he might incite additional violence after the Capitol attack. → Read More
Meet the people deciding Trump’s fate on Facebook
The ruling by the scholars, lawyers, activists and journalists who make up Facebook’s oversight board will reverberate across the world of social media. → Read More
Apple to reinstate Parler on its app store
Conservatives have skewered both Apple and Google for booting Parler from their app stores after the Jan. 6 riots. → Read More
Lawmakers rebuff Facebook’s proposed internet rules
Democrats and Republicans blasted Zuckerberg's plan to revamp Section 230 as self-serving. → Read More
YouTube CEO: Trump to be reinstated once ‘risk of violence’ passes
“We will lift the suspension of the Donald Trump channel when we determine the risk of violence has decreased,” Susan Wojcicki said at an event Thursday. → Read More
Facebook, Twitter CEOs in talks to testify at House hearing as soon as March
The exact focus of the hearing is not yet clear. → Read More
Jeff Bezos to step aside as Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos will transition to the role of executive chair. → Read More
Social media 'influencer' charged with spreading 2016 election disinformation
The arrest marks a rare instance of an individual facing criminal charges over a disinformation campaign carried out on prominent social media platforms. → Read More
Facebook refers Trump’s suspension to its independent 'supreme court'
"We think it is important for the board to review it and reach an independent judgment on whether it should be upheld.” → Read More
YouTube suspends Trump for at least a week
YouTube said late Tuesday it’s suspending Trump’s channel for at least one week for violating the company's policies. → Read More
The war between Silicon Valley and Washington takes a new turn
The takedown of President Donald Trump's Twitter account marks an assertion of power by an online industry that has suffered years of government scrutiny. → Read More
‘This is going to come back and bite ‘em’: Capitol breach inflames Democrats’ ire at Silicon Valley
Congress will "come back with a vengeance" at social media companies for helping foment the riots, top Senate Intelligence Committee Democrat Mark Warner said. → Read More
Tech CEOs to face bitter and bitterly divided Congress over election posts
Congress united over foreign meddling online four years ago. It’s split over domestic misinformation now. → Read More
Senate panel delays vote to subpoena Twitter, Facebook CEOs as some Republicans waver
The subpoenas would require the tech moguls to testify on the alleged "suppression and/or censorship" of the New York Post reporting. → Read More
Graham: Senate Judiciary to vote on subpoena for Facebook CEO
The panel is looking to compel the chiefs of Facebook and Twitter to testify on allegations of bias. → Read More