January 17, 2021 at 10:22PM A Twitter spokesperson said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene violated the company policy it recently used to remove thousands of QAnon-related
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Social Media Site Gab Is Surging, Even As Critics Blame It For Capitol Violence
January 17, 2021 at 12:00PM As federal investigators begin to launch criminal cases against some of the perpetrators of the violence, a growing chorus advocates
How Social Media Can Approach Free Speech During A Polarizing Time
January 16, 2021 at 12:55PM NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Daphne Keller, Platform Regulation Director at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center, about how social media
Parler Executive Responds To Amazon Cutoff And Defends Approach To Moderation
January 15, 2021 at 10:49PM Amazon took the social media platform Parler offline, saying Parler wasn’t removing threats of violence. Parler Chief Policy Officer Amy
Amazon Warehouse Workers To Decide Whether To Form Company’s First U.S. Union
January 15, 2021 at 06:53PM Some 6,000 workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., will begin voting on Feb. 8 on a groundbreaking possibility: whether
Retail Spending Dips For 3rd Straight Month As Infections Surge
January 15, 2021 at 01:43PM Restaurants and bars are reeling from persistent spikes of coronavirus cases. Earlier holiday sales also meant online shopping and electronics
Parler Insists It Would Not Knowingly Tolerate Criminal Activity On Its Site
January 15, 2021 at 10:06AM After big tech firms cut ties with Parler following the attack on the U.S. Capitol, NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to
To Help Gamers on Twitch, Dr. K Balances Mental Health Advice With Medical Ethics
January 13, 2021 at 10:08AM Dr. Alok Kanojia, known as Dr. K, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist specializing in addiction. He addresses mental health issues within
Amazon Says Parler Systematically Unwilling To Remove Violent Content
January 13, 2021 at 03:54PM Parler sued after Amazon Web Services booted it off the public Internet. The cloud service says the site has allowed
YouTube Joins Twitter, Facebook In Taking Down Trump’s Account After Capitol Siege
January 13, 2021 at 11:14AM The move, which suspends the president’s account for a week, comes after the video platform said a livestream of his