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Washington Post throws Facebook under the bus, reports FB played key role on Jan. 6

Washington Post throws Facebook under the bus, reports FB played key role on Jan. 6 ****News Topic 249***** Facebook Played Major Role Coordinating ‘Capitol Riot’ As Sandberg Deflects Blame Facebook Played Major Role Coordinating ‘Capitol Riot’ As Sandberg Deflects Blame Over the last week, Twitter alternative Parler was summarily executed by Amazon, which kicked the […]

In “Staggering” Lack Of Self-Awareness, Twitter Lectures Uganda On Principles Of ‘Open Internet’

By Tyler Durden | Zero Hedge | January 13, 2021 Twitter decided that now would be a good time to weigh in on how things are going in Uganda of all places, where Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has taken the drastic action of temporarily banning Facebook and Twitter in the final hours leading up to Thursday’s […]

How Silicon Valley, in a Show of Monopolistic Force, Destroyed Parler

In the last three months, tech giants have censored political speech and journalism to manipulate U.S. politics, while liberals, with virtual unanimity, have cheered. By Glenn Greenwald | January 12, 2021 Critics of Silicon Valley censorship for years heard the same refrain: tech platforms like Facebook, Google and Twitter are private corporations and can host […]

Violent Right Wing Forces Have Been Activated, It Requires Strategic Action To Stop Them

Since the assault on the US Capitol on January 6 by right-wing Trump supporters, the fallout has been rapid. The Democrats, both elected officials and voters, were quick to jump on the impeachment train. Some elected officials are calling for Members of Congress who supported the events to resign and to refuse to seat them […]

Former US representative Ron Paul locked out of Facebook for undisclosed reasons

RT | January 11, 2021 Former US representative Ron Paul has been mysteriously locked out of his Facebook page and accused of “repeatedly going against our Community Standards.” The platform didn’t explain which content on Paul’s page flipped the switch. Paul tweeted a screenshot of his official Facebook page on Monday sporting a “You Have […]

Twitter’s ban on Trump will only deepen the US tribal divide

Anyone who believes locking President Donald Trump out of his social media accounts will serve as the first step on the path to healing the political divide in the United States is likely to be in for a bitter disappointment. The flaws in this reasoning need to be peeled away, like the layers of an […]
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Tech guru Durov warns Apple & Google pose threat to freedom, as Russian Senator says Trump Twitter ban a challenge to sovereignty

RT | January 11, 2021 The move by US Tech companies to censor US President Donald Trump has raised concern in Russia, with politicians and IT industry figures expressing concerns about it, and about its potential implications for political freedoms. Alexey Pushkov, a prominent Senator and Chairman of the Federation Council on Information Policy and […]