#Big Tech alums to fill Biden posts amid crackdown on Trump allies

#Big Tech alums to fill Biden posts amid crackdown on Trump allies

“#Big Tech alums to fill Biden posts amid crackdown on Trump allies” Senior employees of tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter are preparing to join President-elect Joe Biden’s administration amid a digital crackdown on President Trump’s supporters. The companies are purging their platforms after Wednesday’s Capitol riot and break-in by Trump supporters, in…

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#Parler sues Amazon Web Services after being forced offline

#Parler sues Amazon Web Services after being forced offline

“#Parler sues Amazon Web Services after being forced offline” Parler sued Amazon’s cloud-computing business Monday after the tech titan forced the controversial social network to go dark. The 18-page complaint filed in Seattle federal court claims Amazon Web Services’ decision to stop hosting Parler was a politically motivated scheme to protect Twitter — another Amazon…

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#Twitter stock plunges after banning President Trump

#Twitter stock plunges after banning President Trump

“#Twitter stock plunges after banning President Trump” Twitter’s stock price tumbled early Monday as investors appeared to balk at the social network’s decision to ban President Trump from posting. Shares in the San Francisco-based company tumbled 7.5 percent to $47.60 as of 8:07 a.m. in the first premarket trading session after it booted Trump from…

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#Rein in abusive Big Tech republic

#Rein in abusive Big Tech republic

“#Rein in abusive Big Tech republic” In the aftermath of Wednesday’s Capitol riot, Big Tech went nuclear.  Most prominently, Facebook and Twitter suspended President Trump’s accounts on their platforms: Facebook’s suspension will last though the president’s remaining time in office, while Twitter’s ban is permanent.  Trump was not the only prominent conservative figure suspended: former…

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#Calling a riot a riot and other commentary

#Calling a riot a riot and other commentary

“#Calling a riot a riot and other commentary” Media watch: Calling a Riot a Riot “Finally, the media understand how dangerous mobs can be,” snarks the Washington Examiner’s Eddie Scarry. “CNN’s Jake Tapper, Dana Bash and others” watched “aghast Wednesday,” as “thousands of President Trump’s supporters” breached the Capitol. But that “pro-Trump chaos” came after…

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#Tech bans are ‘assault on everybody’

#Tech bans are ‘assault on everybody’

“#Tech bans are ‘assault on everybody’” Parler CEO Mark Matze said Sunday that the “devastating” Big Tech ban of the right-wing app could put the company out of business, calling it “an assault on everybody.” His comment came a day after Amazon kicked the booming app off its web hosting services. “It’s devastating is what…

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#Apple joins Google in suspending Parler from App Store

#Apple joins Google in suspending Parler from App Store

“#Apple joins Google in suspending Parler from App Store” Apple is suspending Parler, the social media platform favored by President Trump’s supporters, from its application store. The tech giant said Saturday Parler failed to follow Apple’s guidelines by not removing harmful content from the platform. “Parler has not taken adequate measures to address the proliferation…

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#Google, Amazon & Apple Banning Parler From Their Platform/Services Is A Grave Warning For What’s To Come If This Keeps Up! » OmniGeekEmpire

#Google, Amazon & Apple Banning Parler From Their Platform/Services Is A Grave Warning For What’s To Come If This Keeps Up! » OmniGeekEmpire

“#Google, Amazon & Apple Banning Parler From Their Platform/Services Is A Grave Warning For What’s To Come If This Keeps Up! » OmniGeekEmpire” After the Capitol riot that took place in the U.S. it seems that a scapegoat was needed to divert all blame towards, and Parler, the “non-partisan” public social media just happened to…

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