#Letters to the editor — Jan. 16, 2021

#Letters to the editor — Jan. 16, 2021

“#Letters to the editor — Jan. 16, 2021” The Issue: Google, Apple and Amazon banning right-wing social-media app Parler from their stores. Many of my left-leaning friends are overjoyed with Amazon, Google and Apple combining their powers to pull the plug on their ideological rival, Parler (“Big Tech Goes Full Cartel,” Editorial, Jan. 11). Parler…

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#CA man sues Twitter over Trump ban

#CA man sues Twitter over Trump ban

“#CA man sues Twitter over Trump ban” The notoriously litigious, self-described California sex addict best known for suing Twitch over masturbation injuries allegedly caused by the video streaming platform’s “scantily clad gamers” has a new target—this time filing a lawsuit against Twitter, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ilhan Omar over the “overbearing pain and suffering”…

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#Letters to the editor — Jan. 15, 2021

#Letters to the editor — Jan. 15, 2021

“#Letters to the editor — Jan. 15, 2021” The Issue: Twitter’s removal of Team Trump’s accounts from its platform after the Capitol Hill attack. Like him or not, to censor the president of the United States is akin to censoring and discounting the opinions of millions of his followers and is an insult to our…

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#How TikTok’s sea shanty obsession started

#How TikTok’s sea shanty obsession started

“#How TikTok’s sea shanty obsession started” You’re welcome — for the tune you won’t stop humming for the rest of the day. The Internet has spoken: Sea shanties, historically associated with Scottish merchant-sailors, are the hottest viral music trend on social media — and not because of those cozy, timelessly chic fisherman sweaters. The trend…

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#Trump wanted to join Parler under pseudonym, CEO claims

#Trump wanted to join Parler under pseudonym, CEO claims

“#Trump wanted to join Parler under pseudonym, CEO claims” President Trump considered joining Parler under a pseudonym in the months before the controversial social network went dark, its chief executive claimed in court papers. Trump had thought about moving to the Twitter-like platform — which was popular with his supporters — under the name “Person…

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#Parler CEO says social media app may not return

#Parler CEO says social media app may not return

“#Parler CEO says social media app may not return” Parler CEO John Matze said his controversial social media platform may never get back online after major service providers accused it of failing to police violent content and booted it from their networks, according to a report. Matze said in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday…

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#Snapchat latest to ban Trump’s account after Capitol riot

#Snapchat latest to ban Trump’s account after Capitol riot

“#Snapchat latest to ban Trump’s account after Capitol riot” Snapchat is ghosting President Trump. The messaging app banned the president’s account on Wednesday, joining other tech firms who have moved to curb Trump’s posting since a mob of his supporters breached the US Capitol last week. Snapchat said it decided to indefinitely suspend the account…

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