#Google Play suspends Parler, Apple threatens to

#Google Play suspends Parler, Apple threatens to

“#Google Play suspends Parler, Apple threatens to” The app for a favorite social network of President Trump supporters will no longer be sold on Google Play — and Apple is also threatening to pull it, according to reports. Parler, which bills itself as “an unbiased social media focused on real user experiences and engagement,” can’t…

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#Why ban of @realDonaldTrump proves Twitter not ‘just a platform’

#Why ban of @realDonaldTrump proves Twitter not ‘just a platform’

“#Why ban of @realDonaldTrump proves Twitter not ‘just a platform’” So Twitter has “permanently banned” President Donald Trump’s account. While this will please Democrats, and perhaps lessen the (justifiable) heat the company is taking from regulators, it just proves again that Twitter’s claims that it is “just a platform” are hogwash. Some of Trump’s tweets…

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#Let’s not waste this crisis in American democracy

#Let’s not waste this crisis in American democracy

“#Let’s not waste this crisis in American democracy” Andrew MacDougall: The first step to removing the poison that’s infecting our political systems is to stop injecting it. Let’s start at home, on both the right and the left. Andrew MacDougall is a director at Trafalgar Strategy, and a former Head of Communications to Prime Minister…

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#Spoon licked by ‘Bridgerton’s Duke gets Instagram account

#Spoon licked by ‘Bridgerton’s Duke gets Instagram account

“#Spoon licked by ‘Bridgerton’s Duke gets Instagram account” Lusty lovers of “Bridgerton” are catapulting the Duke of Hastings’ spoon into lickety-split social media superstardom.  Critically acclaimed as the hottest working inanimate object in show business, the tea-stirrer’s sultry rendezvous with the Duke has set digital tongues wagging.  “I fantasize about being the Duke’s spoon,” a…

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#Twitter ‘most brazen’ and Google ‘most dangerous’

#Twitter ‘most brazen’ and Google ‘most dangerous’

“#Twitter ‘most brazen’ and Google ‘most dangerous’” ​Sen. Ted Cruz said he considers the big tech behemoths the largest threats to “free and fair elections” in the country because of their oversized influence, but Google tops the list because of its global reach. “I think hands down Google is the most dangerous company on the…

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#Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai in jail after bail revoked

#Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai in jail after bail revoked

“#Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai in jail after bail revoked” Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was ordered back into custody on Thursday after the city’s highest court revoked his bail — and the pro-democracy activist could remain behind bars until February.  Lai, 73, is the most high-profile person charged under Hong Kong’s national…

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#’Jeopardy!’ star Ken Jennings sorry for ‘insensitive’ tweets

#’Jeopardy!’ star Ken Jennings sorry for ‘insensitive’ tweets

“#’Jeopardy!’ star Ken Jennings sorry for ‘insensitive’ tweets” Did someone finally get the GOAT’s goat? “Jeopardy!” champ Ken Jennings has taken to Twitter to apologize for previous “insensitive” content he shared to the platform. In a thread posted Wednesday afternoon, Jennings, 46, wrote a mea culpa for past jokes he tweeted, expressing regret for “dumb…

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