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Parler reappears with help from Russian-owned security service6h ago ( January 19, 2021 at 10:00 AM ) By Nate Lanxon and Amy Thomson | Bloomberg
Parler, the free-speech social network, reappeared with the help of a Russian-owned web security service as the website hunts for a way around bans that took it offline earlier this month.
“Our return is inevitable due to hard work, and persistence against all odds,” Chief Executive Officer John Matze wrote in a new post, the latest since Amazon Web Services stopped hosting the site and it was banned from Apple Inc. and Google’s app stores. “Despite the...Tags: Apple, Google, Business, Politics, Technology, Cook, News, Microsoft, Russia, Sport, World news, Joe Biden, Social-media, Fbi, Soccer, Tim Cook 4 people like this. Like House Democrats call for accountability while Republicans call for unity and rail against 'cancel culture' in impeachment debateJanuary 13, 2021 at 5:27 PM Reuters
The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on Wednesday for the "incitement of insurrection" in the wake of last week's deadly Capitol siege.
During the House debate, Democrats argued Trump must be held accountable for provoking the violent mob, while Republicans called for "unity and healing" and defended the president's rhetoric and election lies.
Trump is the first president in American history to be impeached twice. His impeachment is also the most bipartis...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Florida, Politics, New York, Texas, News, Instagram, Maryland, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky 52 people like this. Like House members engage in a fiery debate over impeaching Trump for inciting an insurrection at the CapitolJanuary 13, 2021 at 3:59 PM Reuters
The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on Wednesday for the "incitement of insurrection" in the wake of last week's deadly Capitol siege.
During the House debate, Democrats argued Trump must be held accountable for provoking the violent mob, while Republicans called for "unity and healing" and defended the president's rhetoric and election lies.
Trump is the first president in American history to be impeached twice. His impeachment is also the most bipartis...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Florida, Politics, New York, Texas, News, Instagram, Maryland, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky 94 people like this. Like The House prepares to impeach the president after a fiery debate and as Trump is more isolated than everJanuary 13, 2021 at 3:59 PM Reuters
The House of Representatives is poised to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time for "incitement of insurrection" following last week's deadly Capitol siege.
Debate over the article of impeachment began shortly after 9 a.m. ET and can be watched online on C-SPAN, YouTube, and the House's official website.
Scroll down to watch the livestream and follow Insider's live coverage of the historic event.
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The House of Represe...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Florida, Politics, New York, News, Instagram, Maryland, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky, Senate 131 people like this. Like Democratic Rep. Cori Bush makes a fiery speech calling to impeach 'the white supremacist in chief'January 13, 2021 at 3:05 PM Reuters
The House of Representatives is poised to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time for "incitement of insurrection" following last week's deadly Capitol siege.
Debate over the article of impeachment began shortly after 9 a.m. ET and can be watched online on C-SPAN, YouTube, and the House's official website.
Scroll down to watch the livestream and follow Insider's live coverage of the historic event.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
The House of Represe...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Florida, Politics, New York, News, Instagram, Maryland, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky, Senate 66 people like this. Like LIVE: House minority leader Kevin McCarthy says Trump 'bears responsibility' for the Capitol siege and shoots down antifa conspiracy theoriesJanuary 13, 2021 at 1:53 PM Reuters
The House of Representatives is poised to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time for "incitement of insurrection" following last week's deadly Capitol siege.
Debate over the article of impeachment began shortly after 9 a.m. ET and can be watched online on C-SPAN, YouTube, and the House's official website.
Scroll down to watch the livestream and follow Insider's live coverage of the historic event.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
The House of Represe...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Florida, Politics, New York, News, Instagram, Maryland, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky, Senate 54 people like this. Like LIVE: Rep. Cedric Richmond says some Republicans are 'co-conspirators' in the insurrection and tells them to 'man up, woman up,' and defend the ConstitutionJanuary 13, 2021 at 1:08 PM Reuters
The House of Representatives is poised to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time for "incitement of insurrection" following last week's deadly Capitol siege.
Debate over the article of impeachment began shortly after 9 a.m. ET and can be watched online on C-SPAN, YouTube, and the House's official website.
Scroll down to watch the livestream and follow Insider's live coverage of the historic event.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
The House of Represe...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Politics, New York, News, Instagram, Maryland, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky, Senate, White House 90 people like this. Like Walmart, Amazon and other US corporate giants in cutting off donations to Republican lawmakers who opposed Biden's certification as presidentJanuary 12, 2021 at 4:45 PM Supporters of US President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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Walmart will halt political donations to lawmakers that opposed certifying president-elect Joe Biden's victory.
It joins Amazon, Morgan Stanley, Dow, and AT&T in deciding to cut funding to specific Republicans.
Separately, JP Morgan, Citibank, Microsoft, and Facebook said they will temporarily pause all political donations to both Republicans and Democrats...Tags: Google, Amazon, Facebook, Politics, Microsoft, Congress, Hotels, Finance, Senate, US, Trends, Tech, General Motors, Walmart, Bloomberg, Joe Biden 139 people like this. Like Trump claims people think his rally that incited the deadly Capitol riot was 'totally appropriate'January 12, 2021 at 11:06 AM US President Donald Trump.
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Speaking publicly for the first time on Tuesday, President Donald Trump told reporters that "people" believe a speech he gave that incited last week's deadly Capitol insurrection was "totally appropriate."
He also said the push to impeach him over his incitement of the insurrection was "absolutely ridiculous," adding that there was "tremendous anger" over it, though he didn't specify who was angry.
The president has lost hi...Tags: Apple, Google, Facebook, Politics, News, Instagram, Congress, Senate, White House, US, Trends, House, House Of Representatives, Portland, Republican, Seattle 109 people like this. Like YouTube rival Rumble is suing Google for at least $2 billion, saying the search giant abuses its monopoly powerJanuary 12, 2021 at 6:52 AM Rumble has become popular with conservatives, who say they are suppressed by Big Tech.
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Canadian video-sharing platform Rumble is suing Google over claims the tech giant is "unfairly rigging its search algorithm" to preference YouTube videos in its search results.
Rumble is a direct rival to YouTube, and has become popular with conservative US figures who say they are being censored by established tech platforms.
The lawsuit indicates that Google and other major tech playe...Tags: Google, Amazon, Twitter, Technology, California, Youtube, US, Toronto, Trends, Antitrust, Republican, Alphabet, Business Insider, Sean Hannity, Devin Nunes, US Capitol 84 people like this. Like Amazon joins Airbnb, Marriott, and other US corporate giants in cutting off donations to Republican lawmakers who opposed Biden's certification as presidentJanuary 12, 2021 at 4:16 AM Supporters of US President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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Amazon has become the latest US corporate giant to cut off donations to GOP lawmakers who objected to certifying Democrat Joe Biden as president.
It joins Morgan Stanley, Dow, and AT&T in deciding to cut funding to specific Republicans.
Separately, JP Morgan, Citibank, Microsoft, and Facebook said they will temporarily pause all political donations to both...Tags: Google, Amazon, Facebook, Politics, Microsoft, Congress, Hotels, Finance, Senate, Boston, US, Trends, Tech, General Motors, Bloomberg, Joe Biden 139 people like this. Like Google joins Microsoft and Facebook in freezing all political contributions following the Capitol siegeJanuary 11, 2021 at 2:11 PM Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during Google I/O 2016
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Google will halt political contributions following the deadly siege of the US Capitol building last week.
"We have frozen all NetPAC political contributions while we review and reassess its policies following last week's deeply troubling events," a Google spokesperson told Insider.
Microsoft and Facebook also announced Monday they would freeze political contributions following the attack.
"The lawlessness...Tags: Google, Facebook, Politics, News, Microsoft, Congress, Youtube, Trends, Joe Biden, United States, Capitol Hill, Republican, Biden, Donald Trump, Morgan Stanley, Dow 149 people like this. Like Marriott, Morgan Stanley, Dow, and other US firms are cutting off donations to Republican politicians that opposed Biden's certification as presidentJanuary 11, 2021 at 11:45 AM Supporters of US President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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Marriott, Morgan Stanley, and Dow are among companies cutting off donations to GOP lawmakers who objected to certifying Democrat Joe Biden as president.
Goldman Sachs is reportedly likely to follow suit.
Separately, JP Morgan, Citibank, Microsoft, and Facebook said they will temporarily pause all political donations to both Republicans and Democrats comple...Tags: Facebook, Politics, Microsoft, Congress, Hotels, Finance, Senate, US, Trends, Tech, General Motors, Joe Biden, Companies, Gop, Ford, Washington Dc 142 people like this. Like Marriott, Morgan Stanley, Dow, and other US firms are cutting off Republicans that opposed Biden's certification as presidentJanuary 11, 2021 at 11:45 AM Supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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Marriott, Morgan Stanley, and Dow are among companies cutting off donations to GOP lawmakers who objected to certifying Democrat Joe Biden as president.
Goldman Sachs is reportedly likely to follow suit.
Separately, JP Morgan and Citibank said they will temporarily pause all political donations to both Republicans and Democrats completely.
Last We...Tags: Facebook, Politics, Congress, Hotels, Finance, Senate, US, Trends, Tech, General Motors, Joe Biden, Companies, Gop, Ford, Washington Dc, Mary Barra 115 people like this. Like In the wake of the Capitol siege, Marriott, Morgan Stanley, and other US firms are cutting off Republicans that opposed Biden's certification as presidentJanuary 11, 2021 at 5:32 AM Supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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Marriott, Morgan Stanley, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and Commerce Bank have cut off donations to GOP lawmakers who objected to certifying Democrat Joe Biden as president, and Goldman Sachs is reportedly likely to follow suit.
JP Morgan and Citigroup have all said they will temporarily pause all political donations to both Republicans ...Tags: Facebook, Politics, Congress, Hotels, Finance, Senate, US, Trends, Tech, General Motors, Joe Biden, Companies, Gop, Ford, Washington Dc, Mary Barra 98 people like this. Like In the wake of the Capitol siege, Marriott, Morgan Stanley, Dow, and other US firms are cutting off Republicans that opposed Biden's certification as presidentJanuary 11, 2021 at 5:32 AM Supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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Marriott, Morgan Stanley, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and Commerce Bank have cut off donations to GOP lawmakers who objected to certifying Democrat Joe Biden as president, and Goldman Sachs is reportedly likely to follow suit.
JP Morgan and Citigroup have all said they will temporarily pause all political donations to both Republicans ...Tags: Facebook, Politics, Congress, Hotels, Finance, Senate, US, Trends, Tech, General Motors, Joe Biden, Companies, Gop, Ford, Washington Dc, Mary Barra 95 people like this. Like Parler sues Amazon after being banned from Amazon Web ServicesJanuary 11, 2021 at 5:12 PM Hi! Welcome to the Insider Advertising daily for January 12. I'm Lauren Johnson, a senior advertising reporter at Business Insider. Subscribe here to get this newsletter in your inbox every weekday. Send me feedback or tips at [email protected]'s news: Parler sues Amazon after being banned from Amazon Web Services, Google freezes political donations, and new research reveals how people subscribe to streaming services.
This illustration picture shows social media application...Tags: Google, Amazon, Facebook, Europe, Hbo, Media, Microsoft, Advertising, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Digital Media, Marriott, Streaming, Republican, Morgan Stanley 75 people like this. Like Marriott is pulling donations to Republicans who voted to overturn the election, while JP Morgan and Citigroup are halting political donations altogetherJanuary 10, 2021 at 12:40 PM Supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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Marriott, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and Commerce Bank have cut off donations to GOP lawmakers who objected to certifying Democrat Joe Biden as president.
JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup have all said they will temporarily pause all political donations to both the Republicans and Democrats completely.
Last Wed...Tags: Facebook, Politics, Congress, Hotels, Finance, Senate, US, Trends, Tech, General Motors, Joe Biden, Companies, Gop, Ford, Washington Dc, Mary Barra 103 people like this. Like Amazon Web Services gives Parler 24-hour notice that it will suspend services to the companyJanuary 9, 2021 at 10:07 PM Parler is at risk of disappearing, just as the social media network popular among conservatives was reaching new heights of popularity in the wake of President Donald Trump’s ban from all major tech social platforms.
Amazon Web Services, which provides backend cloud services, has informed Parler that it intends to cut ties with the company in the next 24 hours, according to a report in BuzzFeed News. Parler’s application is built on top of AWS infrastructure, services that are critical for...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, TC, Washington, Government, Tech, Policy, Washington Dc, Aws, Republican, Donald Trump, Wood, Amazon Web Services, Trump, Mike Pence 44 people like this. Like Social platforms flex their power, lock down Trump accountsJanuary 7, 2021 at 1:53 PM By DAVID KLEPPER and MATT O’BRIEN
After years of treating President Donald Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric with a light touch, Facebook and Instagram are silencing his social media accounts for the rest of his presidency. The move, which many called justified following Wednesday’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, is also a reminder of the enormous power that social-media platforms can exercise when they choose.
Facebook and Instagram said Thursday they will bar Trump from posting at least until t...Tags: Google, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Business, Technology, Media, Instagram, Youtube, White House, Uncategorized, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer, Selena Gomez, Republican 10 people like this. Like Grammys delayed to March, and inside the Georgia senate ad battle: Wednesday Wake-Up CallJanuary 6, 2021 at 6:44 AM Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. If you're reading this online or in a forwarded email, here's the link to sign up for our Wake-Up Call newsletters. Grammys delayed to March
The Grammy Awards, scheduled to be one of the first big live events of 2021, has been postponed to March amid a COVID spike in Los Angeles. Organizers announced the move on Tuesday, following discu...Tags: Apple, Google, Europe, Microsoft, Advertising, Billie, Los Angeles, Georgia, Chicago, Sony, Cbs, Republican, Grammys, Staples Center, Federal Trade Commission, Ftc 3 people like this. Like Gillmor Gang: Full Stream AheadDecember 19, 2020 at 5:20 PM Twitter is shutting down Periscope, the video app it acquired several years ago when Facebook Live threatened to lap the field. When we stream the Gillmor Gang sessions, we send them to Facebook, Twitter, and an unlisted embed on YouTube. At one point, we planned to stream the sessions live on TechCrunch, but for now we’re posting the edited version there.
In the weeks leading up to January 20th, the live Telegram feed at https://t.me/Gillmorgang has been dominated by the Trump focus on overt...Tags: Apple, TC, Facebook, Video, Hbo, Hollywood, Senate, White House, Disney, Tech, Georgia, Intel, Ben Thompson, Stratechery, Netflix, Mtv 26 people like this. Like What Hunting Bigfoot Taught a Republican Congressman about Misinformation, Political Extremists, and GriftNovember 29, 2020 at 11:34 AM Republican congressman Denver Riggleman was once a defense contractor for America's National Security Agency. But in 2004, he paid more than $5,000 to join an amateur expedition searching for Bigfoot. Not because he believed in the mythical ape-like creature said to live in the woods, according to the Washington Post, but "to indulge a lifelong fascination: Why do people — what kind of people — believe in Bigfoot?"
"Now in one of his last acts as a Republican congressman from Virginia, Rigglem...Tags: Congress, Washington Post, America, Tech, Joe Biden, Bigfoot, Republican, Trump, Riggleman, Denver Riggleman, Virginia Riggleman, Bob Good R 150 people like this. Like YouTube just suspended OANN after it said the conservative media outlet promoted a fake cure for COVID-19November 24, 2020 at 5:44 PM A reporter with One America News Network works at a campaign rally with President Donald Trump on September 25, 2020 in Newport News, Virginia.
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YouTube has suspended the conservative media outlet OANN from posting videos and monetizing its content for a week after it posted a video promoting a fake COVID-19 cure.
The site's policies prohibit users from posting content that claims there is a guaranteed cure for the coronavirus disease.
The suspension comes as misin...Tags: Google, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, UK, News, Youtube, Senate, US, Trends, Georgia, Canada, World Health Organization, Susan Wojcicki, Republican, Donald Trump, Business Insider 148 people like this. Like Ignore the social media echo chambersNovember 24, 2020 at 1:35 PM Bernard Moon
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After Election Day, NPR, The Washington Post and various blogs described Amer...Tags: Social, Facebook, Column, Media, Obamacare, Obama, Washington Post, Opinion, Government, America, Social Media, Tech, Joe Biden, Netflix, Atlantic, House 38 people like this. Like Social media platform Parler wins over millions as some raise red flags about the siteNovember 20, 2020 at 12:20 PM Ann-Cherie Harden opened an account on Parler a year ago, long before the social media platform became a big hit, particularly among conservatives and supporters of President Donald Trump.
“I did that then so I would have a means of communication if Facebook and Twitter decide to monitor or censor private posts and try to control what I can share,” the Whittier woman said, adding that she now sees many others have joined her on the platform billing itself as “the world’s town square.”
Harden is ...Tags: Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Politics, News, Senate, White House, Los Angeles, Sport, Social-media, Soccer, United States, Ted Cruz, Fox News, Republican, Biden 27 people like this. Like Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are about to appear in front of Congress for a hearing on content moderation — here's how to watchNovember 17, 2020 at 10:00 AM Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for WIRED25; Francois Mori/AP
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are scheduled to appear before Congress on Tuesday in a virtual hearing on how the companies moderate content.
The hearing was scheduled after Twitter and Facebook banned or limited the reach of a dubious New York Post story about Joe Biden's son, a move that fueled Republicans' belief that the tech industry is biased against conservatives.
Republican lawmakers will likel...Tags: Google, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter, Post, New York Post, Politics, Congress, Senate, Trends, Joe Biden, Republican, Jack Dorsey, Donald Trump, Sundar Pichai, Cnet 120 people like this. Like Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg will face Congress again, this time about the electionNovember 16, 2020 at 6:09 PM After giving in to the looming threat of subpoenas, two of tech’s most high profile CEOs will again be grilled by Congress.
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will host Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg for what’s likely to be another multi-hour airing of assorted grievances. In this round, Republican lawmakers called the hearing to press the tech titans on “Censorship, Suppression, and the 2020 Election.” The hearing, which was scheduled before the election, was ap...Tags: TC, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter, New York Post, Congress, Youtube, Government, Senate, Tech, Joe Biden, Susan Wojcicki, Republican, Jack Dorsey, Kamala Harris, Dorsey 15 people like this. Like Congress will grill the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday during a hearing on content moderation hearing — here's how to watch and what to expectNovember 16, 2020 at 2:36 PM Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for WIRED25; Francois Mori/AP
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are scheduled to appear before Congress on Tuesday in a virtual hearing on how the companies moderate content.
The hearing was scheduled after Twitter and Facebook banned or limited the reach of a dubious New York Post story about Joe Biden's son, a move that fueled Republicans' belief that the tech industry is biased against conservatives.
Republican lawmakers will likel...Tags: Google, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter, Post, New York Post, Politics, Congress, Senate, Trends, Joe Biden, Republican, Jack Dorsey, Donald Trump, Sundar Pichai, Cnet 140 people like this. Like 10 things in tech you need to know todayNovember 12, 2020 at 3:04 AM U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks to the media after receiving a briefing from the transition COVID-19 advisory board on November 09, 2020 at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware. Mr. Biden spoke about how his administration would respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning.Have an Amazon Alexa device? Listen to this update by searching "Bu...Tags: Google, Facebook, UK, China, Softbank, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Canada, Alibaba, Airbnb, Republican, Biden, Nordic, Trump, Wilmington Delaware 131 people like this. Like |
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