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Judge refuses to reinstate Parler after Amazon shut it down

Judge refuses to reinstate Parler after Amazon shut it down

U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein sided with Amazon, which argued that Parler would not remove posts from its site that threatened public safety in the wake of the riots on the Capitol.
by Bobby Allyn

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Twitter temporarily suspends congresswoman over election fraud claims

Twitter temporarily suspends congresswoman over election fraud claims

Twitter on Sunday temporarily suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican congresswoman from Georgia who has expressed racist views and support for QAnon conspiracy theories online.
by The Associated Press

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Twitter CEO tweets about banning Trump from site

Twitter CEO tweets about banning Trump from site

Twitter kicked President Donald Trump off of its site following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. CEO Jack Dorsey said major corporations have too much power and pose a risk to a "free" internet.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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Tech giants join corporate reckoning over political spending

Tech giants join corporate reckoning over political spending

Money-in-politics groups have welcomed this unusually widespread — and self-initiated — reckoning by corporations over their own role in contributing to the nation's current political state.
by Alina Selyukh

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Parler sues Amazon, seeking to restore web service

Parler sues Amazon, seeking to restore web service

"Over the past several weeks, we've reported 98 examples to Parler of posts that clearly encourage and incite violence," Amazon Web Services said, according to court documents.
by Bill Chappell

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How online sleuths identified rioters at the Capitol

How online sleuths identified rioters at the Capitol

As researchers gave the online video and photos closer scrutiny, they produced forensic evidence that has identified those involved.
by Greg Myre

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Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphone

Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphone

Though stripped of his Twitter megaphone, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach. They are led by the far right-friendly Parler, though that's getting increasingly difficult. Parler has already had its wings clipped, however. Google and Apple have removed it from their online stores and Amazon has kicked it off its web-hosting service.
by The Associated Press

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Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone

Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone

President Donald Trump may launch his own online platform. But that won't happen overnight, and free speech experts anticipate growing pressure on all social media platforms to curb incendiary speech as Americans take stock of Wednesday’s violent takeover of the U.S. Capitol by a Trump-incited mob.
by The Associated Press

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