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Trump Admin Sets Up Page to Report Bias By Social Media Platforms

The Trump administration has set up a site to let people report on social media platforms that they believe have taken action against them for political reasons......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 15th, 2019

Encrypted messaging app Signal appears to be blocked in China alongside Jack Ma"s Alibaba browser, as Beijing cracks down on social-media platforms

Signal, the encrypted messaging app, is the second social-media app to be reportedly blocked in China this year, following audio app Clubhouse. Alibaba founder Jack Ma in January 2018. Wang HE/.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMar 16th, 2021

Mysterious attacks on at least a dozen tankers carrying Iranian oil are reportedly due to covert Israeli operations

The Trump admin. tacitly supported the Israeli operations, the report said, and the US does not appear to be doing anything to prevent it. Damage is seen on Iranian-owned Sab.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMar 12th, 2021

Russia slows down Twitter over ‘banned content’

The move highlights Moscow’s ongoing battle with U.S. social media platforms, which have helped galvanize protesters against President Vladimir Putin......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 10th, 2021

Trump plans a spectacular return to social media by the end of spring, top advisor says

Jason Miller said Trump will probably return on a non-mainstream online platform and it "will be a tectonic plate.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 7th, 2021

A CA Democrat compiled a report of social media posts by GOP lawmakers who voted to overturn the 2020 election - including 177 pages on Paul Gosar

The longest section of the report is Arizona at 257 pages, with 177 pages listing social media activity by Rep. Paul Gosar, a Republican from Arizona. Rep. Zoe Lof.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 5th, 2021

GameStop, Dogecoin Rallies Fueled By Social Media Bots: Cybersecurity Firm

GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) and other so-called meme stocks may have been given the boost on major social media platforms by bots, according to PiiQ Media, a Massachusetts-based cybersecurity company, Reuters read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMar 1st, 2021

Capitol Report: Biden matches Obama’s ‘social cost of carbon’ for now — it’s a figure roughly 50 times greater than Trump’s

President Biden’s climate-change team is temporarily returning to numbers used by the Obama administration to assign monetary value to curbing greenhouse gas emissions --- at $51 per ton......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 26th, 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

Facebook blocks news access in Australia as content fight escalates

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison lashed out on his own Facebook page, calling the social media giant's decision to block news "actions to unfriend Australia" that were "a.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneFeb 18th, 2021

Parler is back online, more than a month after tangle with Amazon knocked it offline

The social media site popular with Trump supporters went dark when its cloud support was cut......»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 15th, 2021

Melania Trump has been "bitter and chilly" toward her husband because of her tarnished reputation, a report says

Former first lady Melania Trump is disappointed that her reputation has been damaged by her husband's actions, according to CNN. Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump speak to the media before they depart the White Ho.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytFeb 13th, 2021

House committee asks if Trump was offered a stake in Parler

A House committee investigating conservative social media site Parler on Monday demanded answers about its ownership, possible ties to Russia and whether the company offered a significant stake to former President Trump to entice him to join the platform......»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 8th, 2021

Gab"s CEO says Trump doesn"t use the platform, after reports wrongly suggest he returned to social media

Since being banned from social .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 7th, 2021

Trump used Gab, a platform popular with the far-right, to break his social media silence with a post denouncing his impeachment trial

Trump's return on Gab comes after reports that the ex-pre.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 6th, 2021

Parler offered Trump"s company 40% ownership of the app to make it his go-to social media platform

Trump representatives discussed a deal with Parler where the president would post there four hours before other .....»»

Category: worldSource: nytFeb 5th, 2021

The SEC is hunting down possible misinformation on social media posts for signs of fraud in Reddit-driven trading frenzy, report says

Users of the Wall Street Bets forum took a jab at the regulator,.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 4th, 2021

Members of the 116th Congress rail against social-media companies but posted to Twitter and Facebook a record 2.2 million times

The Pew Research Center found lawmakers drew record-breaking followings on the platforms in 2019 and 2020 amid arguments over social-med.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 26th, 2021

Twitter bans MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell

The fierce Trump ally has repeatedly violated policies barring the spread of election misinformation, the social media giant says......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 26th, 2021

Trump opened an "Office of the Former President" to issue statements from Palm Beach as he remains barred from most social media

President.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytJan 26th, 2021

GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy says that "everybody across this country has some responsibility" for Capitol riots

McCarthy, the Republican House Minority Leader, pointed to Trump, Democrats, social media, and botched public safety efforts in his reasoning. President Donald Trump.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 23rd, 2021