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Under pressure after the Capitol riot, self-styled militias are regrouping around anti-vaxx conspiracy theories

Surveillance footage from the US Capitol in January 6, which US prosecutors annotated to identify members of the Oath Keepers group. Department of Justice Far-right militias are regrouping around anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, experts told Insider. It appears designed to replenish the ranks after the Capitol riot threw the movement into disarray. Insider flagged a prominent militia group selling anti-vaxx t-shirts, which Facebook removed. See more stories on Insider's business page...
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Trump invokes one of Winston Churchill's WWII speeches in his lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter, and other tech companies

Trump has filed class-action lawsuits against major US tech companies Facebook, Twitter, and Google, as well as its top executives. Getty Former President Donald Trump sent an email to his followers reminiscent of Winston Churchill's wartime speech. "We'll fight in the courts, we'll fight in the legislatures, and we'll fight at the ballot boxes," read the email. Trump filed class-action lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter, and Google, as well as their top executives. See mor...
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Six months after Jan. 6, search is still on Capitol attackers

By Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael Kunzelman | Associated Press The first waves of arrests in the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol focused on the easy targets. Dozens in the pro-Trump mob openly bragged about their actions on Jan. 6 on social media and were captured in shocking footage broadcast live by national news outlets. But six months after the insurrection, the Justice Department is still hunting for scores of rioters, even as the first of more than 500 people already arrested have plea...
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Trump allies' new anti-censorship app for conservatives has already been overrun with porn, reports say

A screenshot of GETTR. Apple App Store GETTR, a social media app set up by a former Trump aide, officially launches on July 4. The anti-Twitter platform has already been flooded with pornographic spam comments, reports say. Despite its objection to censorship, GETTR said it reserves the right to "address" lewd content. See more stories on Insider's business page. A new, anti-censorship social media platform set up by Donald Trump's former aides has already been overrun with porn, r...
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A Florida pastor and his son were arrested in connection with the Capitol riot after a congregant gave them up

Protesters inside the Capitol on January 6. The Justice Department. A father-son pastor duo were arrested and charged on Thursday in connection with the Capitol riot. A congregant who accompanied them to Washington, DC, on January 6, helped authorities build a case. More than 500 people have been charged in the Capitol riot so far. See more stories on Insider's business page. A father and son pastor duo are the most recent accused Capitol rioters to be arrested and charged over their p...
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FBI raids North Hollywood home of actor seen at Capitol riot

FBI agents last week raided the North Hollywood home of an actor seen in social media videos inside the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6. Laura Eimiller, a spokeswoman for the FBI, confirmed that agents searched the home of Siaka Massaquoi in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 10. She said no one was arrested. Why the FBI raided Massaquoi’s home was unclear Sunday — a search warrant filed in advance of the raid was under seal, and the agency declined to comment about the investigation. But...
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A 24-year-old man accused of storming the Capitol in designer clothes has been ordered to stay at his parents' $4.5 million mansion as part of his pretrial release

Christian Kulas is seen in social-media videos shared by the FBI in charging documents. Department of Justice Christian Kulas, 24, was arrested Tuesday in connection to the Capitol riot. Charging documents included footage showing Kulas at the Capitol, wearing Burberry. As part of his pretrial release, Kulas agreed to live at his family's $4.5 million mansion. See more stories on Insider's business page. A 24-year-old man from the wealthy suburbs of Chicago was arrested early Tuesd...
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Man Who Allegedly Stormed U.S. Capitol Decked Out In Burberry Coat Arrested

Christian Kulas, 24, posted Instagram videos from inside the Capitol, according to court documents.
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Man Who Allegedly Stormed Capitol Decked Out In Burberry Coat Arrested

Christian Kulas, 24, posted Instagram videos from inside the Capitol, according to court documents.
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Capitol riot attendee argued she was allowed inside the building on January 6 because she looked up the hours online and it said it was open

Screenshots taken from open source video that show Baez in the Capitol crypt on January 6. Department of Justice A California woman was arrested and charged in connection to the Capitol riot on Friday in Alabama. Stephanie Baez boasted about her attendance on her Instagram during and after the insurrection, prosecutors allege. She told authorities she was allowed to be in the building because she previously confirmed online that the Capitol would be open. See more stories on Insider's...
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Donald Trump's latest attempt to return to Twitter ends a day later with a suspension

Donald Trump. Getty Images Getty A new Twitter account associated with Donald Trump was suspended. The account @DJTDesk was suspended for violating Twitter's policies. Twitter banned Trump from the site earlier this year following the Capitol insurrection. See more stories on Insider's business page. Twitter suspended former president Donald Trump's latest attempt to get back on the social media site.The new account, called @DJTDesk, on Thursday morning read "account suspended...
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Comments on the Oversight Board’s Decision Regarding Trump’s Facebook Account

Today, the Oversight Board issued its decision regarding Facebook’s decision to suspend Trump’s account for two posts Trump made during the January 6 insurrection. The decision covers a lot of ground (it’s nearly 12k words), and I’ll only cover part of it. The decision has three main points: Trump violated Facebook’s rules. Facebook was justified to suspend Trump’s account, but it was not justified to suspend it for an indefinite period. Facebook should publicly clarify several policies. The ...
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Facebook Oversight Board upholds decision to ban Trump, asks FB to look at own 'potential contribution' to 'narrative of electoral fraud'

Looks like you can safely ignore that friend request... forever The Facebook Oversight Board has upheld former President Donald Trump’s ban from Facebook and Instagram - but not before advising the platform to look at its own role in the Capitol-storming mess.…
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Facebook Oversight Board upholds Donald Trump’s suspension from the platform

By Brian Fung | CNN Business Facebook can keep blocking former President Donald Trump from using its platform, the social network’s court-like Oversight Board said Wednesday. The landmark move affirms the company’s decision to suspend Trump in January after the US Capitol riots. However, the board said Facebook must review the decision within six months. The decision also applies to Facebook-owned Instagram where Trump has an account. Trump has almost 60 million followers across Facebook and In...
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Trump’s Facebook ban should not be lifted, network’s oversight board rules

Trump’s account suspended in wake of Capitol attackFormer president also banned from Instagram and TwitterDonald Trump’s Facebook account should not be reinstated, the social media giant’s oversight board said on Wednesday.Facebook suspended Trump’s account after the Capitol attack of 6 January, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed Congress in an attempt to overturn the former president’s defeat by Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Trump was initially suspended from Facebook and Ins...
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For Trump and Facebook, judgment day is around the corner

Facebook unceremoniously confiscated Trump’s biggest social media megaphone months ago, but the former president might be poised to snatch it back. Facebook’s Oversight Board, an external Supreme Court-like policy decision making group, will either restore Trump’s Facebook privileges or banish him forever on Wednesday. Whatever happens, it’s a huge moment for Facebook’s nascent experiment in outsourcing hard content moderation calls to an elite group of global thinkers, academics and political f...
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10 Things in Politics: The Instagram account behind DC's best gossip

Good morning, and May the Fourth be with you. Welcome back to 10 Things in Politics, your weekday look at the biggest stories in DC and beyond. Sign up here to receive this newsletter.Send tips to [email protected] or tweet me at @BrentGriffiths.Here's what we're talking about:A very DC diversion is this anonymous Instagram accountBill and Melinda Gates are ending their 27-year marriageRep. Liz Cheney is in hot water with some fellow Republicans, againOne thing to look out for today...
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The DOJ said it caught a Capitol rioter by going undercover at his job

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they push barricades to storm the US Capitol in Washington D.C on January 6, 2021. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images The DOJ arrested a Capitol rioter after unsuccessfully searching for him for three months. Stephen Randolph was arrested in Kentucky on April 20. Court filings show undercover FBI agents recorded him at his workplace admitting his involvement. See more stories on Insider's business page. A man from Kentucky who...
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy begins to fade, but stubborn resistance remains among evangelicals

He has been pushed off Facebook and banned from Twitter, but Larry Cook battles on at StopMandatoryVaccination.com, where the Los Angeles man tries to explain why COVID-19 vaccines are evil and why President Donald Trump — who he insists will return to power — got one anyway. Kaiser Family Foundation Some evangelical Christians tie the vaccines to Satan, the Mark of the Beast and an impending apocalypse. And in sunny Surf City, Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz refuses to wear a mas...
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Facebook says it has removed the account of Capitol attack suspect Noah Green, and is in contact with law enforcement as they conduct their investigation

US Capitol police officers near a car that crashed into a barrier. Scott J. Applewhite/AP Facebook confirmed to Insider that it removed the account of Capitol attack suspect, Noah Green. The suspected attacker has also been described as a Nation of Islam devotee. He reportedly posted content on Facebook about the "end times," as well as his personal struggles. See more stories on Insider's business page. Facebook has confirmed that it pulled the account of Noah Green, a suspect in ...
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Facebook says it has removed the account of the Capitol attack suspect, and is in contact with law enforcement as they conduct their investigation

US Capitol police officers near a car that crashed into a barrier. Scott J. Applewhite/AP Facebook confirmed to Insider that it removed the account of Capitol attack suspect. The suspected attacker has also been described as a Nation of Islam devotee. He reportedly posted content on Facebook about the "end times," as well as his personal struggles. See more stories on Insider's business page. Facebook has confirmed that it removed the account of Noah Green, who multiple outlets iden...
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Jared Kushner is a 21-year-old college student. Jared Kushner also works in Canadian real estate. And they're ready to reclaim their name from Donald Trump's son-in-law.

Jared Kushner stands for a televised interview in 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Jared Kushner, former senior advisor to former President Trump, is finally out of the spotlight. For two men also named Jared Kushner, this has mostly come as a relief. "As a person, [Kushner] seems kind of like a scumbag," one Kushner living in Florida told Insider. See more stories on Insider's business page. Jared Kushner remembers the first time he saw his name in a magazine. It was 2009, and Kushner, an ele...
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Facebook 'supercharged' the Stop the Steal campaign that led to the Capitol insurrection, US lawmaker says

People attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana US Rep. Mike Doyle says Facebook "supercharged" false election claims before the Capitol riots. Doyle referenced a viral Stop the Steal group on Facebook that attracted 365,000 members in 2 days. The comment came as the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google testify Thursday in front of Congress. See more stories on Insider's business page. A US Representative ...
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Trump's fake inauguration on March 4 was QAnon's latest vision that flopped. A new date is now being peddled to perpetuate the mind games.

Crowds gather outside the U.S. Capitol for the "Stop the Steal" rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images QAnon followers believed that March 4 would see former President Donald Trump reinstated as president. It was just the latest date in a long line of bizarre goalposts that continually shift. Followers of the conspiracy theory are looking forward to future dates that will herald epic changes. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. "Don...
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Trump Facebook ban draws flood of opinions as Oversight Board nears ruling over Capitol riot suspension

Pressure intensifies on Facebook Oversight Board as it nears decision on whether to reverse Trump's indefinite suspension from Facebook and Instagram         [Author: USA TODAY]
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A Georgia teen charged with shoving a police officer in the Capitol riot told his social media followers he was called to DC to 'fight'

Bruno Cua inside the Capitol, in pictures obtained by the FBI. FBI criminal complaint Bruno Cua, from Georgia, has been charged with assault on a federal officer in the Capitol riot. The 18-year-old was seen on video participating in the insurrection on January 6. He had urged others to "fight" and travel to Washington, DC, in the days before the riot. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. An 18-year-old from Georgia charged in the Capitol riot was seen on video shoving a...
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A Georgia teen accused of shoving a police officer in the Capitol riot told his social-media followers he was called to DC to 'fight'

Bruno Cua inside the Capitol, in pictures obtained by the FBI. FBI criminal complaint Bruno Cua from Georgia has been charged with assault on a federal officer in the Capitol riot. The 18-year-old was seen on video participating in the insurrection on January 6. He had urged others to "fight" and travel to Washington, DC, in the days before the riot. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. An 18-year-old from Georgia charged in the Capitol riot was seen on video shoving a C...
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10 things in tech you need to know today

Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning.Have an Amazon Alexa device? Listen to this update by searching "Business Insider" in your flash briefing settings.China blocked Clubhouse. The invite-only audio app remained uncensored in China until Monday, with citizens flocking to it to discuss political topics such as Xinjiang's Uighur detention camps and Taiwan independence.Te...
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The top influencer mansions where creators make content for TikTok and YouTube

TalentX Entertainment; VINNYGOTHEAT; 100 Thieves; Eli Chandler; Collab Crib; HoneyHouse; Skye Gould/Insider Hi, this is Amanda Perelli and welcome back to Insider Influencers, our weekly rundown on the influencer and creator economy. Sign up for the newsletter here.In this week's edition:An interactive database of the top influencer mansionsHow TikTok was a fashion brand's key to Gen ZThe best platforms for selling online coursesTikTok's newest star is ... Yahoo News Team RAR The ...
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Law enforcement veterans say the Capitol siege was just the tip of the iceberg of the 'cult-like' threat far-right extremists pose to the US

Rioters clash with police using big ladder trying to enter Capitol building through the front doors. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images National security veterans told Insider the Capitol siege was just the tip of the iceberg on threats by white, right-wing extremists. "The threat we're facing right now is not only real but deeply embedded — and cult-like," a former FBI agent told Insider. Another former FBI analyst detailed how extremists are using conspiracies to groom ...
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