#Facebook tells staff not to wear its brand in public: report

#Facebook tells staff not to wear its brand in public: report

“#Facebook tells staff not to wear its brand in public: report” Facebook urged staffers not to sport the company’s brand in public following its crackdown on President Trump and his supporters, a new report says. The social-media giant’s security team issued an internal memo Monday telling staffers to avoid wearing or carrying branded gear out…

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#Merkel calls Trump’s Twitter ban ‘problematic’

#Merkel calls Trump’s Twitter ban ‘problematic’

“#Merkel calls Trump’s Twitter ban ‘problematic’” German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes Twitter‘s ban of US President Donald Trump is “problematic” because rules around free speech should be set by lawmakers rather than tech firms, her spokesman said on Monday. Spokesperson Steffen Seibert agreed with Twitter‘s decision to flag Trump’s tweets, as social network operators have to prevent their…

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# IMVU’s new blockchain-backed stablecoin goes live

# IMVU’s new blockchain-backed stablecoin goes live

“# IMVU’s new blockchain-backed stablecoin goes live ” IMVU’s new fiat-convertible VCOIN goes live on the social network.  Per a Jan. 12 company announcement shared with Cointelegraph, VCOIN is available for users of IMVU, starting today. IMVU already hosts over 27 million transactions a month using its non-blockchain-backed credits. VCOIN aims to give users involved…

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#Facebook to remove ‘stop the steal’ posts

#Facebook to remove ‘stop the steal’ posts

“#Facebook to remove ‘stop the steal’ posts” Facebook announced Monday that it would remove all content that includes the phrase “stop the steal” leading up at least to the presidential inauguration. The social media giant said it is “treating the next two weeks as a major civic event,” and using precaution following last week’s fatal…

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#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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