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Social media companies still airing violent Trump video

Memes are transforming politics — and posing new challenges to social media companies grappling with their policies for political content......»»

Category: topSource: washpostOct 15th, 2019

The Technology 202: Social media companies still airing violent Trump video

YouTube and Facebook added age restrictions......»»

Category: topSource: washpostOct 15th, 2019

: Trump returns to Twitter, condemns attack on Capitol, finally acknowledges election loss

President Donald Trump acknowledged his election loss and condemned an attack on the U.S. Capitol in a video on Twitter Inc. late Thursday, a day after his support for the attackers led to bans from social-media companies......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 7th, 2021

All the actions big tech companies have taken against Trump"s social media accounts following the US Capitol siege

Platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter have removed a video of Trump telling riote.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 7th, 2021

: Twitter and Facebook temporarily lock Trump’s accounts following Capitol siege

Social media companies condemned a video posted by President Donald Trump during a withering assault on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, and at least one threatened to boot him off its service......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 6th, 2021

: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube restrict, but don’t ban, Trump posts amid Capitol siege

Social media companies condemned a video posted by President Donald Trump during a withering assault on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, but stopped short of saying they would boot him off their services......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 6th, 2021

Violent spoof video of Trump killing his critics shows how memes have reshaped politics

The video's airing at a conservative event — and its mass sharing afterward — revealed how the once-fringe movements of online trolling and meme-making have helped reshape mainstream politics and the media......»»

Category: topSource: washpostOct 14th, 2019

Alex Jones Was Banned By Twitter For Mean Words, Yet Antifa Groups Calling For Assassination Thrive

Submitted by FarLeftWatch Antifa groups are using Twitter and Facebook to advocate for the assassination of President Trump While social media companies collude to silence right-of-center influencers, violent far-lef.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeSep 13th, 2018

What Discord Is, and Why Microsoft Covets It

Every month or two, a social media platform grabs the spotlight, intriguing some and baffling others. In 2020, former President Donald Trump’s campaign to banish TikTok brought outsize attention to the video app. Earlier this year, Clubhouse su.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 27th, 2021

After social-media sites booted Trump, Mexican leaders want to put "clear limits" on what those companies can do

"I don't like anyone ... to have their right taken away to send a message on Twitter or on Facebook," Mexico's president said on January 7. SAUL LOEB/AFP via.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 24th, 2021

The Trump ban across social media wasn"t censorship - it was a series of editorial decisions by media companies that call themselves social platforms

Becca Lewis says the difference between how social media companies present themselves and how they actually function is reaching a breaking point. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnav Becca Lewi.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytJan 17th, 2021

Far-right groups move online conversations from social media to chat apps — and out of view of law enforcement

After big tech companies kicked Trump off Twitter and shut down right-wing social network Parler, extremist groups are moving to encrypted chat apps like Telegram. It's making it tougher for police to look for future attacks......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 15th, 2021

President Trump lashes out at social media companies following Twitter ban

President Trump lashed out at Silicon Valley on Tuesday in his first public comments since Twitter banned him from the site, stressing the industry had done a “horrible thing for our country and to our country.".....»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 12th, 2021

Social media ETFs slump Monday in wake of Trump bans

Shares of social media companies were sharply lower Monday after several of them banned President Donald Trump from their platforms, helping drag down the exchange-traded funds that invest in them. Twitter Inc. shares were down .....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 11th, 2021

Twitter suspends Trump"s account, taking away his preferred soapbox

Twitter "permanently suspended" President Trump's account Friday afternoon, two days after his rhetoric and social media posts were blamed for sparking a violent siege of the U.S. Cap.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesJan 9th, 2021

Social media users are slamming a Hyatt hotel in Washington, DC, after a video surfaces showing Trump supporters parading around the hotel without masks

The Grand Hyatt Washington told the Trump .....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 7th, 2021

Column: It is not just Trump. Blame California social media companies for D.C. riot too

Companies such as Facebook and Twitter have .....»»

Category: topSource: latimesJan 7th, 2021

Column: It is not just Trump. Blame California social media companies for DC riot too

Companies such as Facebook and Twitter have .....»»

Category: topSource: latimesJan 6th, 2021

: Twitter flags Biden video retweeted by Trump as ‘manipulated media’

The tweet came from Dan Scavino, the White House’s social media director, who posted an edited video of former Vice President Joe Biden saying: “We can only re-elect Donald Trump.”.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 8th, 2020

The Technology 202: Democrats call for Facebook, Twitter to take down edited Nancy Pelosi video

It’s likely just the start of an ongoing battle between social media companies and politicians about altered media......»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 10th, 2020

Trump shared an edited Pelosi video on social media, highlighting a gray area in the debate over disinformation

A video tweeted by President Trump of Ho.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 7th, 2020