10 things in tech you need to know today

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1. Facebook shut down the "Stop the Steal" group. The popular group was awash with claims of voter fraud and allegations Democrats were trying to steal the election from Donald Trump.
   
   
2. Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter raced to police posts from Trumpworld. Trump surrogates including Steve Bannon and Donald Trump Jr. called for violence over the election results in violation of the platforms' policies.
   
   
3. Trump should be barred from Twitter, civil rights groups argued. Two national, nonpartisan organizations are calling for CEO Jack Dorsey to temporarily suspend President Donald Trump's Twitter account over multiple violations of the company's civic-integrity policy.
   
   
4. Facebook can measure for real-world violence. BuzzFeed News reported the platform can analyze potentially dangerous search terms and hashtags, and the metric has spiked 45% during the week of the election.
   
   
5. YouTube will allow false election result posts. It said videos making unverified and misleading claims that a candidate has won the presidential election do not violate the platform's guidelines.
   
   
6. TikTok admitted to censorship. UK policy executive Elizabeth Kantar told lawmakers that the company used to censor content critical of China, 'specifically with regard to the Uighur situation.'
   
   
7. Apple is expecting its first silicon-based laptops to boom. The firm has reportedly ordered 2.5 million units for early 2021, representing 20% of overall Mac shipments for 2019.
   
   
8. We know more about the DOJ trying to halt the Visa-Plaid merger. The Department of Justice is alleging Visa's motivation for acquiring the fintech stems from a desire to limit the startup's competitive threat to its $4 billion debit business.
   
   
9. Tech investors responded to a tight White House race. European venture capitalists told Business Insider that they hope Trump's alterations to the H-1B visa program, a huge draw for talent, will reduce Silicon Valley's power.
   
   
10. We analyzed how Prop 22 will impact gig economy giants. Labor experts tell Business Insider workers may get more than they had before but less than they would have as employees.