YouTube removed new content from US President Donald Trump’s channel, citing concerns about the potential of violence following the riot at the US Capitol last week.
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Shares of Twitter slumped 7% on Monday, on course to knock off about $2.5-billion from the market value of the company, after it permanently suspended the account of US President Donald Trump.
Restrictions on social media app Parler underscore how technology companies have increasingly been held accountable for the potential consequences of what happens on their services.
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Twitter has released plans for its new policy on how people are “verified” on the site, an area the company…
Twitter is expanding its version of Stories, a product that lets users post photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours, in an effort to encourage more sharing.
Twitter and Facebook both flagged posts by President Donald Trump that claimed a US supreme court decision on mail-in voting would lead to “rampant” fraud and was “very dangerous”.
The board of Twitter expressed support for CEO Jack Dorsey on Monday and said it had confidence in the social media company’s “current structure”.
Alphabet rallied, Apple sank and Twitter tumbled on Thursday after a mixed bag of quarterly reports from top-tier technology companies.
The cure for bad information is good information. If people are sometimes persuaded by the false, that’s a risk attendant upon the proper practice of democracy. By Stephen L Carter.