Zelenskyy"s new T-shirt riffs on Trump — and annoyed the Kremlin
Zelenskyy"s new T-shirt riffs on Trump — and annoyed the Kremlin.....»»
Trump campaign has asked Meta to unblock the former president"s Facebook account
Former President Trump's campaign sent a letter to Facebook's parent company, Meta, Tuesday petitioning them to unblock his Facebook account, a source familiar with the letter tells CNN......»»
Trump tries to get back on Facebook, claims ban is electoral “interference”
Trump was banned in January 2021 for "incit[ing] violent insurrection." Enlarge / Police hold back Trump supporters outside the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021. (credit: Getty Images | Olivier Douliery/AFP) Forme.....»»
Inside Facebook"s high-stakes debate to reinstate Trump after a two-year ban
Facebook-parent Meta is preparing to announce one of the most consequential decisions in the company's history, a landmark move that will set a precedent for online speech and could affect the course of the 2024 US presidential election......»»
This haptic shirt shocked me at CES and I"m not sure I hated it
We test-drove OWO Haptic Gaming System at CES 2023 and felt sharp (and sometimes not particularly pleasant) stinging sensations......»»
Kremlin-backed hackers targeted a “large” petroleum refinery in a NATO nation
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds on, the country's hackers expand their targets. Enlarge / Fawley Oil Refinery on a bright day. (credit: Getty Images) One of the Kremlin’s most active hacking groups targeting Ukr.....»»
After Twitter users voted to oust Elon Musk as CEO, he wants to change how polls work
When Elon Musk polled Twitter users about whether to reinstate former President Donald Trump's account, he quickly followed through on the majority's wish to do so. "Vox Populi, Vox Dei," he pronounced via tweet, Latin for "the voice of the people is.....»»
Former US President Donald Trump sells out NFT trading cards
The former US president flogs 'gifts' showing him as a superhero, astronaut and Nascar driver......»»
TikTok might be too big to ban, no matter what lawmakers say
In July 2020, the same month former President Donald Trump said he would ban TikTok in the United States, Callie Goodwin of Columbia, South Carolina, posted her first video on the app to promote the small business she had started out of her garage du.....»»
Former US President Donald Trump launches $99 NFT collection
They depict the former US president in various guises including a superhero, astronaut and Nascar driver......»»
The real revelation from the "Twitter Files": Content moderation is messy
Before then-President Donald Trump was banned from Twitter after the Capitol riot last January, there was a debate among some employees about what to do with the company's most prominent and controversial user......»»
Elon Musk says Trump didn"t violate Twitter"s rules. The truth is more complicated
A series of internal Twitter documents shared on the social media platform Monday offer a glimpse into internal debates among some of the company's employees ahead of its decision to ban then-President Donald Trump following the January 6, 2021 attac.....»»
SNL riffs on "A Christmas Carol" & Apple Pay in bloody holiday skit
NBC's "Saturday Night Live" used Apple Pay as the punchline to a sketch that turned the concluding scene from "A Christmas Carol" into a bloodbath.SNL's 'A Christmas Carol' featuring Apple PaySaturday's broadcast of "SNL" included a lengthy sketch fe.....»»
Pentagon awards multibillion-dollar cloud contract to Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle
The Defense Department has named Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle as the winners of a multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract whose predecessor the Pentagon had to cancel amid Amazon's allegations that then-President Donald Trump had interfe.....»»
Meta told to overhaul moderation system for high-profile users like Donald Trump
Facebook accused of leaving dangerous content online to serve business interests. Enlarge (credit: Liu Guanguan/China News Service) Meta has been told its treatment of high-profile users, such as former US President Dona.....»»
Elon Musk says Twitter will offer "amnesty" to suspended accounts
Several accounts - including Donald Trump's - have already been reinstated by the multi-billionaire......»»
Why Donald Trump isn"t returning to Twitter (for now)
How the former US president might lose money if he starts tweeting......»»
European Parliament declares Russia a terrorism sponsor, then its site goes down
Pro-Kremlin group called Killnet takes credit. Enlarge / An iteration of what happens when your site gets shut down by a DDoS attack. The European Parliament website was knocked offline for several hours on Wednesday by.....»»
Hive is the latest Twitter alternative to gain steam — and to show how hard it would be to replace Twitter
Elon Musk's rocky takeover of Twitter has already been marked by mass layoffs, resignations and the reinstatement of former president Donald Trump's account, as well as other controversial figures, leaving many users uncertain about the direction of.....»»
Musk breaks promise to form Twitter moderation panel, blames activists
Activists say they would never make such a deal with Musk. Enlarge (credit: Theo Wargo / Staff | WireImage) When “Chief Twit” Elon Musk launched a poll to decide whether to reinstate Donald Trump’s Twitter account,.....»»
Elon Musk reinstates Donald Trump"s Twitter account following poll results
It was back in May while he was still in the protracted process of purchasing Twitter when Musk said it was a "mistake" to ban Trump as it alienated a large part of the country, "... So I guess the answer is I would reverse the permaban.".....»»