#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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#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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