Facebook, Twitter Take Action After Trump Spreads False Information Again Drew Wilson | August 6, 2020 Deletions and a suspension got handed out by social media platforms after Trump claims that children are “almost immune” to COVID-19.
Twitter Begins Cleaning Out QAnon from It’s Platform Drew Wilson | July 22, 2020 It’s getting harder to intentionally spread misinformation. Twitter has started banning QAnon accounts and blocking QAnon URLs on the platform.
EFF Calls for Twitter End-to-End Encryption Following Hack Drew Wilson | July 20, 2020 After several high profile accounts were hacked, the EFF is calling for end-to-end encryption to better secure the users on the platform.
Donald Trump Slapped With Copyright Claim Over Linkin Park Song Drew Wilson | July 19, 2020 Impeached US president, Donald Trump, has once again found himself at the receiving end of a copyright claim. This time, it’s over a Linkin Park song.
Parler Begins Handing Out Bans Over Rule Violations and Harassment Drew Wilson | July 7, 2020 Parler has been touted for weeks as the censorship free version of Twitter. Now, it seems that Parler is also banning people who are flocking back to Twitter.
Trump Tweet About Violence Against Protesters Flagged, Bomb Threat Left Drew Wilson | June 24, 2020 Impeached president Donald Trump is ratcheting up the rhetoric on Twitter as usual. One threat was flagged while another was left alone.
Trump Has Tweet Flagged for Manipulated Media, DMCA’d and Taken Down Drew Wilson | June 23, 2020 Twitter has moderated another one of Trump’s tweets. This time, it was flagged for “manipulated media”. The Tweet has since been taken down for copyright infringement.
US Department of Justice Backs Section 230 Killing Legislation Drew Wilson | June 18, 2020 Trump’s legally questionable executive order that could kill the effectiveness of Section 230 got a big boost in support from the Department of Justice.
DMCA Used to Take Down Trump Campaign Video Drew Wilson | June 9, 2020 A copyright complaint saw a Trump campaign video get taken down. The video was taken down from Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Group Backed By Google, Facebook, and Twitter Sues Donald Trump Drew Wilson | June 3, 2020 The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), who is backed by the likes of Google, Facebook, and Twitter, has sued US President Donald Trump over his executive order.
