January 9, 2021 Adonis Hoffman: Twitter, Facebook right to block Trump — Big Tech must self-regulate to protect public safety Twitter and Facebook have the right to muzzle Trump for incitement following his call to protesters against his election defeat to march on the U.S. Capitol — leading to a riot that left five people dead. But their action raises troubling questions.
January 9, 2021 Brit Hume: Twitter's reasons for banning Trump are 'pure editorial judgments' 91±¬ÁÏ Senior Political Analyst Brit Hume is calling out big social media companies for making the decision to ban President Trump's accounts based on what he says are "pure editorial judgments."Â
January 9, 2021 Trump a Twitter rival? After ban, president says he's in talks with other platforms -- or may launch his own President Trump on Friday said he is considering other social media platforms and may even create his own after he was banned from Twitter in the wake of Wednesday's U.S. Capitol riot.
January 8, 2021 Man who led rioters up Capitol stairs identified as Iowan in local news reports A man captured in several videos and photographs at Wednesday's pro-Trump extremist siege of the U.S. Capitol has been identified as 41-year-old Doug Jensen.Â
January 8, 2021 Capitol Hill rioter fired after photos show him wearing work badge during siege A Maryland man was fired after reportedly being recognized in photographs taken at Wednesday's storming of the U.S. Capitol building.Â
January 8, 2021 Emily Ratajkowski questions Mark Zuckerberg's power after he bans Trump on Facebook Emily Ratajkowski called out Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for banning President Donald Trump on Facebook and Instagram after the Capitol riots on Wednesday.Â
January 7, 2021 After Capitol chaos, Snapchat joins Facebook and Twitter in clamping down on Trump’s account Snapchat has locked President Trump’s account in the wake of the rioting that engulfed the Capitol on Wednesday.
January 7, 2021 Facebook blocks Trump indefinitely after Capitol riot response Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said that President Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will be blocked "indefinitely," and for at least the next two weeks before Inauguration Day.
January 7, 2021 Capitol riots lead Selena Gomez to slam social media CEOs: 'You have all failed the American people' Selena Gomez said Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google and their respective CEOs "failed the American people" after riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
January 7, 2021 Trump to regain Facebook access Thursday night after account locked over response to Capitol violence President Trump will regain access to his Facebook account Thursday night after the social media giant locked him out of his account for the first time for violating its policies.