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ReportingAug 3, 2020Read →

Lawmakers Welcome TikTok US Sale as White House Adviser Raises Concerns

U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Monday joined other senators in backing an American company to purchase Chinese-owned video app TikTok’s U.S. operations, while a senior White House adviser raised concerns…

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ReportingAug 3, 2020Read →

Exclusive: Trump Gives Microsoft 45 Days to Clinch TikTok Deal

President Donald Trump only agreed to allow Microsoft Corp to negotiate the acquisition of popular short-video app TikTok if it could secure a deal in 45 days, three people familiar with the matter said on…

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ReportingAug 1, 2020Read →

Trump Says Will Ban Tiktok Amid Pressure on Chinese Owner to Sell

President Donald Trump said on Friday he would sign an executive order as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok in the United States, ratcheting up the pressure on the popular short-video app’s Chinese owner to sell it. The…

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ReportingAug 1, 2020Read →

Florida Teen Accused of Masterminding Twitter Hack That Hit Biden, Musk

A 17-year-old Florida boy masterminded the hacking of celebrity accounts on Twitter Inc, including those of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, officials said on Friday. A…

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ReportingJul 31, 2020Read →

US Official Orders End to Information Gathering on Journalists

The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered his agency to stop collecting information on American journalists covering protests in Portland, Oregon, after a media report on the practice, a spokesman…

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StoryJul 29, 2020Read →

‘Big Tech Is Out to Get Conservatives’: Jim Jordan Confronts Tech CEOs

Big tech CEOs received harsh criticism from Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) during a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday accusing them of targeting conservative content. Jordan did not waste any time during the hearing and…

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StoryJul 28, 2020Read →

Twitter Limits Donald Trump Jr.’s Account Over Coronavirus Misinformation

Twitter limited President Donald Trump’s eldest son’s account this week after Donald Trump Jr. shared a viral video of doctors making false and misleading claims about the coronavirus. The video, which was published by…

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StoryJul 28, 2020Read →

Fauci Brushes Aside Trump’s Retweet Accusing Him of Misleading the Public

Dr. Anthony Fauci is being confronted about President Donald Trump’s recent retweet accusing him of misleading the public amid the coronavirus pandemic. The nation’s top disease expert was asked during a “Good Morning…

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StoryJul 20, 2020Read →

Zuckerberg Pours Cold Water on Speculation There Is Secret Understanding With Trump on Posts

There is no truth in the speculation that President Donald Trump and he have a secret understanding regarding posting to Facebook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says. Zuckerberg told Axios , regarding Trump being able to…

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ReportingJul 17, 2020Read →

Twitter Says About 130 Accounts Were Targeted in Cyber Attack This Week

Twitter Inc disclosed late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack this week, an incident in which profiles of many prominent personalities and organizations were compromised…

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ReportingJul 16, 2020Read →

Twitter Silences Some Top Accounts After Internal Systems Hacked

Twitter said hackers accessed its internal systems to hijack some of the platform’s top voices including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, former U.S. President Barack Obama…

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StoryJul 7, 2020Read →

Pompeo Signals US Considering Banning Chinese Social Media Apps

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States is weighing on a ban on Chinese social media app TikTok over privacy concerns. During an interview on Fox News on Monday, host Laura Ingraham noted that India banned…

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ReportingJul 2, 2020Read →

Twitter Removes Image Tweet by Trump Over NYT Copyright Complaint

Twitter Inc has taken down an image tweeted by the U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform, after receiving a copyright complaint from the New York Times. The original tweet by Trump issued on June 30, showed a…

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ReportingJun 24, 2020Read →

Twitter Permanently Suspends Account That Created Doctored Video Tweeted by Trump

Twitter Inc has permanently suspended the account of a rightwing online personality for violating its copyright policy, a week after he posted a doctored video of toddlers that was tweeted by President Donald Trump. The…

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StoryJun 19, 2020Read →

Twitter Slaps Trump’s CNN Tweet With ‘Manipulated Media’ Tag

Twitter flagged one of President Donald Trump’s recent tweets, categorizing it as manipulated media. On Thursday evening, the president tweeted a video of two toddlers — one black and the other white. The chyron at the…

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ReportingJun 17, 2020Read →

Facebook Closes Political Ads Loophole Ahead of US Presidential Election

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would affix labels to political ads shared by users on their own feeds, closing what critics have said for years was a glaring loophole in the company’s election transparency…

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ReportingJun 10, 2020Read →

Republican Senators Push FCC to Act on Trump Social Media Order

Four Republican U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review whether to revise liability protections for internet companies after President Donald Trump urged action. Trump said…

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StoryJun 5, 2020Read →

Trump Campaign Fires Back After Twitter Removes George Floyd Tribute Over Copyright

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is criticizing Twitter’s removal of a George Floyd video tribute over its policy on the use of copyrighted material. On Thursday, the social network removed the footage from…

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ReportingJun 1, 2020Read →

Trump’s Social Media Regulation Push Faces Key Hurdle at the FCC

U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to regulate social media companies’ content decisions may face an uphill battle from regulators who have previously said they cannot oversee the conduct of internet firms. Federal…

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StoryMay 30, 2020Read →

Protesters Vandalize and Deface CNN Building in Atlanta Amid Protests Over George Floyd Death

The CNN headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, became a target of vandalism amid violent protests over the death of George Floyd. What began as a peaceful protest in the midday hours, escalated to violence, vandalism, fires…

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