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Twitter executives were hesitant to ban Trump after Jan. 6, challenging the right-wing narrative that the company was quick to de-platform conservatives, WaPo reports
Twitter's safety policy team initially felt that Trump's tweets after Jan. 6 didn't violate policy,…
Lloyd Lee
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Judge blocks Texas bill aimed at preventing social media companies from deplatforming people based on their 'viewpoint'
A federal judge said the Texas bill "prohibits virtually all content moderation" and violates the F…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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A judge blocked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' 'deplatforming' law, saying it would violate social-media companies' First Amendment rights
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wanted to stop Facebook, Twitter, and social-media firms suspending polit…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Binance says it de-platformed Russian crypto exchange Suex earlier this year even before it was sanctioned by the US Treasury
"Make no mistake - this is a positive development for the industry and the millions of innovators, …
Isabelle Lee
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill stopping tech companies deplatforming people based on users' political 'viewpoint'
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claimed that social-media companies were trying to "silence conservative ide…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Trump says Mark Zuckerberg 'used to come to the White House to kiss my ass' and calls the Facebook CEO 'sick' for deplatforming him
Legal experts say Trump's lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter, and Google are flawed and doomed to f…
Eliza Relman
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Groups representing Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, and Google are suing Florida over Gov. DeSantis' new bill banning online 'deplatforming'
The lawsuit, filed by two tech industry groups, called Governor Ron DeSantis' new bill a "smorgasbo…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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YouTubers are campaigning to deplatform an influencer over eating disorder concerns. Experts say that won't fix the problem.
Eugenia Cooney has been the topic of discussion for years because of her appearance and the potenti…
Lindsay Dodgson
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UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal hints he may leave Twitter after it de-platformed 'the cool kids' like Donald Trump
Jorge Masvidal previously said President Donald Trump was a 'bad mother-f-----' because of the mone…
Alan Dawson
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What is Gab? The far-right social media site that Google and Apple banned and that is still gaining thousands of new users after Twitter and Facebook deplatformed Trump
Gab was launched in 2016 for users who don't like Twitter and Facebook's rules on false facts and h…
Katie Canales
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Elon Musk is helping fuel the flames of far-right rioting on X. An expert says his own platform is radicalizing him.
The UK government condemned Elon Musk's claim that "civil war is inevitable" in Britain, saying the…
Beatrice Nolan
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The return of Wayne LaPierre: in 2nd NY trial, NRA's former 'king' fights for the right to resume some role at gun lobby
The National Rifle Association's former "king" is fighting NY AG Letitia James, who he says is bent…
Laura Italiano
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People are critcizing YouTube for inaction after Jacksfilms said he was doxxed by a rival creator to her 34 million followers
Big creators including Philip de Franco and Jacksepticeye are among those criticizing YouTube for n…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Andrew Tate was detained in Romania over a UK arrest warrant and his fans are already spreading conspiracy theories
Andrew Tate has been detained in Romania and handed an arrest warrant by British authorities, accor…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Influencer Andrew Tate is being released from Romanian jail and placed under house arrest along with his brother and associates
The ruling comes after Andrew Tate and his associates spent close to four months in detention, with…
Azmi Haroun
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Police say YouTuber Eugenia Cooney is fine, after a flood of calls from people worried about how thin she looked
A police sergreant in Greenwich, Connecticut, told TMZ that Eugenia Cooney was not in trouble, afte…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Judge refuses to let Andrew Tate out on bail, leaving him in a Romanian jail as his online presence dwindles
Andrew Tate has been in jail since December as Romanian prosecutors have gathered evidence related …
Azmi Haroun,Erin Snodgrass
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NYT's Maggie Haberman says Trump gave a 'menacing' stare in his mugshot because he 'doesn't want to look weak'
Trump has used his four indictments and the mugshot as a rallying cry to his supporters as he remai…
John L. Dorman
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AOC celebrates as Tucker Carlson is ousted from Fox News: 'Couldn't have happened to a better guy'
"Deplatforming works and it is important and there you go — good things can happen," Rep. Ale…
Natalie Musumeci,Madison Hall
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The new Instagram Threads app was briefly accessible from desktop. Here's what the Twitter rival looks like.
A web version of Meta's new Twitter rival Threads was briefly accessible on Wednesday. Here's what …